In his role as Chief Scientist, Ben is leading the charge to build Zumobi for every phone you have…or will have! Ben brings a decade's experience building innovative mobile user interfaces to Zumobi. Ben, who holds three degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and New York University, is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Maryland, College Park. He also is past Director at the University's Human Computer Interaction Lab at the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies. Ben's research and patents concentrate in the areas of mobile computing, human-computer interaction, computer vision, robotics, information visualization, digital libraries and electronic voting. Ben has published more than 100 articles in conferences, journals and magazines and recently authored a book entitled, “The Craft of Information Visualization.” His most exciting current university project is the International Children's Digital Library (www.childrenslibrary.org).

In his role as Vice President of Engineering, Pat is responsible for the technical leadership in executing Zumobi’s product development strategic plan, including creating appropriate product strategies and driving their implementation. With more than 15 years of leading edge software development experience, Pat has been a key player in pioneering the fields of mobile application development, online advertising, and content management. In his previous role of VP of Engineering at Modiv Media, Pat led the efforts to build a first-to-market mobile payment and marketing platform. During the explosive growth of the internet in the late 1990s, Pat was Vice President of Engineering at Disney Internet, creating and delivering content management, advertising, and ecommerce solutions to espn.com, abcnews.com, and all Disney branded websites. Prior to Disney Internet, Pat implemented a network management system and international roaming agreement systems at AT&T Wireless. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business, Management Information Systems from the University of Idaho.

As the Vice President of Business Development for Zumobi, Karl leads the efforts to expand the company's business partnerships with carriers, OEMs, brands, agencies and media partners.

Karl brings the expertise that has led to the growth of Zumobi - having successfully developed and managed many of the carrier and content acquisition deals for the company. Prior to joining Zumobi, Karl worked on both the carrier and ISV side of the wireless industry. During his tenure at AT&T Wireless & Cingular, Karl increased his product's revenue from a $30 million to a $90 million annual run-rate. Additionally, while at Thumbspeed, he led licensing structures in addition to managing sales teams across the U.S. and EMEA. Prior to working in the wireless industry, Karl worked as a management consultant.

Karl received his MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and International Studies from Northwestern University.

In her role as Vice President of Finance, Lara is responsible for analysis of the business and maximizing the value of Zumobi. As a business advisor to the CEO and executive team, she brings more than 15 years of experience in finance and operations to the company. Her expertise centers around helping venture backed companies execute their strategy through to a successful exit for the investors.

Prior to Zumobi, Lara was Assistant Controller at Qpass, heading up revenue recognition, which helped lead to a very successful sale of the company. During her seven years at Avocent, Lara successfully managed the entire integration process for a $100 million acquisition. Additionally, Lara enabled full outsourcing of manufacturing to Asia and Eastern Europe, saving more than $10 Million annually, developed influential relationships with the major computer manufacturers, and contributed to the company’s successful IPO and secondary offerings on the NASDAQ. Earlier in her career, Lara was Senior Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers working with venture backed companies resulting in several successful exits including IPOs.

Lara is a CPA, and holds a BA, Cum Laude from Colorado State University and MBA from the University of Washington, Executive Program. She participates in several committees and industry associations including the Mobile Marketing Association and Financial Executives Institute.

As Vice President of Marketing, Cindy is helping tell the Zumobi story to the world. She brings more than twenty years experience across a variety of consumer products, audiences and business environments in the technology and entertainment fields. During her 10+ years at Microsoft, Cindy led or managed many high-profile initiatives as part of the launch or product marketing for Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, MSN Direct, MSN.com and multiple consumer software titles. An eight-year Disney alum, she also worked on the successful international marketing efforts for many of the classic and contemporary animated films on video. Cindy has a Bachelor of Science in Advertising from Arizona State University.