About Us | Hotspot Shield Elite :: AnchorFree

AnchorFree enables millions of users with free privacy and security online.

Our Hotspot Shield Elite application secures all online transactions; such as shopping and browsing the web, enabling all your online web activities to go through a Virtual Private Network. This creates a personal secure tunnel for each user and enables user online activities (such as searches & websites visited & personally identifiable information) to always stay private. Hotspot Shield is 100% FREE and is sponsored by advertisers. Our media platform enables brands to communicate with our tech savvy affluent audience through video and display advertising on hundreds of millions of domains. We enable contextual targeting for advertisers, while keeping user identity 100% private, even from ourselves.

Our mission is to drive universal online privacy and security for every user globally.

AnchorFree is a venture funded private company located in Silicon Valley. Our engineers develop the most innovative technologies to enable users to stay secure & private online. Our sales team provides cutting edge solutions to advertisers and agencies. Our team, our advisors, and our investors bring together thought leadership that impacts millions of users all over the world.

Management

David Gorodyansky / CEO and Co-Founder

David leads the execution of all business operations at AnchorFree. Previously, David founded Intelligent Buying Inc., a profitable asset management company and reseller of IT enterprise networking equipment. Prior to that, David launched a B2B Web service in the field of Competitive Intelligence, which in turn, gave rise to the spin-off of a large network of IT Service Management portals. David's earlier work experience has included several years of wireless research, planning, and enterprise strategy at Remedy Corporation, Fulcrum Management, and work with analyst companies such as Gartner Group, IDC, and Meta Group. David is a member of the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals and an advisor on the Technology Expert Council to Edwin Lee, the Mayor of San Francisco.

Eugene Malobrodsky / CTO and Co-Founder

Eugene heads up AnchorFree's technical operations and strategic planning units. Eugene's prior experience includes management positions at SimilTrans, WebEver, and Data Management Systems. Eugene was instrumental in acquiring the initial investment for Intelligent Buying Inc., where he led the company from a small hardware distributor in 2002 to a company with worldwide operations and an international presence by 2004. Eugene brings to AnchorFree years of experience in data networking and subscription based start-up development.

Dr. Peter Hoag / EVP Finance and Administration

Peter brings 20 years of strategic business planning in the IT and financial service industries to AnchorFree. In addition to part-time teaching Human Development classes at California State University, East Bay, Peter has held strategic planning positions as a VP at Visa International and Continental Savings of America and as an independent consultant with Lockheed Martin and Cotelligent International. Peter is also the co-founder of Cardinal Techniques, a compliance software firm, which was later acquired by Concentrix. Peter received his MA in geography from the University of Toronto, Canada in 1974, and a Ph.D. in geography from the University of Michigan in 1981.

Dr. Eugene Lapidous / Chief Architect

Eugene brings to AnchorFree a proven record of developing patented and patent-pending solutions for innovative user-interface algorithms and data mining technologies. Prior to joining AnchorFree, Eugene developed patented technologies for his own company, ViewSpace Technologies. Prior to ViewSpace, Eugene was Chief Architect at Trident Microsystems and Chief Software Architect at SEI. He was also one of the first employees at Nvidia Corporation, where he filed its first patents and created the company's first public demos. Eugene's patented, 3D graphics accelerator algorithms have been incorporated in millions of products sold worldwide. Eugene came to the United States from Russia, where he had developed the country's first silicon-on-sapphire integrated circuits. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science and the Physics of Semiconductors.

Advisory Board

Bert Roberts / Strategic Advisor

Bert is a 30-year veteran of the telecommunications industry, and played a key role in transforming MCI Communications Corporation from a start-up long distance company to a $20 billion leader in global communications. Bert previously served as the CEO and Chairman of MCI and as a board member of News Corporation.

Esther Dyson / Innovation Advisor

Esther is considered an expert globally on emerging digital technology, she serves on the boards of global media companies such as WPP and Yandex. Esther sold EDventure Holdings to CNET Networks in 2004, and is a member of the board for The Long Now Foundation, trustee for the Santa Fe Institute, the Advisory Board of the Stockholm Challenge Award and is a part-owner of the First Monday journal.

Greg Coleman / Advertiser Solutions

Greg Coleman has held executive positions within many of the world’s most influential technology companies. He was formerly the president and chief revenue officer at the Huffington Post and the EVP of global sales at Yahoo. He also served as President of Platform-A at AOL from February to April of 2009. Coleman was previously senior vice president of Reader’s Digest Association and president of U.S. Magazine Publishing. Previously, at CBS, Inc., he spent 10 years leading advertising efforts for Woman’s Day as vice president and national sales manager. Coleman holds a B.S. degree in business administration from Georgetown University and attended the M.B.A. program at New York University.

Craig Vachon / Corporate Development Advisor

Craig formerly served as the COO of Nextel International, CEO of Sirenic Inc., and the CEO of Varatouch acquired by Atrua.

Rick Roth / Marketing and Communications Advisor

Rick Roth is founder and CEO of Roth Partners, a brand consultancy and communications firm based in New York City. Prior to Roth Partners, Rick spent years with Ogilvy & Mather, from account executive to worldwide managing director, member of the worldwide board, president of Ogilvy Los Angeles and global CEO of Ogilvy Action. He sits on the boards of AnchorFree and Vertical Acuity and advises other early-stage digital and media firms. He serves on a number of industry advisory boards, is actively involved in community volunteer programs, and serves on the steering committees of the Ithaca College Business School and Park School of Communication. Rick is a longtime resident of New York and lives with his family in the town of Mamaroneck.

Greg Jorgensen / Technology Brand Strategist Advisor

Greg is the Senior Vice President, Marketing at VeriSign. A global marketing executive with more than 25 years experience toward building, revitalizing and managing a wide variety of international and domestic brands, Greg has applied his extensive knowledge of strategic marketing, direct response, sales enablement, customer analytics and integrated promotions for global companies such as Macrovision, McAfee, Oracle, Cisco and IBM. Previously, Greg was Principal of The Jorgensen Brand Group whose primary focus was to provide progressive technology companies with a Chief Marketing Officer and Brand Strategist in Residence.

Gary Oliver / Operations Advisor

Gary is currently the CEO of Blazent, which he joined from Peregrine Systems, where he was Vice President and General Manager of the Infrastructure Management Business Unit, responsible for Peregrine's application solutions.

Alan Weiner / Financial Advisor

Alan is a founding partner and the CEO of Secure Trading Group, a financial services company.

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