Robert Brazell, Chief Executive Officer

Rob is the Founder and Founding Board Member of Overstock.com (Nasdaq OSTK), and also served as its President and Chief Executive. He is Chairman of Blue Frogg Holdings, an aggregator of Internet and technology companies: eHow, Delphi, Talk City, and Sandbox. Rob is the co-author of The Idea Economy. He attended the University of Utah on athletic scholarship, and is fluent in Spanish.

James Hyde, Chief Operating Officer

Jim joined IBN in February of 2005. Prior to IBN, Jim was the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer at NBO Systems, a developer of electronic payment systems for retailers and shopping centers. Before NBO, Jim was the Chief Operating Officer at Overstock.com, an internet retailer of discount goods. Jim holds engineering degrees from Stanford (B.S. Ph.D.) and MIT (M.S.).

Robin Nebel, Chief Financial Officer

Robin joined IBN in March, 2007. She was formerly CFO and VP Operations of Ensenda, a technology company for last mile logistics, President and COO of Ellie Mae, the leading provider of software and Internet connectivity for the mortgage industry, and CFO of 800-Software, one of the largest software resellers. She served on the advisory boards of Microsoft, Lotus Development and Ingram Micro, and taught business at the University of California, San Francisco State and Golden Gate University. She received her B.S. and M.B.A. from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.

Robert Wolf, EVP, Sales and Research & Analytics

Prior to joining IBN, Rob was an Executive Vice President at VNU, where he created and directed the IMS Advanced Media Analytics Group, working with Nielsen Media Research. From 1999 to 2002, Rob was President of the MediaPlan / Mix Modeling division for Spectra (A.C. Nielsen), part of the Marketing Group of VNU. In 1984, Rob founded MediaPlan, the company that developed the first analytic software systems for media and marketing, used today by major ad agencies and advertisers in over 60 countries around the world. In 1999, MediaPlan was acquired by VNU where it was split and merged with both IMS and A.C.Nielsen. Before founding MediaPlan, Rob worked as an international taxation expert for Arthur Anderson & Co. In San Francisco. Rob is a Graduate of University of California at Berkeley, and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Joel Ballstaedt, VP, Controller

Joel has been with IBN since July 2001. Prior to joining IBN, Joel worked in the audit department at Deloitte & Touche, and was the controller at Project Reality, a non-profit substance abuse treatment organization. He holds a B.A. in Accounting and a M.B.A. from the University of Utah.

Bryce Engelbrecht, VP, Technology

Bryce is responsible for IBN’s product R&D, IT infrastructure, field services, and technical support operations. Bryce spent the last decade developing commercial software solutions for a variety of industries, including manufacturing, high-tech, insurance, and financial services. Bryce graduated cum laude from the California Institute of Technology.

John Morgan, VP, Research & Shopper Insights

John brings nearly 20 years of experience in the advertising media business to IBN. John started his career as a Media Planner at Hal Riney & Partners working under the tutelage of David Verklin. Later, John led the development of Web-based media planning and research tools at MediaPlan. He continued as Director of Technology when MediaPlan sold to Nielsen’s IMS division. John currently directs IBN’s audience estimation and marketing research activities. He earned a degree in Advertising from Washington State University's Edward R. Murrow School of Communication.