Audit Committee Nominating and Governance Committee
Jon Gacek has served as a director of Market Leader, Inc. since November 2004. He currently serves as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Quantum Corporation, a publicly traded company that provides network storage subsystems. He served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Finance and Operations of Advanced Digital Equipment Corporation (ADIC) from November 1999 until August 2006, when ADIC was acquired by Quantum. Before joining ADIC, Mr. Gacek was an audit partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and led the technology practice in their Seattle office. He joined PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1985 and was admitted as a partner in 1996. While there, he worked with several private equity investment firms to complete a number of mergers, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and other transactions. He has specific experience in early stage, venture-backed companies. Mr. Gacek holds a B.A. in accounting from Western Washington University.
Michael T. Galgon
Compensation Committee Nominating and Governance Committee
Mike Galgon has served as a director of Market Leader, Inc. since April 2010. In 1997, Mr. Galgon founded and served until 1999 as President and General Manager, and from 2000 until 2007 as Chief Strategy Officer, of aQuantive, Inc. (formerly AvenueA), an Internet media company which went public in February of 2000. As aQuantive's chief strategy officer, Mr. Galgon oversaw the company's strategic direction, including business development initiatives and marketing efforts. Mr. Galgon served as Chief Advertising Strategist for Microsoft Corporation from August 2007 until January 2009. Prior to founding aQuantive, Mr. Galgon served as a full-time volunteer with Volunteers In Service To America (VISTA) and an officer in the U.S. Navy from 1990 to 1994. He currently serves as a director for BuddyTV, a privately held company; and for Global Partnerships, a Seattle-based microfinance organization. Mr. Galgon holds an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School and a bachelor's degree in economics from Duke University.
Nicolas J. Hanauer
Audit Committee Compensation Committee
Nick Hanauer has served as a director of Market Leader, Inc. since December 2000. In March of 2000, Mr. Hanauer partnered with three colleagues to create Second Avenue Partners, the Seattle-based venture capital company which provides management, strategy, and capital for early stage companies. In 2000, he also founded and served as Chairman of Gear.com, an online sporting goods company, until its merger with Overstock.com in 2001. In 1997, he founded and served for a period as Chief Executive Officer of aQuantive, Inc. (formerly AvenueA), an Internet media company which went public in February of 2000. In 1995, Mr. Hanauer became a founding investor and served as a board advisor for Amazon.com until January 2000. In 1988, he co-founded Museum Quality Framing Company, which today has 60 stores and is the largest of its kind on the west coast. Mr. Hanauer began his professional career at Pacific Coast Feather Company. As the company's Executive VP of Sales and Marketing, he helped grow Pacific Coast from several million dollars in sales to over 300 million. He also served as the company's Co-Chairman, Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Hanauer currently serves as a director of Marchex, Inc., Insitu (a subsidiary of the Boeing Company), and The University of Washington Foundation. Mr. Hanauer holds a B.A. from the University of Washington.
Frank M. Higgins
Audit Committee Compensation Committee
Pete Higgins has served as a director of Market Leader, Inc. since April 2004. He is a founding partner of Second Avenue Partners, one of Seattle's most experienced teams providing management, strategy and capital to early stage companies. Prior to founding Second Avenue Partners, Mr. Higgins spent 16 years at Microsoft Corporation. Most notably, Mr. Higgins was a member of the Office of the President, reporting to CEO Bill Gates. He also served as Group Vice President of the Interactive Media Group at Microsoft from 1996 to 1998. As head of the Interactive Media Group, he was responsible for Microsoft's online and consumer software businesses, including MSN, MSNBC, Expedia, Carpoint, Slate, Internet Gaming Zone, Encarta, multimedia games, desktop finance product, and hardware products such as the Microsoft Mouse. During his time at Microsoft, he also served as Group Vice President of Applications and Content (1995-1996), Senior Vice President of the Desktop Applications Division (1992-1995), and General Manager and then Vice President of the Analysis Business Unit (1988-1992). Mr. Higgins is a director of Insitu, a subsidiary of the Boeing Company, and a number of privately held companies, including Modumental, Ice Energy, and Rubicon Interactive. He is a strategic director of Madrona Investment Partners, LLC, a venture capital firm. He also serves on the Board of Trustees for Stanford University and Hoh River Trust. Mr. Higgins holds an M.B.A. and an undergraduate degree in economics and history from Stanford University.
Richard A. Mendenhall
Compensation Committee Nominating and Governance Committee
Richard Mendenhall has served as a director of Market Leader, Inc. since August 2004. Mr. Mendenhall has co-owned Resource Home Loans, a real estate mortgage firm, since 1995. Since 1991, Mr. Mendenhall has owned and served as a broker in a variety of real estate brokerage firms affiliated with RE/MAX International, Inc., a global real estate agency network. Since 1974, Mr. Mendenhall has owned Boone Realty Corporation, a real estate commercial brokerage firm. Mr. Mendenhall served as President of the National Association of Realtors in 2001. He also serves as director of a number of privately held companies. Mr. Mendenhall holds an M.A. and a B.S. from the University of Missouri.
