Matt McIlwain - Madrona Venture Group

Matt McIlwain focuses on a broad range of software-driven companies for Madrona. He currently serves on the boards of Farecast, iConclude, Isilon Systems, PayScale, Vykor, World Wide Packets and now Mixpo. He was on the boards of Performant (acquired by Mercury Interactive) and Nimble (acquired by Actuate) and was actively involved with TeamOn Systems (acquired by Research in Motion). Previously, he was Vice President of Business Process for the Genuine Parts Company (NYSE:GPC), a Fortune 250 company. He also was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company, concentrating on strategy and marketing in the telecom, supply chain and financial service industries, and worked in investment banking at CS First Boston. Mr. McIlwain is a Technology Advisor to the Discovery Institute, a board member of Villa Academy, and advisory board member for Families Northwest. He and Greg Gottesman teach an annual course on venture capital in the University of Washington Executive MBA Program. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College, holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.

Jim Charlton - GrowthWorks

Jim Charlton brings 20 years of venture capital experience to GrowthWorks Capital. Jim joined the GrowthWorks team in 1996. He began his career with Discovery Enterprises, an early stage venture capital firm, and after eight years joined Ventures West Management. Jim has a BSC in Astronomy from UBC and an MBA from the University of Western Ontario. Jim currently sits on the boards of Cellex Power Products, Chancery Software, Apparent Networks, Inc., Marqui Inc., and youachieve.com. Jim also sits on the Boards of the Canadian Venture Capital Association and the Monte Jade Science and Technology Association.

Jeff Lanctot - Microsoft Advertising

Jeff is the managing director of the Advertiser and Publisher Solutions (APS) Group, the technology platform that supports Microsoft Advertising. He is charged with developing partnership and business development strategies for APS by working with the Microsoft’s partners in the advertising industry.

Prior to joining APS, Jeff was Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at Razorfish, a digital media agency where he oversaw partnership and investment strategies, as well as the development of the company’s capabilities in the U.S. and abroad. In that role he was tasked with building processes and teams to bring media capabilities to market. In his ten years with the agency, Jeff developed successful digital branding strategies for clients such as Disney, Coors, Expedia, Nike, Microsoft, Best Buy and WeightWatchers. Before serving as CSO, Jeff was senior vice president of global media where he oversaw the company’s media buying and planning business, managing more than $735 million in digital media spending. He also served as the General Manager of the Northwest region for Razorfish.

Jeff is a graduate of Washington State University and is a recipient of Advertising Age's "Media Maven" Award, MEDIAWEEK's "Media All-Star" award, B2B Magazine's "Best & Brightest Media Strategist" award, and was twice named one of Media Magazine's "50 Most Influential People in Online Advertising." He began his career with Deloitte Consulting.

Bill Shaughnessy

Bill Shaughnessy brings over 20 years of industry experience in a variety of leadership roles spanning hardware, software and online services. He was at Microsoft for the last 15 years in a number of critical strategic roles for the company, including his most recent senior position as Global Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Services, Advertiser and Publisher Solutions Group. In this role, he was charged with driving top line global advertising revenue and overall customer satisfaction. Prior roles at Microsoft included: General Manager of Microsoft's Digital Advertising Solutions Business Group, General Manager of Online International, General Manager of Product Management for Communication Services as well various development, planning and product management roles. Prior to Microsoft Bill worked at Compaq Computer Corporation in senior product management roles. He holds a BS in Business Administration from California State University, Fresno and is a member of its National Board of Visitors.

Anupam Gupta - President + CEO

Anupam is responsible for directing Mixpo’s overall vision and strategy. He has a ceaseless passion for solving the complex problems that ad agencies and media companies face in today’s multi-media world. Anupam believes that the real needs of advertising and media clients provide the true roadmap for the business. Before joining Mixpo, he led the product management and marketing teams for several MSN online services at Microsoft. He holds an MBA from Cornell University and an undergraduate engineering degree in computer science from Birla Institute of Technology & Science in India.