The SelectMinds Executive Team


Anne Berkowitch
CEO

Jack McClunn
CFO

Stuart Kerr
Sr VP Sales & Marketing

Michael Mallin
VP Product Management

Maria Marasco
VP Marketing

Joseph O'Connell
VP Technology

Vincent Ponzo
VP Client Services



Anne Berkowitch

CEO

Office: New York City

Department: All

Start Date: 2000 (Founder)

 

EXPERTISE

Problem solving, making (business) cases, engaging online networks, client service, team building

Interests

Family, friends, good meals/good wine, South of France, mountains, runs/hikes & puzzles

WORK EXPERIENCE

Booz Allen & Hamilton

EDUCATION

MBA – MIT;
Concentration in Finance

BS – Brown University;
Concentration in Applied Math and Biology

Jack McClunn

CFO

Office: New York City

Department: Finance

Start Date: 2009

 

EXPERTISE

Certified Public Accountant (CPA); Accounting, financial reporting, treasury management, HR & forecasting and planning

Interests

Family, guitar (in a band), scuba diving, sailing, aikido & astronomy

WORK EXPERIENCE

ePresence Inc

SpaFinder Inc.

EDUCATION

BA – La Salle University;
Concentration in Business Administration/Accounting

Stuart Kerr

Sr VP Sales and Marketing

Office: New York City

Department: Sales & Marketing

Start Date: 2009

 

EXPERTISE

Building and Engaging startup/restart organizations. This is my 6th early stage company. I’m hooked on them!

Interests

Distance running, NY theater scene, tech gadgets & reading

WORK EXPERIENCE

Oracle

Apple

Vitria

TheLadders.com

EDUCATION

MBA – Northwestern University;
Concentration in Marketing and Strategy

BSBA – Washington University in St Louis;
Concentration in Business

Michael Mallin

VP Product Management

Office: New York City

Department: Product Management

Start Date: 2009

 

EXPERTISE

Developing new products; listening to users and markets; balancing creativity with obsessive attention to detail; working with engineers

Interests

People and how they surprise you, raising children, music – too many styles to list & Yoga

WORK EXPERIENCE

10 years experience in product management with early to later stage startups - most recently at the Gerson Lehrman Group.

EDUCATION

BSc in Economics – The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania;
Concentration in Finance

MSc – The Hebrew University of Jerusalem;
Concentration in Computer Science

Maria Marasco

VP Marketing

Office: New York City

Department: Sales & Marketing

Start Date: 2010

 

EXPERTISE

Brand strategy, integrated marketing and PR programs

Interests

Traveling, pop culture, thoroughbred horse racing, my family, the New York Yankees

WORK EXPERIENCE

TheLadders.com

Sirius Satellite Radio

SilverStream Software, Inc.

EDUCATION

BA – Loyola Marymount University;
Concentration in Business and Communications

Joseph O’Connell

VP Technology

Office: New York City

Department: Product Development / Technology Operations

Start Date: 2003

 

EXPERTISE

SaaS Platform Security & Development. Java, J2EE, MySQL, Oracle. OOD, Design Patterns

Interests

Running, Photography, Spending time with a very big family

WORK EXPERIENCE

8 years full SDLC experience developing hosted web applications for Fortune 1000 clients.

EDUCATION

BA – Colby College;
Concentration in Computer Science

Vincent Ponzo

VP Client Services

Office: New York City

Department: Client Services

Start Date: 2007

 

EXPERTISE

Social Networking, SaaS, Client Services, Business Development, Analytical Experience, Communication & Presentation Skills, Training

Interests

Photography, Soccer, Dining Out, Traveling, Solving Problems & Writing

WORK EXPERIENCE

Fidelity Investments

Citigroup

EDUCATION

MBA – Columbia University;
Concentration in Entrepreneurship

BS – Boston College;
Concentration in Finance