Bill Shlegel
Bill has 27 years of experience in creating value for his companies. He has been a Founder, Chairman, CEO, and Board Member of companies that were sold or financed with a combined market value in excess of $500 million.

Bill is recognized for his strategic planning and strong financial leadership of emerging growth companies. In 1997, Mr. Schlegel founded and served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MarketTools Inc, the world's leading online market research company. At MarketTools, he raised over $50 million in venture capital financing and introduced the popular product Zoomerang. Earlier, Bill cofounded and then served as Chief Marketing Officer at Airfone, the nation's first air-to-ground telephone Company. Airfone was acquired by Verizon for over $120 million.

His Professional awards include:

• CEO of the Year for a $15 billion dollar industry
• CEO of Company that won a Stevie Award for "Best eLearning Program in the World"
• CEO of Northern California Company voted "Best Place to Work", two years in a row
• CEO of Company that earned Forbes "Best of the Web" recognition.

Bill has an M.B.A. from New York University and a B.A. degree from Cornell University.