Executive Management

• Sharat Sharan, President and CEO
• Drew Hamer, Chief Financial Officer
• Jayesh Sahasi, CTO and Vice President, Engineering
• Ed Van Petten, CIO
• Denise Persson, CMO and Vice President, Marketing and Business Development
• Scott Ray, Vice President, Professional Services
• Michael Nelson, Vice President, Sales
• Tom Masotto, Vice President, Product Management
• Eric Stokesberry, Vice President, Network Operations
• Mahesh Kheny, Vice President, Strategic Solutions, Engineering

Board of Directors

• Irwin Federman, General Partner, U.S. Venture Partners
• Ed Johnson, CEO, Beechtree Ventures
• Deepak Kamra, General Partner, Canaan Partners
• Sharat Sharan, President and CEO, ON24
• Dominique Trempont, Board member, Energy Recovery and 3Com
• Mark Hoffman, Chairman and CEO, Eightfold Logic

Sharat Sharan, President and CEO

Under the leadership of CEO Sharat Sharan and with more than 750 customers, ON24 is today the global market share leader in virtual events and webcasting solutions. Sharan was formerly vice president and general manager of Hearst New Media and Technology and vice president of the Hearst New Media Group. Prior to joining Hearst, Sharan was responsible for business development at AT&T Wireless Systems and a member of the AT&T Bell Laboratories technical staff. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Virginia Tech.

In recognition of the company’s accomplishments, both ON24 and Sharan have received a number of industry awards, including:

• Sharat Sharan, Who’s Who in B-to-B, BtoB Magazine, 2009 and 2010
• Frost & Sullivan Market Leadership Awards for Virtual Events and Webcasting Solutions, 2009 and 2010
• Technology and Innovation award, Best Business Application, San Francisco Business Times, 2010-2011
• JMP Securities Hot 100 Software Companies, 2010
• Merkle and CMO Council Marketing Innovation Award, Innovation in Multi-Channel Mix Optimization and Measurement, 2011
• Deloitte’s Silicon Valley Fast 50, the 50 fastest growing software companies in Silicon Valley

Drew Hamer, Chief Financial Officer

Joining the ON24 executive management team in 2010, Hamer is a seasoned finance executive with over 17 years of financial leadership experience at high-tech companies. During the five years prior to joining ON24, he was CFO of Keynote Systems, Inc. He has also held chief financial officer or other senior finance positions at KnowNow, IQ Labs, Intraspect Software, Excite@Home and Sybase.

Jayesh Sahasi, CTO and Vice President, Engineering

Jayesh Sahasi is a pioneer in the development of applications for streaming media over the Internet. With over 18 years of experience, he has been responsible for highly scalable enterprise-class streaming applications and has addressed business needs in these areas for companies like Deloitte Consulting, IBM, Cisco Systems, Merrill Lynch and Fidelity. Sahasi has an MBA from the Wharton School of Business, a Master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence and a BS in Computer Science.

Ed Van Petten, CIO

Ed Van Petten brings more than 25 years of information technology experience to ON24. Prior to joining the company, Van Petten was vice president of operations for Veon, Inc. He has also held information technology positions at Philips Electronics, Power Computing, Trinity Industries, American Express, Mtech and Baldwin Data Services. Van Petten is a graduate of Trinity University in San Antonio.

Denise Persson, CMO and Vice President, Marketing and Business Development

As the Chief Marketing Officer for ON24, Denise Persson is responsible for the company’s strategic and tactical marketing efforts. Persson’s experience includes a variety of marketing management and product management positions. Prior to joining ON24, she was executive vice president of global marketing for Genesys, where her responsibilities included marketing, global sales coordination, strategic partnerships and the company’s product development roadmap. Persson holds an MBA from Georgetown University.

Scott Ray, Vice President, Professional Services

Scott Ray has over 15 years of computer programming and project and team management experience. Prior to joining ON24, Ray held key management positions at Pacific Northwest Laboratories and Ford Aerospace. He has also provided technical consulting for such companies as Radian, Toyota and Pacific Gas & Electric, as well as several government agencies and national laboratories. Ray has a Master’s degree in Physical Science and a BS in Geoscience from California State University, Chico.

Michael Nelson, Vice President, Sales

Michael Nelson leads ON24’s global sales organization, including inside and channel sales. He has over 15 years of sales and business development experience in the technology industry, with a focus on large enterprise and strategic accounts. He has also been a key contributor to the successful launch and market adoption of the ON24 Virtual Show, Virtual Briefing Center, Webcasting Platform 10 and Event Portal product lines. Nelson is a graduate of the University of California at Davis.

Tom Masotto, Vice President, Product Management

Tom Masotto has worked in sales, marketing and business development in the technology industry for 20 years. Prior to joining ON24, Masotto was vice president of business development at Hipbone, a provider of web collaboration solutions. He has also held marketing and business development positions at Hewlett-Packard, VeriFone and Intel. He has an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management, a Master’s degree in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering from MIT and a BS in Computer Engineering from Boston University.

Eric Stokesberry, Vice President, Network Operations

Eric Stokesberry is responsible for ON24’s webcasting and virtual event infrastructure and network as well as the corporate IT function. He has 19 years of IT experience, including more than six years as the VP of IT & Operations at Keynote Systems and engineering and product management roles at Network General. Stokesberry has a BSEE from Stanford University.

Mahesh Kheny, Vice President, Strategic Solutions, Engineering

Mahesh Kheny joined ON24 in 2003 and currently oversees design and development of strategic products at ON24. With over 19 years of hands-on experience in building software applications for the communications, airline and media industries, he brings valuable technical and management expertise to ON24’s flagship products. Prior to ON24, he worked at AT&T Bell Labs, American Airlines (Sabre) and Digital Generation Systems. He earned a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Monmouth University.