Middleton received a bachelor’s degree in technical journalism from Oregon State University.īrian is the chief financial officer at MX a leading digital transformation platform for banks, credit unions, fintechs and partners, built on the belief that transformational growth starts with making data easily accessible and actionable for financial institutions. Middleton began her marketing career at Hewlett-Packard, where she managed every marketing function during her 16-year tenure, pioneering both digital and search. Middleton pioneered social media at the digital creative agency Moxie. During her time as CEO of Performics, the performance marketing agency grew from being a small, U.S.-only organization to a global powerhouse with offices in 34 countries in just 4 ½ years. She also spent time as a leadership development coach and headed up global business marketing at Twitter. Middleton was the CEO of Britelite Immersive, an experience management technology and services firm, recently acquired by a strategic and Ansira, a technology and services provider who helps brands that market and sell through intermediaries. Middleton is a board member and advisor who partners with brands seeking to ignite growth by aligning around their core belief strategy.
Mann brings to Marin’s Board her strategic product leadership and technical expertise of B2B analytics and automation software and solutions for retail, financial services, and marketing.ĭaina Middleton has served on our board of directors since October 2014. in Applied Statistics from the University of Michigan. Mann serves on the board of Seattle Symphony, a leading arts non-profit, where she is currently Vice Chair of the organization, Chair of the Equity (DEI) Committee, and is a member of the Finance Committee. Mann started her career in technology as Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Tyemill, an ecommerce and software development services company. In addition, she spent time as an independent product strategy consultant for growth stage venture-backed startups. Prior to that, she was the Vice President of Digital Transformation at iLink Digital, a global B2B enterprise technology consulting company. Mann was the CEO of Red Sky Blue Water (a subsidiary of iLink Digital), a marketing agency specializing in channel partner programs. Mann is currently the Vice President of Product at SoundCommerce, a SaaS data platform company for the retail industry vertical that enables enterprise cloud data warehouses for brands. He brings his extensive experience in finance, digital marketing and executive roles in the information technology industry into deliberations regarding the Company’s strategy and operations. Chris' presence as a member of the Board brings his thorough knowledge of the Company into the Board’s strategic and policy-making discussions. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. from Dartmouth College, where he was elected as a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and an M.B.A. Prior to, Chris spent 10 years at various investment banks, including Morgan Stanley and Evercore Partners, with his last role as Managing Director.Ĭhris holds a B.A. Prior to that, Chris served in various capacities at, LLC, Kmart Corporation’s ecommerce and Internet service provider subsidiary from 2000 to 2001, including as Chief Financial Officer and acting Chief Executive Officer. In 2001, Chris co-founded and served as Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Sugar Media, Inc., a broadband services platform, until its acquisition in 2003 by 2Wire, Inc., a leading supplier of DSL equipment and services, which was subsequently acquired by Pace plc in 2010. Previously, Chris served as Chief Operating Officer of Adteractive, Inc., an online performance marketing company, from 2004 to 2005. Chris has been a member of the Board since 2006. From May 2014 until September 2015, Chris served as executive chairman of Marin Software, and from the founding of the Company in 2006 to May 2014, he served as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. From September 2015 to August 2016, Chris has served on boards of private companies as well as Marin Software. Chris is Marin’s founder and Chairman of the Board, and rejoined the Company as Chief Executive Officer in August 2016.