Our Company Leadership

Our Board of Directors and management team is composed of individuals encompassing years of internet, IT, software, business and consulting experience. Likewise, the team's educational backgrounds lie both in IT and in business. These individuals form a multi-faceted leadership team that is unique in the scope of its abilities and experience.

• Bill Conroy, Chief Executive Officer & President
• Jeff Galowich, Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Co-Founder
• Dan Kossmann, Chief Financial Officer
• Martin Moseley, Chief Technology Officer
• Sean Cassidy, Vice President, Products
• Clarissa Cerda, Vice President, General Counsel
• Gina Sandon, Vice President, Marketing
• Scott Schumacher, Ph.D., Senior Vice President and Chief Scientist
• David Wilkinson, Vice President, Research & Development

Bill Conroy Chief Executive Officer & President

Bill Conroy has served as our Chief Executive Officer and President and a member of our board of directors since July 2002. Prior to joining Initiate Systems, Bill held various executive and operational positions with a number of technology-based companies, including president of Click Commerce, Inc., venture partner at Insight Capital Group, chief operating officer of TenFold Corporation and a group vice president of U.S. sales at Oracle Corporation. He also held numerous sales positions at IBM. Bill holds a B.S. in business administration from Bowling Green State University and has served on the boards of directors of two public companies, Click Commerce, Inc. and Braun Consulting.

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Jeff Galowich Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Co-Founder

Jeff Galowich co-founded Initiate Systems and has served as our Executive Vice President, Corporate Development since October 2007 and a member of our board of directors since our inception. Jeff holds a B.S. in accountancy from University of Illinois and a J.D. from University of California, Los Angeles. Jeff also serves as president and director of Madison Group Holdings, Inc. Prior to joining Initiate Systems, he practiced law with the Los Angeles firm of Greenberg, Glusker, Fields, Claman & Machtinger. Jeff is also a certified public accountant.

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Dan Kossmann Chief Financial Officer

As Chief Financial Officer, Dan Kossmann oversees all aspects of Initiate's financial activities, from strategic financial planning through operations. Dan is responsible for ensuring that Initiate has a world class finance infrastructure to support continued growth. Dan joined Initiate Systems in January 2008 from OutStart, Inc. where he served as CFO as this company grew from three to 600 customers. He served as CFO for several other software companies including Datalogix Inc., Infinium Inc., NetG and Servicesoft Inc. His many years of experience include managing companies through consistent profitability, successful public offerings, mergers and acquisitions. Dan received his B.B.A. in Accounting from Niagara University in Lewiston, NY.

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Martin Moseley Chief Technology Officer

Martin "Marty" Moseley has served as our Chief Technology Officer since January 2007. From October 2001 to January 2007, Marty was a director and chief architect at Intuit, Inc., a software company. Prior to joining Intuit, Marty was chief technology officer at several privately-held startup companies and also served as director of information architect for Apple. He holds a B.S.B.A. from University of Phoenix.

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Sean Cassidy Vice President, Products

As Vice President of Products, Sean is responsible for product management and product marketing at Initiate. Prior to joining the company in 2004, Sean served on the leadership team at YouDevise, Inc., a financial services enterprise software firm based in London, England. He previously held executive and senior program management positions at several Internet startups and was vice president of applications development at TenFold Corporation. Sean began his career at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) and has a BBA in Economics from Kent State University.

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Clarissa Cerda Vice President, General Counsel

Clarissa Cerda has served as our Vice President and General Counsel since January 2001 and as our Chief Privacy Officer since January 2002. From May 2000 to January 2001, Clarissa was the vice president, general counsel and assistant secretary of Open Port Technology, Inc., a software company. Prior to her affiliation with Open Port, Clarissa was a corporate and securities partner and is currently of-counsel at Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP and served as Assistant Counsel to the President of the United States in the White House Counsel’s Office from 1993 to 1995. She holds a A.B. from Harvard College, an M. Phil. from University of Western Australia and a J.D. from University of Michigan Law School.

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Gina Sandon Vice President, Marketing

As vice president of marketing, Gina Sandon provides leadership around corporate messaging, branding, communications, public/media relations, industry solutions, demand creation and inside sales. She gained extensive experience in technology marketing from her roles at Arasys Technologies, Click Commerce, Inc., DARC Corporation and St. Paul Software. She was instrumental in launching Isix Software (a division of DARC). Gina holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Minnesota State University.

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Scott Schumacher, Ph.D. Senior Vice President and Chief Scientist

Scott Schumacher, Ph.D. has served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Scientist since November 2000. Scott is responsible for development of the statistical linking algorithms used in Initiate software. From May 1985 to November 2000, Scott held various positions at XonTech, Inc., which is now a part of Northrop Grumman, including technical analyst, principal analyst, program manager and division scientist. Scott was responsible for the design, development and testing of advanced remote-sensing systems and classified Department of Defense/Intelligence Community applications. Scott holds a Ph.D. in mathematics from University of California, Los Angeles, where he has also served as an associate professor.

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David Wilkinson Vice President, Research & Development

David Wilkinson has served as our Vice President, Research & Development since September 2005. From April 2005 to September 2005, David held various positions at Hyperion Solutions Corporation, a provider of performance management software, including senior director of development. From May 2000 to March 2005, David held various positions at Vignette Corporation, a software company, including vice president of technology, senior director of engineering, and vice president of engineering.

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