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.

Board Members

David Hehman

David Hehman is an entrepreneur and angel investor who focuses on Internet-based businesses. He has co-founded and sold 5 technology businesses: HealthDesk, GetawayZone, MarketHome, EscapeHomes, and Pagewise.com. He is the cofounder of Spartina Ventures, LLC, an angel fund for Internet start-ups.

Greg Seal

Greg Seal spent 30 years with Deloitte Consuting. He worked with clients in manufacturing, high technology and consumer products to improve their operations and profitability. Over the course of his career he built and led several global and national practices for Deloitte.

Technologies

Webvanta is based on a variety of open-source technologies. See the details on our Technology Credits page.