Board of Directors

Raj Amin, CEO & Co-Founder, HealthiNation (Read Bio)

Mark Koulogeorge, MK Capital

Mark is a Managing General Partner of MK Capital. He is also a General Partner of The Productivity Fund III and The Productivity Fund IV totaling over $175 million in committed capital. Mark is a General Partner of two other funds that are fully invested and represent over $170 million in committed capital. Prior to founding MK Capital, he served as a managing director of First Analysis Corporation, responsible for coordinating venture capital opportunities. Mark's areas of expertise include enterprise software, outsourcing and marketing services. As a former Executive Officer of Eagle Industries, a $1.5 billion Sam Zell company, he led the company through several merger and acquisition transactions valued in excess of $1 billion. Mark was also previously with Booz Allen & Hamilton. He is a graduate of Dartmouth and Stanford Graduate School of Business.
MK Capital is a $150 million venture capital fund with headquarters in Chicago and an office in Los Angeles. MK Capital invests in emerging companies that fall into the categories of digital media, application software, data center automation, technology enabled business services, and education technology. Its digital media companies generate unique content, provide differentiated infrastructure, or deliver value added services. Visit www.mkcapital.com

Kirk Wolfe, MK Capital

Kirk is a Principal at MK Capital. Prior to joining MK Capital, Kirk spent considerable time in management roles for leading technology companies. He most recently served as a regional executive at Ariba, Inc. - a global provider of Enterprise Spend Management solutions. As an early stage Ariba employee, Kirk was responsible for establishing and growing the field operations group. Before joining Ariba, Kirk led the construction of the first business-to-consumer online store at Motorola, Inc. Earlier in his career, Kirk worked at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) serving clients in the telecommunications sector. He currently sits on the boards of Multicast Media and HealthiNation. Kirk received a Bachelor of Science in Industrial & Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Stanford University.

Sita Vasan, Board Observer, Intel Capital

Sita Vasan has worked for Intel Capital since 2000 and closed over 59 venture capital investments in media, enterprise software, semiconductor, and wireless sectors. She currently focuses on the digital media sector for Intel’s Digital Home team. Prior to Intel Capital, she worked for the International Finance Corp/The World Bank where she was head of the Client Derivative team and also worked in Telecom/Infrastructure project finance; she was VP of Banque Indosuez’s Foreign Swap Marketing team in Paris; she also worked for Bank of Tokyo in London and Orion Royal Bank in New York and London. She holds a BA from Bryn Mawr College and an MBA from Wharton, University of Penn.
Intel Capital is a global commitment aimed at investing and supporting profitable enterprises that will drive internet growth, enable new usage models, and advance industry standards. We build companies using our worldwide customer base, technological knowledge, extensive access to capital, and the power of the Intel brand. While financial return is imperative, our greater mission is to spur innovation and inspire the entrepreneurial spirit to thrive. Visit www.intel.com/capital

Doug McFarland

Most recently, Doug was CEO of ScanScout and previously was EVP/GM of Eyeblaster, held the same title at Advertising.com, and was President of Jupiter/Media Metrix. He also has worked at FreeMark, Next Century Media, and Arbitron. Doug serves on several boards and holds a PhD (ABD).

Helene Monat, AdSafe Media

Helene is the President of AdSafe Media. Prior to AdSafe, Helene was the President of Catalina Marketing, the first data marketing company to leverage bar scan data at scale and one of the original behavioral targeting companies. While at Catalina, Helene led sales efforts, growing revenue from $2 million to IPO. Today, Catalina has 1,200 employees in 9 countries and supports data-driven real-time transactions in approximately 50,000 stores. Catalina has been recognized by Ad Age as one of the 100 most important media companies in the world and was taken private in 2007 by Hellman and Friedman in a transaction valuing Catalina at $1.7 billion.

After leaving Catalina, Helene was recruited by Lazard Frères to turn around one of their troubled portfolio companies, MTS. As CEO, starting with a staff of five people just after the 2001 recession, Helene quickly grew MTS to $50 million in profitable revenue serving 200 pharmaceutical brands. In 2008, Helene led the transaction bringing WebMD into the firm as a minority investor.

Additional Advisors and Investors

Richard Forman, Advisor and Investor

Richard D. Forman is the managing member of Health Venture Group, LLC. He also serves as a board member of the New York Angels, a member led and managed investment group focused primarily on technology based ventures in the Northeast United States. Previously, Mr. Forman was President and CEO of Register.com, Inc. through June of 2003. During his tenure as CEO of Register.com, Inc., Mr. Forman led the Company through explosive growth. From August 1987 to October 1990, Mr. Forman was a consultant with Booz Alien & Hamilton, Inc., where he helped implement numerous business development and technology strategies. Mr. Forman is a 1987 Cum Laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's Management and Technology Program, and earned a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Moore School of Electrical Engineering. He also obtained a Masters Degree from New York University's Real Estate Institute in 1995. Currently, he sits on the Board of Overseers of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences of the University of Pennsylvania and is the Chairman of the Dean’s New York Advisory Council.

Paul Kagan, Investor

Paul Kagan has devoted most of his business life to identifying and predicting trends in the electronic media industries, including cable and pay TV, broadcasting, motion pictures, telephone, home video, newspapers, advertising, the internet and consumer electronics. Prior to founding his current venture, PK Worldmedia, Inc., Paul successfully established Paul Kagan Associates, Inc. a venture that grew into five separate media entities and was sold to Primedia, Inc. in 2000. In his early career on Wall Street, Paul was the first analyst to publish valuations based on multiple of cash flow, now a widely used methodology today known as EBITDA. Prior to his experience on Wall Street, he was an executive with CBS Radio, WOR-FM and the Radio Advertising Bureau in New York City. Paul has frequently contributed to publications such as Barron’s and the Dow Jones financial weekly. He graduated from Hunter College of the City University of New York with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications.

Kevin Gruneich, Advisor and Investor

Kevin sits on the Boards of Ivy Asset Management (an investment firm with $15 billion under management), The University of Iowa Foundation (as well as its Investment Committee), and Spy Hop Productions (one of the country's leading youth media arts programs). Previous to his current board appointments, Kevin spent eight years at Bear Stearns & Company as Senior Managing Director (highest designation), Co-Head of the Media Research Team and Publishing/Information Analyst. Prior to Bear Stearns, he was a Managing Director (highest designation) and Publishing/Information Analyst at CS First Boston for 14 years. During his career, Kevin was named to Institutional Investor Magazine's All-America Research Team for 20 consecutive years, and in many of those years was ranked number one in his sector. Euromoney magazine named him among the top publishing analysts in the world. He has extensive experience in corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, capital markets, and private equity. Kevin graduated with an MBA in Finance from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and earned a BBA (double major: Finance and Industrial Relations; minor: Political Science) from The University of Iowa. He resides in Park City, Utah with his wife and three children.

Channing Dawson, Advisor

Channing Dawson has been a visionary pioneer for Scripps Networks since its inception. He was part of the founding executive team for both HGTV and DIY Network; developed one of the very first media call centers, HGTV Viewer Services; conceived HGTV Ideas magazine which has evolved into an e-newsletter with more than 3 million subscribers; created the company’s first broadband channels; and launched Scripps Networks On Demand, one of the most widely distributed video on-demand programs in the country. In 2006 Dawson was recognized with a Rainmaker award from CTAM for his contributions to the advancement of the on-demand platform. In 2005 he received an Advanced Media Technology Emmy, and currently sits on the board of governors for that award. Prior to joining Scripps, Dawson served as director of marketing and communications for American HomeStyle, editorial director of Home Magazine, editor-in-chief of The Practical Homeowner, and assistant editor of Sunset.