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Ron Wagner

Ronald has almost 20 years of experience, the majority of which has been specifically focused in the online marketing services sector. As former President and Chief Operating Officer, Ronald lead the company’s operations, growth management (including international expansion), and client management. Previously, Ronald was President of online performance-based marketing company PartnerWeekly, where Ronald had full P&L responsibility and helped double revenues Y-on-Y, and grow the company into the foremost online lead generation brand in the financial services market. Ronald was previously CEO of Clear Ink, a digital agency where he led the dramatic turnaround of the agency by, in part, building a digital strategy expertise that attracted clients including Bell Sports, Philips Electronics, and Autodesk. Ronald was an early investor in, and member of the board of Spyonit.com, which was acquired by 724 Solutions in 2000. In the early 1990’s, Ronald founded one of the first pure interactive agencies, Ironlight Digital, which, following a merger with Novo Media, was acquired by Publicis (NYSE:PUB) and is now Arc Worldwide. During his time at Ironlight, Ronald led online marketing strategy development for clients including: Disney Channel, the Emmy Awards, Lotus, HP, Sony, Discovery Channel, and the USDA. Ronald is founder and Chairman of milesandpoints.com (est. 1999) funded by Internet.Com Venture Fund II. Ronald is currently on the Board of Directors of publicly-traded Lenco Mobile. Ronald has been a presenter at the E3 and Internet World conferences, and has been featured in articles relating to the Internet and technology in several publications, including USA Today, Wired, and the Baltimore Sun. Ronald holds a BA in English from Lewis & Clark College, and earned his MBA in International Business from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. Ronald has lived and worked in some of the world’s great cities, including Tokyo, Helsinki, Chicago, and San Francisco.