Jim Voelker
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
Jim Voelker became the chairman, president, and CEO of InfoSpace in December 2002. He had played an integral role since being named to the company's board of directors in July 2002.
Voelker has more than 20 years experience managing telecommunications and technology companies. As president and board director of NEXTLINK Communications, Inc., now XO Communications, Voelker was instrumental in developing the company vision and guiding overall operations from inception in 1994 through 1998.
Prior to NEXTLINK, Voelker served as CEO and board director of US Signal, where he directed the merger of various entities into a single unit that became the first full-service competitive local exchange carrier in the United States.
John E. Cunningham, IV
General Partner, Clear Fir Partners, LP
In addition to serving on the InfoSpace board, John E. Cunningham, IV serves on the Board of Directors of Revenue Science, Inc., Citel Technologies, Inc. and Catholic Community Services. He is on the Board of Advisors of Petra Growth Fund.
Cunningham served as chairman and CEO of RealCom Office Communications, a privately held telecommunications company that merged with MFS Communications Company, Inc.
Cunningham holds a bachelor of arts degree from Santa Clara University and a master's degree in business administration from University of Virginia.
Nick Graziano
Sandell Asset Management
Nick Graziano is a Managing Director of Sandell Asset Management Corp., an investment manager, and has over 10 years of financial management experience.
Previously, Mr. Graziano was an investment analyst with Icahn Associates Corp, the primary investment vehicle of Carl Icahn including Icahn Partners, a multi-billion dollar global hedge fund.
Prior to joining Icahn Associates Corp, Mr. Graziano was Vice President in the Investment Banking Department of Thomas Weisel Partners.
Jules Haimovitz
Dick Clark Productions
Jules Haimovitz is the vice chairman and managing partner of Dick Clark Productions.
Prior to Dick Clark Productions, Haimovitz was president of MGM Networks. Previously, he has served in executive positions at King World Productions, ITC Entertainment Group, Spelling Entertainment and Viacom International Inc.
Haimovitz holds a dual bachelor of arts degree in mathematics and communications and a master of arts degree in mathematics from Brooklyn College. He also serves on the Brooklyn College Foundation Board.
Gen. Richard D. Hearney (Ret.)
Management Consultant
Gen. Richard D. Hearney retired from military service in 1996 as Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps. A highly decorated veteran, he served as Deputy Commander, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force during Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
From January 2000 to April 2002, Gen. Hearney served as president and CEO of Business Executives for National Security (BENS). BENS is a national, nonpartisan organization of business leaders who apply the lessons of their successful businesses to making our country safer and more secure.
Prior to joining BENS, Gen. Hearney joined the Boeing Company in 1996 as regional vice president of Business Development - Western Europe.
Gen. Hearney holds a bachelor of arts degree from Stanford University and a master of arts degree from Pepperdine University. He is also a graduate of the Naval War College.
William J. Rucklshaus
Revenue Science
William J. Rucklshaus is currently Chief Financial Officer of Revenue Science, Inc., a venture-backed advertising technology and services company.
Prior to Revenue Science, Mr. Ruckelshaus was Senior Vice President and Head of Corporate Development for Expedia, Inc., where he oversaw Expedia's acquisitions and led strategic planning and cross-company business development efforts.
Mr. Ruckelshaus came to Expedia from Credit Suisse First Boston Technology Group, where he was a Director of Mergers & Acquisitions focusing on services, software and Internet verticals.
Lewis M. Taffer
Management Consultant
Lewis M. Taffer has an extensive background in marketing and general management. Prior to establishing his consulting practice, Taffer was executive vice president of acquisition marketing at AOL (formerly America Online).
Prior to joining AOL, Taffer spent more than two decades at American Express. He headed the American Express Gold Card in the early 1990s, launched the Membership Rewards Program, and developed ShopAmex, an InfoSpace-powered online shopping portal for Amex Cardmembers.
After a start as a legal aid lawyer in Pittsburgh, Taffer served as assistant counsel to the Senate Banking Committee in Washington, D.C., and authored several important federal statutes, including the Electronic Funds Transfer Act.
Taffer received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Pittsburgh and a juris doctor degree from the University of Michigan Law School.
George M. Tronsrue III
Jericho Fund, LLC
George M. Tronsrue III currently co-manages Jericho Fund, LLC, an investment and consulting company. From January 2000 to March 2004, Tronsrue was chairman and CEO of Monet Mobile Networks, a Seattle-based wireless Internet service provider.
Prior to Monet Mobile, as president and chief operating officer (COO) of XO Communications (formerly NEXTLINK Communications), Tronsrue oversaw the company's entry into 20 domestic markets, broadband services, and major markets abroad.
Prior to XO Communications, as COO of e.spire Communications Group, Tronsrue managed the Internet data infrastructure build-out in the company's first 30 markets. Previously, at MFS Communications, he oversaw the build-out and operations of MFS's initial 11 markets.
A graduate of the United States Military Academy, Tronsrue also serves on the board of directors for several private and charitable organizations.