Ancestry.com Management Team
Meet the Ancestry.com management team.
Tim Sullivan
President and Chief Executive Officer
Timothy Sullivan has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director since September 2005. Prior to joining us, Mr. Sullivan was Chief Operating Officer and then President and CEO of Match.com from January 2001 to September 2004. From May 1999 to January 2001, Mr. Sullivan served as Vice President of E-commerce for Ticketmaster Online-Citysearch, Inc. From June 1991 to May 1999, Mr. Sullivan held multiple positions at The Walt Disney Company, including Vice President and Managing Director of Buena Vista Home Entertainment Asia Pacific from July 1997 to May 1999. Mr. Sullivan holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and was a Morehead Scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Howard Hochhauser
Chief Financial Officer
Howard Hochhauser has served as our Chief Financial Officer since January 2009. From May 2000 to December 2008, Mr. Hochhauser held multiple positions at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc., most recently serving as Chief Financial Officer from March 2006 to December 2008. He held multiple positions at Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. from September 1996 to May 2000, serving most recently as Vice President Equity Research Analyst. Prior to joining Bear Stearns & Co. Inc., he worked at First Boston and he was a Staff Accountant at KPMG Peat Marwick. Mr. Hochhauser is a Certified Public Accountant and holds an M.B.A. from Columbia University and a B.S. from Boston University.
Joshua Hanna
Senior Vice President and General Manager of International
Joshua Hanna has served as our Senior Vice President and General Manager of International since July 2006. Mr. Hanna held multiple positions with us from November 2001 until July 2006, including Vice President of International Business, Director of International Business, Director of Product Management, Senior Product Manager, and Business Manager. Prior to joining us, he held several marketing and business development roles with Netcentives, Inc. and Cyrk, Inc. Mr. Hanna holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.A. from Dartmouth College.
David H. Rinn
Senior Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development
David Rinn has served as our Senior Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development since January 2009. Prior to serving in this role, he served as our Chief Financial Officer from June 2004 to January 2009. Prior to joining us in June 2004, Mr. Rinn spent 12 years at Microsoft Corporation, most recently as Chief Financial Officer of the Mobile and Embedded Devices Division. At Microsoft Corporation, he also served as General Manager of Finance and Administration, General Manager, Chief Financial Officer and as a member of the board of directors of HomeAdvisor Technologies (a majority-owned subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation). Other roles at Microsoft Corporation included Senior Director of Product Group Finance and senior director of Corporate Development. Prior to joining Microsoft, he held various positions at Morgan Stanley. Mr. Rinn holds an M.B.A. from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles and a B.A. from Vassar College.
William Stern
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
William Stern has served as our General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since July 2009. From October 2005 to July 2009, Mr. Stern held multiple positions at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc., most recently serving as the General Counsel and Secretary from September 2008 to July 2009. From October 2002 to September 2005, Mr. Stern was a Principal at Fish & Richardson, PC. Prior to joining Fish & Richardson, PC, he was a Partner at Morrison & Foerster, LLP. Mr. Stern holds an M.B.A. and a J.D. from the University of Chicago and an A.B. from Brown University.
Andrew Wait
Senior Vice President and General Manager of Family History
Andrew Wait has served as our Senior Vice President and General Manager, Family History since March 2006. Prior to joining us, Mr. Wait served as Senior Director of Marketing at Kodak Gallery from October 2003 to January 2006. From January 2000 to October 2003, he was the Senior Director of Marketing for EarthLink, Inc.’s PeoplePC Brand. Prior to joining Earthlink, he held various marketing positions with Pacific Bell Telephone Company/SBC Communications Inc., Bank of America Corporation and Hilton Hotels Corporation. Mr. Wait holds an M.I.B.A. (Master of International Business Administration) from Saint Mary’s College and a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.
Christopher Tracy
Senior Vice President of Operations
Christopher Tracy has served as our Senior Vice President of Operations since January 2008. Prior to serving in this role, Mr. Tracy served as our Vice President of Member Services from November 2004 to December 2007. From June 2002 to October 2004, Mr. Tracy was a Vice President and General Manager at Time Warner Inc. From April 1999 to January 2002, Mr. Tracy held various leadership positions at Nextcard, Inc. Mr. Tracy holds an M.B.A. from Harvard University and a B.S. from California Polytechnic State University.
Mike Wolfgramm
Chief Technology Officer
Michael Wolfgramm has served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer since February 2009. Mr. Wolfgramm held multiple positions with us from June 1999 until February 2009, including Senior Vice President of Technology, Vice President of Development and Senior Director of Development. Prior to joining us, from March 1997 to June 1999, Mr. Wolfgramm served as Senior Director of Development and Senior Architect at Open Market Inc. Mr. Wolfgramm holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Brigham Young University.