Executives
Kevin P. Ryan, CEO & Co-Founder:
Kevin P. Ryan, one of Silicon Alley's most well known Internet entrepreneurs, has started six New York-based businesses - Alley Insider, Gilt Groupe, Music Nation, Panther Express, ShopWiki and 10gen - in the past three years. He presently serves as chairman and CEO of AlleyCorp, which oversees each of the six companies.
Prior to AlleyCorp, Kevin was first president then later became CEO of DoubleClick. There, he was instrumental in building the company from a 20-person startup to a global leader with over 1500 employees. Silicon Alley Reporter voted DoubleClick "New York Company of the Year" and Kevin was named one of the "50 Most Influential Business People" by Crain's New York Business.
Aside from his professional responsibilities, Kevin serves on the boards of Human Rights Watch and the NYC Investment Fund and is a member of the Insead International Council, the Yale International Council and the Council on Foreign Relations. He was the first investor in TheLadders.com and previously served on the boards of the Direct Marketing Association, The Ad Council and Hotjobs, and the advisory board of Doctors Without Borders.
Dwight Merriman, Chairman & Co-Founder:
Dwight is one of the leading engineering minds in the Interactive industry, possessing a particular knack for solving the most complex problems. In 1995, Dwight co-founded DoubleClick and served as its CTO for ten years. Dwight was the architect of the DoubleClick ad serving infrastructure, DART, which still serves billions of ads per day. Prior to DoubleClick, Dwight worked as a software developer at DCA/Attachmate in Atlanta. In 2005, he co-founded both Panther Express and ShopWiki, at which he serves as chairman. He is also a board member of the web photo/video sharing company Phanfare. Dwight received a B.S. with honors in Systems Analysis from Miami University of Ohio.