Prior to joining Zoosk, Steven served in a variety of executive and leadership roles, including his role as CEO of Vegas. Steven has also served as President, North America for Expedia, overseeing brands such as Expedia, Hotels. Eric holds a B. He received a J. Eric is an avid sports fan, golfer, and reader. Prior to joining Zoosk, Lisa most recently served as CMO of PEAK6 Investments where she was in leadership roles across portfolio investment companies spanning the online dating, online retail, financial services, and digital accessories space. Prior to her portfolio focus Lisa was the CMO of OptionsHouse, a c onsumer online brokerage owned by PEAK6 Investments. Under her tenure the customer base grew 10x and the business became profitable, which facilitated a highly successful sale to a global growth equity investment firm. Before PEAK6, Lisa served as the General Manager of Consumer Marketing for MSN and Bing, and was responsible for driving the launch of Bing. Lisa has also held positions at FTD. Lisa graduated with a B. Lisa is an avid traveler, enjoys hiking, and spending time with family. Daniel holds a PhD in History from the University of Florence Italy : when he was a graduate student, he chose tech over history after working remote gigs at Google and Tripadvisor. Daniel is an avid traveler, an aviation enthusiast, and a baseball fan who can be spotted in minor league baseball parks around the country. Prior to joining Zoosk as the Corporate Controller, Jason held various accounting and reporting roles at Netflix where he most recently led Accounting Operations. He also held reporting and technical accounting roles at Symantec and started his career at KPMG in the audit department. He holds an MBA in accounting from California State University Hayward. Jason is an avid sports fan and enjoys wakeboarding, snowboarding, and spending time with his family. Since joining Zoosk in 2012, Sejal has helped grow and develop our world class customer success team and has led several initiatives to improve the overall customer experience and achieve operational effectiveness. Before joining Zoosk, Sejal led customer success organizations at GE, Discover, Sears, and Xerox. She holds a B. Sejal is originally from Chicago, and her favorite thing to do now that she is lucky enough to live in the Bay Area is spend time outdoors with her two sons. He founded Zoosk with Alex Mehr in 2007. Prior to founding Zoosk, Shayan was a program manager and software engineer for Microsoft. Shayan received a Master of Science in Computer Science from University of Maryland, and a Master in Business Administration from University of Washington. While completing his undergraduate degree in computer science at Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, Shayan met co-founder Alex Mehr. Shayan and Alex initially intended to pursue careers in academia, but ultimately decided to become entrepreneurs while they were roommates at the University of Maryland. In addition to running Zoosk, Shayan is an angel investor and advisor to startup companies including PaperKarma acquired by reputation. In his free time, Shayan enjoys bicycling, tennis, and playing with his dog, Ivy. Before joining Canaan, Deepak was on the startup team at Aspect Communications, which he helped lead to a successful IPO in 1990. Prior to Aspect, Deepak held strategic roles at ROLM Corp. Deepak received a B. He served on the board of the National Venture Capital Association from 2008 to 2012 and was included on the Forbes Midas List in 2008 and 2009. In his spare time, he is involved in several microfinance initiatives to spur economic growth in developing nations. He leads the Bessemer Venture Partners CFO Advisory Board, where over 50 BVP portfolio company CFOs meet in person and online to help each other learn and improve their effectiveness and performance. He specializes in marketplaces, B2B cloud software and advertising technology companies. He serves on the Boards of Directors and Audit Committees of Kaiser Permanente, The Priceline Group, Shutterstock, Global Eagle Entertainment, and several private companies. Earlier in his career, he was an investment banker at The First Boston Corporation. He holds an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar, and a BA from Yale College, where he graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa. While attending the MBA program at the University of California, Berkeley, Alex founded Zoosk in 2007 alongside Shayan Zadeh. Alex received a Ph. Alex previously worked as a research scientist for NASA through a consulting firm and collaborated on manned and unmanned space exploration projects. In his spare time, Alex is a motorcycle enthusiast and enjoys hiking with his dog Lexi, a Rottweiler mix. Kristina currently serves on the boards of Doubledutch, Glint, Retail Solutions, and Zoosk and serves as a board observer on Gainsight, RainforestQA, ServiceTitan, and Vidyard. She is also involved with investments in Adaptive Insights, Instructure, and Twilio. Before joining Bessemer, Kristina worked in the finance world as an investor at JMI Equity, and investment banker at both Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse. Kristina graduated with a B. Past companies have ranged from semiconductor companies in the early years of ATA to the current focus of Internet and mobile-based information platforms, such as FastScale acquired by EMC , MedaGate acquired by InComm , YottaMark acquired by Trimble , and Milyoni acquired by PhotoBucket. Prior to forming ATA Ventures in 2003, Hatch co-founded and guided multiple venture-backed start ups through liquidity, as well as holding executive positions within industry-leading public companies. Hatch began his career as a semiconductor designer and scientist developing award winning technologies in global positioning, cable broadband, internet, and wireless communications, including breakthrough advancements used today in our daily lives. She currently serves on the boards of Zoosk, Wal-Mart, Union Bank, and Progress Financial Corporation. She chairs the Latino Community Foundation, serves on the Board of the Smithsonian Museum of American Art in Washington, DC. Appointed by President Clinton to head the U. Prior to her federal service, Alvarez was a Vice President in Public Finance at The First Boston Corporation and Bear Stearns. She was also Vice President for Public Affairs at the NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation. Alvarez started out with a career in journalism. She won a Front Page award for journalistic excellence while at the New York Post. Alvarez was elected to serve on the Harvard Board of Overseers. Prior to joining Zoosk, Steven served in a variety of executive and leadership roles, including his role as CEO of Vegas. Steven has also served as President, North America for Expedia, overseeing brands such as Expedia, Hotels.
