People: MicroStrategy Incorporated (MSTR.O)
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saylor, Michael | 44 | 2005 | Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer |
| Bansal, Sanju | 43 | 2000 | Vice Chairman of the Board, Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President |
| Thede, Douglas | 40 | 2009 | Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Treasurer |
| Bedell, Jeffrey | 40 | 2007 | Executive Vice President - Technology, Chief Technology Officer |
| Klein, Jonathan | 42 | 2007 | Executive Vice President - Law, General Counsel |
| Zolfaghari, Paul | 44 | 2007 | Executive Vice President - Worldwide Sales and Operations |
| Rickertsen, Carl | 49 | 2002 | Director |
| Calkins, Matthew | 36 | 2004 | Director |
| Patten, Jarrod | 37 | 2004 | Director |
| Epstein, Robert | 56 | 2006 | Director |
| Spahr, Thomas | 44 | 2006 | Director |
| LaRue, David | 58 | 2006 | Director |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Saylor, Michael | Michael J. Saylor is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of MicroStrategy Incorporated. He has served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors since founding MicroStrategy in November 1989, and as President from November 1989 to November 2000 and since January 2005. Prior to that, Mr. Saylor was employed by E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company as a Venture Manager from 1988 to 1989 and by Federal Group, Inc. as a consultant from 1987 to 1988. Mr. Saylor received an S.B. in Aeronautics and Astronautics and an S.B. in Science, Technology and Society from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. |
| Bansal, Sanju | Sanju K. Bansal is Vice Chairman of the Board, Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President of MicroStrategy Incorporated. He has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since 1993 and was previously Vice President, Consulting since joining MicroStrategy in 1990. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of MicroStrategy since September 1997 and has served as vice chairman of the Board of Directors since November 2000. Prior to joining MicroStrategy, Mr. Bansal was a consultant at Booz Allen & Hamilton, a worldwide technical and management consulting firm, from 1987 to 1990. Mr. Bansal received an S.B. in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.S. in Computer Science from The Johns Hopkins University. |
| Thede, Douglas | Mr. Douglas K. Thede is the Interim Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Treasurer of MocroStrategy Incorporated. He has served as Interim Chief Financial Officer and Acting Vice President, Worldwide Controller since March 2009, as Vice President, Worldwide Tax & Treasurer since November 2008, and previously as vice president, worldwide tax planning & compliance since joining MicroStrategy in June 2008. Prior to joining MicroStrategy, Mr. Thede served as senior director, tax of Convergys Corporation, an S&P 500 company that provides relationship management solutions, from March 2005 to May 2008, and as senior tax manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from August 2003 to March 2005. Mr. Thede also served a total of twelve years with Cincinnati Bell Inc., Ernst & Young LLP and KPMG Peat Marwick from 1991 to 2003. Mr. Thede is a certified public accountant and received a Bachelor of Science in Business from Miami University. |
| Bedell, Jeffrey | Jeffrey A. Bedell has served as Executive Vice President, Technology and Chief Technology Officer of MicroStrategy Incorporated since December 1, 2007, as vice president, technology and chief technology officer from April 2001 to December 2007, as vice president, platform technology from 1999 to 2001, and as senior program manager and director of technology programs from 1992 to 1999. Mr. Bedell received a B.A. in Religion from Dartmouth College. |
| Klein, Jonathan | Jonathan F. Klein has served as Executive Vice President, Law and General Counsel of MicroStrategy Incorporated since December 1, 2007, as vice president, law and general counsel from November 1998 to December 2007, and as corporate counsel from June 1997 to November 1998. From September 1993 to June 1997, Mr. Klein was an appellate litigator with the United States Department of Justice. Mr. Klein received a B.A. in Economics from Amherst College and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. |
| Zolfaghari, Paul | Paul N. Zolfaghari has served as Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Operations of MicroStrategy Incorporated since December 1, 2007, as vice president, worldwide sales and operations from August 2006 to December 2007, as vice president, worldwide business affairs from March 2005 to August 2006, as vice president & chief of staff from July 2003 to March 2005, as chief of staff from November 2000 to July 2003 and as assistant to the president & CEO from December 1999 to November 2000. Mr. Zolfaghari received a B.A. in English from Gettysburg College and a J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. |
| Rickertsen, Carl | Carl J. Rickertsen has been a Member of the Board of Directors of MicroStrategy Incorporated since October 2002. Mr. Rickertsen is currently managing partner of Pine Creek Partners, a private equity investment firm, a position he has held since January 2004. From January 1998 to January 2004, Mr. Rickertsen was chief operating officer and a partner at Thayer Capital Partners, a private equity investment firm. From September 1994 to January 1998, Mr. Rickertsen was a managing partner at Thayer. Mr. Rickertsen was a founding partner of three Thayer investment funds totaling over $1.4 billion and is a published author. Mr. Rickertsen is also a member of the board of directors of Convera Corporation, a publicly-traded search-engine software company and United Agri Products, a distributor of farm and agricultural products. Mr. Rickertsen received a B.S. from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. |
| Calkins, Matthew | Matthew W. Calkins has been a Member of the Board of Directors of MicroStrategy Incorporated since November 2004. In 1999, Mr. Calkins founded Appian Corporation, a privately-held business process management company, where he has served as the president and chief executive officer since its founding. Mr. Calkins received a B.A. in Economics from Dartmouth College. |
| Patten, Jarrod | Jarrod M. Patten has been a Member of the Board of Directors of MicroStrategy Incorporated since November 2004. In 1996, Mr. Patten founded Real Estate Resource Group, L.L.C. and has served as the president and chief executive officer since its founding. Real Estate Resource Group, L.L.C. develops and implements lease auditing programs and cost containment strategies designed to tighten corporate controls and increase operating efficiencies. Mr. Patten received a B.S. in Biology and a B.A. in Biological Anthropology and Anatomy from the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences at Duke University. |
| Epstein, Robert | Robert H. Epstein has been a Member of the Board of Directors of MicroStrategy Incorporated since January 2006. Mr. Epstein is currently president and chief executive officer of Takeda Lace, Inc., a trading and distribution company for various Asian textile manufacturing firms. From May 2002 to October 2007, Mr. Epstein was president and chief executive officer of Takeda Lace USA, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Japan-based textile manufacturer Takeda Lace Co., Ltd. From October 2001 to May 2002, Mr. Epstein pursued various business opportunities, including serving as a consultant for Warnaco Inc., an apparel manufacturer. From June 1978 to October 2001, Mr. Epstein served in various positions at textile manufacturer Liberty Fabrics of New York, Inc., concluding his tenure as division president and chief operating officer. Mr. Epstein received a B.S. in Psychology from Columbia University and did coursework at the Stern School of Business at New York University. |
| Spahr, Thomas | Thomas P. Spahr has been a Member of the Board of Directors of MicroStrategy Incorporated since January 2006. Mr. Spahr is currently president of Libra Ventures, LLC, a start-up web based applications design company, a position he has held since November 2004. Since February 2004, Mr. Spahr has also been serving as Vice President, Secretary, and Vice President of Business Development for Jex Technologies, Inc., a technology company focusing on automating health care logistics. From June 2001 to February 2004, Mr. Spahr was an independent investor. From 1996 to June 2001, Mr. Spahr served in various positions at MicroStrategy, concluding his tenure as Vice President, Information Systems and Chief Information Officer. Mr. Spahr received an S.B. Degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. |
| LaRue, David | David W. LaRue has been a Member of the Board of Directors of MicroStrategy Incorporated since February 2006. Dr. LaRue was a member of the accounting faculty of the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce for twenty-five years prior to his retirement in May 2008. Dr. LaRue has published several technical and policy articles in prominent tax and accounting journals and has testified on tax policy issues before the Ways and Means Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Treasury Department. Dr. LaRue currently serves as an independent consultant on matters involving tax, accounting, and financial issues. He has been recognized as an expert witness in accounting, taxation, finance, and/or economics by the U.S. Tax Court, the Federal Claims Court, and several Federal District Courts. |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
| Saylor, Michael | 2,717,150 |
| Bansal, Sanju | 758,258 |
| Thede, Douglas | -- |
| Bedell, Jeffrey | 312,923 |
| Klein, Jonathan | 1,024,210 |
| Zolfaghari, Paul | 758,215 |
| Rickertsen, Carl | -- |
| Calkins, Matthew | -- |
| Patten, Jarrod | -- |
| Epstein, Robert | -- |
| Spahr, Thomas | -- |
| LaRue, David | -- |
As Of 30 Dec 2008
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Saylor, Michael | 410,000 | 25,239,274 |
| Bansal, Sanju | 100,000 | 7,914,040 |
| Thede, Douglas | 0 | 0 |
| Bedell, Jeffrey | 167,721 | 6,083,380 |
| Klein, Jonathan | 128,602 | 8,636,470 |
| Zolfaghari, Paul | 1,250 | 108,250 |
| Rickertsen, Carl | 0 | 0 |
| Calkins, Matthew | 0 | 0 |
| Patten, Jarrod | 0 | 0 |
| Epstein, Robert | 0 | 0 |
| Spahr, Thomas | 0 | 0 |
| LaRue, David | 0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
| SAYLOR MICHAEL J | 250 | $88.80 |
| SAYLOR MICHAEL J | 250 | $20.69 |
| SAYLOR MICHAEL J | 17 | $89.88 |
| SAYLOR MICHAEL J | 600 | $90.41 |
| SAYLOR MICHAEL J | 683 | $89.85 |
| SAYLOR MICHAEL J | 1,304 | $90.00 |
| SAYLOR MICHAEL J | 300 | $89.76 |
| SAYLOR MICHAEL J | 100 | $89.87 |
| SAYLOR MICHAEL J | 1,300 | $90.40 |
| SAYLOR MICHAEL J | 6,404 | $20.69 |
| SAYLOR MICHAEL J | 200 | $89.79 |
| SAYLOR MICHAEL J | 11,214 | $0.00 |
| SAYLOR MICHAEL J | 100 | $89.89 |
| SAYLOR MICHAEL J | 100 | $90.42 |
| SAYLOR MICHAEL J | 900 | $89.75 |
| SAYLOR MICHAEL J | 100 | $89.86 |
| SAYLOR MICHAEL J | 300 | $90.35 |
| SAYLOR MICHAEL J | 400 | $89.77 |
| SAYLOR MICHAEL J | 200 | $90.02 |
| SAYLOR MICHAEL J | 86 | $90.11 |
| SAYLOR MICHAEL J | 1,000 | $89.75 |
| SAYLOR MICHAEL J | 1,511 | $89.85 |
| SAYLOR MICHAEL J | 200 | $90.05 |
| SAYLOR MICHAEL J | 600 | $90.01 |
| SAYLOR MICHAEL J | 4,914 | $90.10 |





