Ms. Mann is currently Founder & CEO at Spectio, an AI-powered SaaS collaboration product purpose-built for business analysts.  Previously, Ms. Mann was the Senior Vice President of Product at SoundCommerce, a SaaS data integration company for the retail industry vertical.  Prior to that, Ms. Mann was the CEO of Red Sky Blue Water (a subsidiary of iLink Digital), a marketing agency specializing in channel partner programs.  Additionally, she was the Vice President of Digital Transformation at iLink Digital, a global B2B enterprise technology consulting company.  Ms. Mann started her career in technology as Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Tyemill, an ecommerce and software development services company.

Ms. Mann serves on the board of Seattle Symphony, a leading arts non-profit, where she is currently Vice Chair of the organization, Chair of the Equity (DEI) Committee, and is a member of the Finance Committee. She holds a B.S. in Statistics and M.A. in Applied Statistics from the University of Michigan.  Ms. Mann brings to Marin’s Board her leadership in product innovation and expertise of B2B analytics, data, and automation software and solutions.

Daina Middleton has served on our board of directors since October 2014. Ms. Middleton is a board member and advisor who partners with brands seeking to ignite growth by aligning around their core belief strategy. Prior to her current role, Ms. Middleton was the CEO of Britelite Immersive, an experience management technology and services firm, recently acquired by a strategic; and Ansira, a technology and services provider who helps brands that market and sell through intermediaries. She also spent time as a leadership development coach and headed up global business marketing at Twitter. During her time as CEO of Performics, the performance marketing agency grew from being a small, U.S.-only organization to a global powerhouse with offices in 34 countries in just 4 ½ years. Prior to Performics, Ms. Middleton pioneered social media at the digital creative agency Moxie. Ms. Middleton began her marketing career at Hewlett-Packard, where she managed every marketing function during her 16-year tenure, pioneering both digital and search. Ms. Middleton received a bachelor’s degree in technical journalism from Oregon State University.

Brian is the chief financial officer at MX a leading digital transformation platform for banks, credit unions, fintechs and partners, built on the belief that transformational growth starts with making data easily accessible and actionable for financial institutions. Previously Brian was the former chief financial officer at Upwork. Brian has more than 25 years of experience in leading finance organizations in public and private companies during periods of rapid growth and cash constraints, including multiple IPO’s. Prior to joining UpWork, Brian was the chief financial officer at Marketo. Before Marketo, Brian held a variety of finance leadership roles at SuccessFactors (acquired by SAP), CoTherix, Inc. (acquired by Actelion Pharmaceuticals), ClearSwift, and DigitalThink, among others. He has established an expertise in SaaS/Cloud business modeling, reporting and planning after supporting high growth subscription businesses at both SuccessFactors (acquired by SAP in 2012) and Marketo (taken private by Vista Equity Partners in 2016). He began his career as an auditor at KPMG, earned a bachelor’s of science in accounting and an MBA (finance concentration) from St. Mary’s College of California.

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Since 2002, Don’s principal employment has been as an angel investor in start-up technology companies. From June 2006 to July 2008, Don was the Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Recurrent Energy, a solar energy provider. Prior to that, Don served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of work.com, a joint venture established by Dow Jones and Excite@Home. Don previously served in senior positions at Excite@Home and Netcom Communications. Don has previously served as a member of the board of directors of many privately-held companies, including, W&W Communications, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, which was acquired by Cavium, Inc. Don holds a B.A. in Economics from University of California, Santa Barbara, and an M.B.A. in Finance and Organizational Development from Loyola Marymount University.

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Don brings to our board of directors significant experience analyzing and investing in other technology companies, as well as management and leadership experience as a former founder and executive of technology companies.

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In February 2018, Gordon co-founded and serves as the co-CEO of NewsGuard Technologies, which gives consumers information about the news brands they access online. He co-founded Journalism Online, LLC, a provider of e-commerce solutions for publishers, in April 2009. From 2008 until April 2009, Gordon was an active angel investor in, and advisor to, privately held media and technology companies. Prior to that, Gordon worked at Dow Jones from 1980 until December 2007 in a variety of positions, most recently as a publisher of the Wall Street Journal and executive vice president. Gordon is a member of the boards of directors of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Next Digital (Hong Kong), American Association of Rhodes Scholars, Blurb, and Business Insider. Gordon holds an A.B. in Politics, Economics and Rhetoric and Law from the University of Chicago, a B.A. in Jurisprudence from the University of Oxford and a J.D. from Yale Law School.

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Gordon brings to our board of directors a diversity of distinguished experiences and seasoned business acumen, particularly extensive experience in the media and publishing industries. His service on a number of company boards provides an important perspective on corporate governance matters, including best practices established at other companies.

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