Management
David Ulevitch / Founder & CEO
David Ulevitch is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of OpenDNS. An acclaimed DNS and Internet security expert, David started OpenDNS in 2005 after identifying a need for a better performing, more secure DNS service than what was previously available to network administrators. Under David's leadership as CEO of OpenDNS, he grew the company from inception to profitability, and a customer base of millions of users around the world. Prior to founding OpenDNS, David started EveryDNS, an authoritative DNS service that continues to operate today. David received a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Washington University in St. Louis in 2004. Read more about David...
Michele Law / Chief Operating Officer
Michele Law is the Chief Operating Officer for OpenDNS. Prior to becoming COO she was the Vice President of Sales and Business Development for OpenDNS where she was responsible for building the business model and sales team for the OpenDNS Enterprise product in addition to executing consumer and enterprise business partnerships. Before joining OpenDNS in November 2008, Michele spent seven years as a venture capital investor with Greylock where she focused on investments in the consumer Internet, mobile, and security and network infrastructure markets. Prior to Greylock, Michele was a lead hardware engineer at Sun Microsystems and was co-inventor on three technical patents. Michele holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
Jeff Balaguras / Controller
Jeff Balaguras is the Controller for OpenDNS. Jeff has more than 15 years of leadership experience in finance and accounting. Prior to joining OpenDNS, he was the Controller at the online music distribution company IODA, Inc. Prior to IODA, Jeff held various finance roles for several Internet/software companies including Adobe, Real Networks, and Salon.com. Previously in his career, he was an associate in portfolio management/private banking at Harris Bank. Jeff received an MBA from the University of Chicago and a BA in Economics from Indiana University.
Mark Neumann / Vice President of Engineering
Mark Neumann is the Vice President of Engineering for OpenDNS. Prior to joining OpenDNS in August 2010, Mark spent 4 years in the VP of Engineering role with Tealeaf, managing software programming, testing, and 3rd level support for the Tealeaf product. As VP of Product Development for Cable and Wireless, he directed a multimillion-dollar expansion and platform migration. As VP of Engineering at Excite/@Home, he developed and managed the integration of the first broadband portal and content distribution system for 19 regional data centers and hundreds of proxy servers. Mark's experience with the online world preceded the popular use of the Internet when he managed product development for Apple's eWorld Online Service. Mark holds an MBA from Denver University and a BS in Engineering from Mississippi State University.
Allison Rhodes / Vice President of Communications
Allison Rhodes is the Vice President of Communications for OpenDNS, leading all communications strategy and initiatives since the launch of the company in 2006, and spearheading the development and growth of the global OpenDNS community. Prior to her current position, she headed corporate communications for enterprise software provider HumanConcepts and held roles at public relations firm A&R Partners (acquired by Edelman), advising Adobe Systems on press and communications strategy. Allison began her career as a journalist, working first as a reporter at the Kodiak Daily Mirror, a daily newspaper on Kodiak Island in Alaska, where she was awarded two State Press Club awards for journalistic excellence. Allison received a bachelor's degree in journalism from California State University, Chico.
Investors
Sequoia Capital
Sequoia Capital provides venture capital funding to founders of startups who want to turn business ideas into enduring companies. As the "Entrepreneurs Behind the Entrepreneurs", Sequoia Capital's Partners have worked with innovators such as Steve Jobs of Apple Computer, Larry Ellison of Oracle, Bob Swanson of Linear Technology, Sandy Lerner and Len Bozack of Cisco Systems, Dan Warmenhoven of NetApp, Jerry Yang and David Filo of Yahoo!, Jen-Hsun Huang of NVIDIA, Michael Marks of Flextronics, Larry Page and Sergey Brin of Google, Chad Hurley and Steve Chen of YouTube, Dominic Orr and Keerti Melkote of Aruba Wireless Networks, Jonathan Kaplan of Pure Digital, Tony Hsieh of Zappos, Omar Hamoui of Admob, and David Ulevitch of OpenDNS. To learn more about Sequoia Capital visit www.sequoiacap.com/us/technology.
Greylock Partners
Greylock Partners is one of the world's leading early-stage venture capital firms. For 40 years, Greylock has teamed with entrepreneurs to fund and help build several hundred successful companies in the US, Israel and Europe. Companies Greylock has funded include DoubleClick, Phone.com (now OpenWave), Red Hat, Ascend Communications, Legato, Continental Cable, Internet Security Systems, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Tellabs, Trilogy, and Sungard.