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Douglas Valenti has served as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the board of directors since July 1999 and as Chairman since March 2004. Prior to QuinStreet, Douglas Valenti served as a partner at Rosewood Capital, a venture capital firm, for five years; at McKinsey & Company as a strategy consultant and engagement manager for three years; at Procter & Gamble in various management roles for three years; and for the U.S. Navy as a nuclear submarine officer for five years. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he graduated with highest honors and was named the Georgia Tech Outstanding Senior in 1982, and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar.

Progressive CEO and Board member with a 23+ year track record of delivering strong business results in startup, mid-size and large companies. Created and scaled businesses in enterprise software, Cloud/SaaS, Mobile Platforms and Applications, Software Defined Networking, Security, Unified Communications and Collaboration and Service Provider segments. I am passionate about building innovative, customer focused, collaborative high performance leadership and cross-functional teams. My extensive global experience spans General Management (P&L management), Strategy, Product Development, Services, Operations, Market Development, Strategic alliances, Private Equity, Board memberships, and Mergers and Acquisitions.

Jeffrey Thomas is a Board Member at BookRags, TRUSTEE at Greater Spokane, and Board Member at World Adventures Unlimited Inc. He has experience at Adecco and has worked as Board Member at AMBASSADORS GROUP INC, Board Member at OFF The Beaten Path LLC, and Exec VP/CFO/Secretary at AMBASSADORS GROUP INC. Jeffrey works or has worked as BOARD MEMBER at Inland Northwest Council. He studied at DARTMOUTH COLLEGE.

Donald Massaro is responsible for managing Rainmaker’s overall operations and driving company strategy. A renowned Silicon Valley entrepreneur and leader, Don has a 30 year track record of successfully leading both public and privately-held cutting-edge technology-based companies, and bringing innovative products to market. Prior to Rainmaker, Massaro held the position of CEO of Sendmail, a leader in messaging infrastructure serving the world’s largest corporations. Mr. Massaro has been a founder and CEO of six Silicon Valley technology companies including Reconnex, Yotta Navigation, Silicon Gaming, Inversion Development Corp, Metaphor Computer Systems and Shugart.

Tayloe Stansbury has more than 35 years of experience building scalable technology platforms and organizations across a number of leading companies. He currently serves as CEO of Kaleidescape, the leader in products and content that enable the finest home cinema experience. He previously served as interim CEO of Watermark Insights; and prior to that served as executive vice president and chief technology officer at Intuit, where he was responsible for all product engineering, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and information technology. Tayloe also previously served as chief information officer at VMware. Earlier, he was executive vice president of Ariba, where he led product management, engineering, hosting and customer support. Tayloe currently serves on the board of directors of Watermark Insights LLC, Kaleidescape Inc., and Trelly Group, Inc. (formerly DeShong, LLC). He previously served on the board of directors of Blue Jeans Network, Inc. and Shutterfly Inc., as well as for several nonprofit organizations, including Harvey Mudd College. Tayloe graduated with honors in applied mathematics from Harvard University.

Over 15 years of solid management experience in the security and defense, systems (hardware-software) development, mobile & wireless, and Internet spaces. Instrumental in creating new businesses, developing and launching industry leading products and technologies, planning and executing high growth business plans, and building worldwide distribution channels and strategic partnerships. Founder and CEO of several companies across the US, Canada, and Israel as well as founding director of several non profit organizations. Specialties: Founding startups, product development, high growth business plans, business development, worldwide sales and marketing, distribution & OEM agreements.