People: Yelp Inc (YELP.N)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
Max Levchin	37	2004	Independent Chairman of the Board
Jeremy Stoppelman	34	2005	Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Robert Krolik		2011	Chief Financial Officer
Geoff Donaker	39	2010	Chief Operating Officer, Director
Joseph Nachman	39	2011	Senior Vice President - Revenue
Laurence Wilson	39	2007	General Counsel, Secretary
Robert Gibbs		2012	Director
Fred Anderson	68	2011	Independent Director
Peter Fenton	39	2006	Independent Director
Diane Irvine	54	2011	Independent Director
Jeremy Levine	38	2005	Independent Director
Keith Rabois		2005	Independent Director

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Biographies

Name	Description
Max Levchin	Mr. Max Levchin is the Independent Chairman of the Board of Yelp Inc., since July 2004. Mr. Levchin is currently an investor in and adviser to emerging technology companies. Previously, Mr. Levchin was Vice President of Engineering at Google, Inc., an Internet search company, from August 2010 to August 2011. Prior to Google, Mr. Levchin was founder and Chief Executive Officer of Slide, Inc., a developer of social applications such as photo and video self-expression and social games, from January 2005 to August 2010, when it was acquired by Google. Prior to founding Slide, Mr. Levchin was Chief Technology Officer and a director at PayPal from March 2000 to December 2002, when it was acquired by eBay. Mr. Levchin co-founded Confinity Inc., an Internet and electronics company, in December 1998, and served as the Chief Technology Officer and a director through March 2000, when Confinity merged with X.com and became PayPal. Mr. Levchin founded NetMeridian Software, a developer of early palm-top security applications, in January 1996, and served as Chief Executive Officer from January 1996 to December 1998. He received a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 1997.
Jeremy Stoppelman	Mr. Jeremy Stoppelman is the Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Yelp Inc. He has served as Company's Chief Executive Officer since the inception in 2004 and as a member of the board of directors since September 2005. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Stoppelman served as the Vice President of Engineering at PayPal, Inc., an online payment company, from February 2000 to June 2003. Prior to PayPal, Mr. Stoppelman was a software engineer at Excite@Home, an Internet search provider, from August 1999 to January 2000. He holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois.
Robert Krolik	Mr. Robert J. Krolik is the Chief Financial Officer of Yelp Inc., since July 2011. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Krolik served as Chief Financial Officer of Move, Inc., an online real estate company, from July 2009 to August 2011. Prior to Move, Mr. Krolik served in several roles, the most recent as Vice President, Global Finance Operations at eBay from September 2005 to July 2009. Prior to eBay, Mr. Krolik served as Vice President of Finance at Shopping.com, Inc., a price comparison service company, from September 2004 to September 2005, when it was acquired by eBay. Prior to Shopping.com, Mr. Krolik held management roles at DigitalThink, Inc., an online learning company acquired by Convergys Corporation, from March 2002 to May 2004, most recently as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Krolik holds a B.B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin and is a certified public accountant (inactive).
Geoff Donaker	Mr. Geoff Donaker is the Chief Operating Officer, Director of Yelp Inc. He has served as Company's Chief Operating Officer since June 2006 and a member of the board of directors since December 2010. Since joining the Company in November 2005 as the Vice President of Business Development, Mr. Donaker has helped to orchestrate company's geographic expansion, build the revenue lines and hire the management team. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Donaker served in several roles at eBay Inc., an Internet marketplace, including Director of International Categories and Director of Collectibles, from May 2001 to November 2005. Prior to eBay, he held various management and marketing roles at Internet companies, including Voter.com, Excite@Home and Excite, from 1998 through 2000. Mr. Donaker began his career with Mercer Management Consulting (now Oliver Wyman) from August 1995 to January 1998. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University.
Joseph Nachman	Mr. Joseph R. Nachman is the Senior Vice President - Revenue of Yelp Inc. He has served as Company's Vice President of Sales since January 2007 and the Senior Vice President of Revenue since September 2011. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Nachman held several senior sales roles for Yahoo! Inc., an Internet search company, from January 2002 to January 2007, most recently as Director of Corporate Sales for the Western Region for Yahoo! HotJobs, an online job search company. Prior to Yahoo!, Mr. Nachman served as sales manager at HotJobs from June 1999 to 2002, when it was acquired by Yahoo!. Prior to HotJobs, Mr. Nachman was an associate at Robertson Stephens from 1996 to 1998. Mr. Nachman holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Laurence Wilson	Mr. Laurence Wilson is the General Counsel, Secretary of Yelp Inc., since November 2007. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Wilson served as Vice President of Legal and Business Development for Xoom Corporation, a global money transfer company, from January 2004 to October 2007. Previously, Mr. Wilson began his legal career with Claremont Partners, Inc., a health care solutions company, from March 2002 to January 2004. He received his J.D. from Stanford Law School and a B.A. in History from the University of California, San Diego.
Robert Gibbs	Mr. Robert L. Gibbs has been appointed as Director of Yelp Inc., effective May 31, 2012. Mr. Gibbs is a senior campaign advisor to President Barack Obama. From January 2009 to February 2011, he served as the 28th White House Press Secretary. Mr. Gibbs was the communications director for then- U.S. Senator Obama and for Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. Previously, Mr. Gibbs was press secretary of John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign and has previously specialized in Senate campaigns, having served as communications director for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and for four individual Senate campaigns, including those of Obama in 2004 and Fritz Hollings in 1998. Gibbs graduated cum laude with a B.A. in political science from North Carolina State University.
Fred Anderson	Mr. Fred D. Anderson is the Independent Director of Yelp Inc., since February 2011. Mr. Anderson has been a Managing Director of Elevation Partners, a private equity firm focused on the media and entertainment industry, since July 2004. From March 1996 to June 2004, Mr. Anderson served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Apple Inc., a manufacturer of personal computers and related software. Prior to joining Apple, Mr. Anderson was Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Automatic Data Processing, Inc., an electronic transaction processing firm, from August 1992 to March 1996. On April 24, 2007, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) filed a complaint against Mr. Anderson and another former officer of Apple. The complaint alleged that Mr. Anderson failed to take steps to ensure that the accounting for an option granted in 2001 to certain executives of Apple, including himself, was proper. Simultaneously with the filing of the complaint, Mr. Anderson settled with the SEC, neither admitting nor denying the allegations in the complaint. He also agreed to disgorge approximately $3.5 million in profits and interest from the option he received and to pay a civil penalty of $150,000. Under the terms of the settlement, Mr. Anderson may continue to act as an officer or director of public companies. Mr. Anderson also served on the Board of Apple from June 2004 to June 2006, E.Piphany, Inc. from May 2003 to September 2005 and Palm, Inc. from September 2007 to July 2010. Mr. Anderson currently serves on the Board of Directors of eBay, Inc. and Move, Inc. Mr. Anderson holds a B.A. from Whittier College and an M.B.A. degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Peter Fenton	Mr. Peter Fenton is the Independent Director of Yelp Inc., since September 2006. Since May 2006, Mr. Fenton has been a General Partner at Benchmark Capital, a venture capital firm, where his investment interests include software, digital media, and technology-enabled services. Prior to joining Benchmark, Mr. Fenton was a Managing Partner at Accel Partners, a venture capital firm, from October 1999 to May 2006. Prior to joining the venture capital community, he was General Manager of Video at Autonomy Virage, Inc., a multimedia information retrieval company, from April 1996 to April 1998. He holds an M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a B.A. in Philosophy from Stanford University.
Diane Irvine	Ms. Diane M. Irvine is the Independent Director of Yelp Inc., since November 2011. Ms. Irvine served as Chief Executive Officer of Blue Nile, Inc., an online retailer of diamonds and fine jewelry, from February 2008 to November 2011 and as President from February 2007 to November 2011. Ms. Irvine also served as a director of Blue Nile from May 2001 to November 2011, and she served as Chief Financial Officer of Blue Nile from December 1999 to September 2007. From February 1994 to May 1999, Ms. Irvine served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc., a timberland management and wood products company. From September 1981 to February 1994, Ms. Irvine served in various capacities, most recently as a partner, with Coopers and Lybrand LLP, an accounting firm. Ms. Irvine formerly served on the board of directors of Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc., a live entertainment ticketing and marketing company, from August 2008 to January 2010 and Davidson Companies, an investment banking and asset management company from January 1998 to January 2009. Ms. Irvine holds a B.S. in Accounting from Illinois State University and an M.S. in Taxation from Golden Gate University.
Jeremy Levine	Mr. Jeremy Levine is the Independent Director of Yelp Inc., since November 2005. Mr. Levine is a Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, a venture capital firm, which he joined in May 2001, where his investment interests include entrepreneurial startups and high growth companies in various industries, including consumer Internet, consumer software and business software and services. Prior to joining Bessemer, Mr. Levine was Vice President of Operations at Dash.com Inc., an Internet software publisher from June 1999 to May 2001. Prior to Dash, Mr. Levine was an Associate at AEA Investors, a management buyout firm, where he specialized in consumer products and light industrials, from July 1997 to June 1999. Previously, Mr. Levine was with McKinsey & Company as a management consultant from June 1995 to July 1997. Mr. Levine holds a B.S. in Computer Science and Economics from Duke University.
Keith Rabois	Mr. Keith Rabois is the Independent Director of Yelp Inc., since September 2005. Mr. Rabois is the Chief Operating Officer of Square, Inc., a service allowing anyone to accept credit cards utilizing a smartphone. Prior to Square, Mr. Rabois was the Vice President of Strategy & Business Development for Slide, from May 2007 to August 2010, when it was acquired by Google. Prior to Slide, Mr. Rabois was Vice President of Business and Corporate Development at LinkedIn Corporation, a professional online network, from January 2005 to May 2007. Previously, he was Chief Operating Officer of Epoch Innovations, Inc., a research and investment information company, from December 2003 to December 2004 and was an Entrepreneur in Residence at Clarium Capital Management, an investment management company and hedge fund, from January 2003 to December 2003. Previously, Mr. Rabois held various positions at PayPal from November 2000 to November 2002, most recently Executive Vice President of Business Development, Public Affairs and Policy. He was previously Vice President of Business Development at Voter.com from February 2000 to November 2000 and Policy Director at Quayle 2000, the company running the presidential campaign for Dan Quayle, from April 1999 to October 1999. Mr. Rabois was an associate at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, a law firm, from October 1995 to March 1999 and was a law clerk for the Honorable Edith H. Jones, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit from August 1994 to August 1995. He holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. in Political Science from Stanford University.

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
Max Levchin	--
Jeremy Stoppelman	6,851,200
Robert Krolik	1,887,330
Geoff Donaker	5,667,820
Joseph Nachman	1,088,640
Laurence Wilson	994,726
Robert Gibbs	--
Fred Anderson	--
Peter Fenton	--
Diane Irvine	--
Jeremy Levine	--
Keith Rabois	--

As Of 30 Dec 2011

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
Max Levchin	0	0
Jeremy Stoppelman	0	0
Robert Krolik	0	0
Geoff Donaker	0	0
Joseph Nachman	107,432	748,131
Laurence Wilson	0	0
Robert Gibbs	0	0
Fred Anderson	0	0
Peter Fenton	0	0
Diane Irvine	0	0
Jeremy Levine	0	0
Keith Rabois	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
DEER VI & CO L L C	61,300	$31.45
LEVINE JEREMY S	61,300	$0.00
DEER VI & CO L L C	61,300	$0.00
LEVINE JEREMY S	61,300	$31.45
DONAKER GEOFFREY L	35,000	$30.87
LEVINE JEREMY S	100,000	$0.00
NACHMAN JOSEPH R	9,380	$0.00
NACHMAN JOSEPH R	9,380	$31.01
DEER VI & CO L L C	100,000	$31.00
DONAKER GEOFFREY L	35,000	$0.00
DEER VI & CO L L C	100,000	$0.00
LEVINE JEREMY S	100,000	$31.00
LEVINE JEREMY S	85,000	$30.44
DEER VI & CO L L C	85,000	$0.00
LEVINE JEREMY S	85,000	$0.00
DEER VI & CO L L C	85,000	$30.44
DEER VI & CO L L C	800	$0.00
DEER VI & CO L L C	800	$30.51
DEER VI & CO L L C	50,000	$0.00
DEER VI & CO L L C	50,000	$30.86
LEVCHIN MAX R	11,733	$0.00
LEVCHIN MAX R	11,733	$30.77
LEVCHIN MAX R	23,465	$30.77
LEVCHIN MAX R	23,465	$0.00
DEER VI & CO L L C	57,800	$30.70

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