About Us

Michael Slater

President & CEO

Michael is an entrepreneur, technologist, author, and educator. He was previously Director of Technology Strategy at Adobe Systems, which he joined when it acquired Fotiva, a venture-funded photo software startup he cofounded. Prior to Fotiva, he was President of MicroDesign Resources, where he created the Microprocessor Report newsletter and the Microprocessor Forum conference. Follow Michael on Twitter at @mzslater.

Christopher Haupt

Chief Technology Officer

Christopher is a software architect and engineer who has focused on Internet technologies since before the emergence of the web. He was previously the Director of Engineering of Consumer and Hosted Applications and Online Services at Adobe Systems. He also held engineering management roles for Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, and PhotoDeluxe. Prior to Adobe, Christopher was a co-founder or lead engineer at a number of start-ups focused on educational and game software. Follow his technical musing on Twitter at @chaupt.

David Marsden

VP Marketing

David is an experienced marketer with a passion for understanding customer needs. He previously held marketing management positions at Clorox, Levi Strauss, and DHL, has operated his own marketing consultancy, and provided web design and Internet marketing services through his own company, DM Webworks.