Management
Mike Grossman, CEO
Mike is Attributor's CEO. He previously was CEO of Tempo Payments, the leader in co-branded debit cards. Prior to Tempo, Mike was founder and CEO of LiveCapital, provider of the leading SaaS (software as service) platform for trade credit management. The company was acquired by Dun & Bradstreet. Mike previously worked at Intuit, where he directed marketing for Quicken and launched the initial version of Quicken Deluxe. He also managed Intuit's first online banking product delivered via the Internet. Prior to joining Intuit, Mike was a Brand Manager for Johnson & Johnson. He also worked as a management consultant for McKinsey & Company in San Francisco and Sydney. Mike served on the board of Borders Books and chaired the compensation committee. He received an A.B. in Economics and a J.D. from Harvard University.
Jim Pitkow, CTO and Co-founder
Jim is the CTO and co-founder of Attributor. Prior to Attributor, Jim was CEO and Chairman of Moreover Technologies, where he successfully restructured the company through acquisition by VeriSign in October of 2005. Before Moreover, Jim was the President and Chairman of Outride Inc., a spinout from the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), which was acquired by Google. Jim received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology and graduated Cum Laude in Psychology from the University of Colorado.
Matt Robinson, President and COO
Matt is the President and Chief Operating Officer at Attributor, where he is responsible for the strategy and growth of the business and oversees business operations including sales, marketing, business/corporate development, human resources, public policy, and communications. Prior to Attributor, Matt was Vice President and Associate General Counsel at Yahoo!, where he managed a team that provided strategic business and legal counsel to company executives. Matt holds a bachelor's degree from U.C.L.A. and a J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law.
Christoph Brem, Vice President of Sales
Christoph Brem leads our sales efforts on a global basis and has extensive experience building and leading pre-sales and sales teams covering major accounts. With an engineering background, Christoph has the necessary expertise to address technical challenges the publishing industry faces today. After receiving his MBA from the University of Washington, he joined Ernst & Young in its Management Consulting Group and delivered technology solutions to global clients including AT&T, Cisco and HP. Since 2000, Christoph has successfully built, executed and managed direct and channel sales for several startups. His latest company, FocusFrame, was acquired by outsourcing services provider Hexaware where he continued as a VP of Global Sales until joining Attributor.
Erik Hogan, Vice President of Product
Erik is responsible for establishing strategic product direction, optimizing product-market fit and expanding into new markets. He has deep experience with Agile approaches to product design and development, and leads Attributor's adoption of Lean Startup principles. Erik has over 13 years experience in product management and product marketing, working for early-stage startups including Yodlee, CoVia and Enlighta, covering online collaboration, services governance and personal financial aggregation. Prior to his current position, Erik excelled for four years as a product manager across all Attributor product lines.
Htin Hlaing, Vice President of Engineering
Htin Hlaing leads the Attributor engineering team, managing Development, QA and IT operations. Htin has over 15 years of infrastructure development experience in the areas of telecommunications, enterprise network security and internet technology. Prior to Attributor, Htin held engineering management roles in Silicon Valley startups Syndeo Corporation and Vernier Networks. Prior to his current position, Htin held development and management roles in infrastructure development of all Attributor products. He holds an undergraduate degree in Computer Science from UC, Irvine and is working on a Masters in Software Management from Carnegie Mellon University.
Eraj Siddiqui, Vice President of Client Services
Eraj leads the Client Services group at Attributor, managing client relations, business operations and sales support, with a distributed team that spans four continents, six languages and numerous time zones. Eraj has extensive operational experience from previous roles at early-stage ventures including PowerReviews and Loomia, in addition to consulting and sales experience from Analysis Group and Bloomberg, where he spent 8 years in operational, product and sales roles in London and San Francisco. He holds an undergraduate degree in Electronics Engineering, and an MBA from U.C. Berkeley's Haas School of Business.