Board of Directors

Jerry Ropelato founded TechMediaNetwork, Inc. in 2003 and serves as Chairman. Jerry's extensive 28 years in technology and management, combined with his entrepreneurial experience, has helped him start two successful businesses and bring to market dozens of software products - totaling more than 30 million software installations. Mr. Ropelato has gained a reputation for his contributions to Internet marketing and ability to lead websites to top traffic rankings.

Prior to TechMediaNetwork, Mr. Ropelato served as Chief Operating Officer of ContentWatch and Chief Technology Officer of iAccess. In 2003, he founded Vitrex, Inc., an IT outsourcing company. Vitrex grew to 200 employees and received an Inc. Magazine #57 growth rating in 1998. Jerry has held positions with notable Iomega Corporation as manager of their software development team and various consulting positions that span a 12-year period in his early career.

Mr. Ropelato is an accomplished public speaker, recognized Internet Safety expert and author of two technology/marketing books iSeries Visual Age for Java and soon to be released Internet Catapults. He is an active member of many corporate and university boards of directors. Mr. Ropelato received his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and data processing from Weber State University

Greg Mason joined TechMediaNetwork as Chief Executive Officer in 2012, bringing over twenty years of product development and innovation in technology media and digital publishing. Prior to joining TechMediaNetwork, Greg served as Executive Vice President of Consumer Services at WebMD. Prior to WebMD, he spent eleven years with CBS Interactive and CNET Networks where he held a variety of global operational roles, culminating in the leadership of the entire technology and news portfolio. Prior to CNET, Greg spent a combined eleven years with Ziff Davis and International Data Group (ICG) in various publisher, sales, and sales management roles.

He earned a Bachelor's of Science in marketing at the University of Nevada-Reno and an MBA from the University of San Francisco.

Prior to joining ABS Capital in 2004, Ralph served as CIO/CTO of The Washington Post Company. During his tenure, Ralph worked with the Post's six divisions on all major technology and development operations and investments.

From 1996 to 2003, he had primary responsibility for The Washington Post's venture investment portfolio. Under his direction, performance exceeded that of other corporate venture investors who manage for both strategic value and investment returns. Also while at The Washington Post, Ralph served as founder and CEO of its electronic publishing subsidiary.

The subsidiary became known for both its product innovation and new revenue models for electronic media. One of the products Ralph created, washingtonpost.com, continues to be among the most visited news and information sites on the Internet.

Bo is co-founder and Managing General Partner of Village Ventures. Village Ventures is itself an early stage venture firm with $150 million under management as well as services and knowledge sharing platform serving a network of 14 venture funds with $500 million under management.

In 1992, Bo founded Tripod, Inc., one of the original social networks. Tripod was sold to Lycos in 1998 and Bo became Vice President of Network Strategy. Lycos was sold to Spain's Terra Networks in 2001. In 1998, Bo co-founded Streetmail (now called Waterfront Media); in 2000, he co-founded VoodooVox; in 2004, he co-founded FullTurn Media; and in 2006 he co-founded UplayMe. Bo also co-owns Mezze, Inc, a hospitality group consisting of three award-winning restaurants.

Bo is an expert in consumer-oriented businesses and is an investor and board member in Makeover Solutions, Mixaloo, and Kluster, as well as an investor in DigiSynd. He is featured regularly in major business and consumer publications, and he has received numerous honors. Bo wrote a book for entrepreneurs called Lucky or Smart?, which was published by Random House in January 2005.

A graduate of Williams College, Bo resides in New York City and Williamstown, Massachusetts. He is on the board of The Academy at Charlemont and The Williamstown Theater Festival.

Before co-founding Highway 12 Ventures in 2000, Mark was a general partner at Atlantic Capital Group, a Boston-based private equity firm which provided early-stage funding to companies worldwide. ACG also provided consulting services for local governments and companies in the former Soviet Union. While at ACG, Mark made investments in manufacturing, high-tech, and retail distribution sectors.

Prior to his career in venture capital, he spent nearly 10 years in the financial services industry.

Mark is a director of multiple Highway 12 portfolio companies as well as the Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association. He is also on the advisory board of the College of Engineering at Boise State University.

Active in the Boise community, he is formerly President of the Board of Directors of the Discovery Center of Idaho and currently serves on The Idaho Business Coalition for Education Excellence. Mark attended Lehigh University. He continues to chip away at a lifetime golf habit, and enjoys camping in the back country of Idaho with his family and friends.

Jack Haire is a 25 year veteran of Time Warner (1978-2006). Most recently appointed as head of Parade Magazine, Haire has also been President of the Time Inc Sales & Marketing division and the Chairman of the Time Warner Advertising Council, which was responsible for the development and sale of the company's largest advertising contracts.

Earlier in his career, Haire served as publisher of TIME Magazine from 1993 through 1998. From 1998 through 2001, Haire served as the President of the Fortune/Money Group. He helped Fortune to achieve its best years in circulation, advertising and market share, and partnered with CNN on the launch of CNNMoney.com, one of the Web's most successful and profitable finance sites. On his watch, both Time Magazine and Fortune were chosen as Adweek's Hottest Magazine, measured by 3 year advertising growth.

Haire formed his new company, Haire Media Ventures in 2007. He has advised numerous companies on innovative advertising and distribution strategies, including CNET Networks, Quigo Technologies, Hallmark, Outbrain, UpCompany and many others.

Prior to joining ABS Capital in 2003, Paul worked in the technology investment banking divisions of Robertson Stephens and Soundview Technology Group, where he worked on numerous lead-managed public offerings, M&A and capital raising transactions.