eventful ABOUT

Esther Dyson is a long-time catalyst of start-ups in information technology in the US and other markets, including Russia. Since selling her company, EDventure Holdings, to CNET Networks in 2004, she has taken on new challenges in private aviation and space as well as in health care (as a director of 23andMe, a consumer genetics company). Esther’s IT investments have included Flickr and del.icio.us (both sold to Yahoo!), and Medstory (sold to Microsoft), as well as Meetup Inc., Eventful.com, Boxbe and Voxiva; She is an active investor in air and space, with holdings in Space Adventures and Zero-G Corporation, as well as XCOR Aerospace, Constellation Services International, Coastal Technologies Group, Dopplr.com, Airship Ventures and Icon Aircraft.

Jordan is the President and CEO of Eventful. Under Jordan's leadership, Eventful has become an essential part of the lives of its nearly 18 million registered users and a leading digital service connecting entertainment consumers with movies, live music, performers and local events. Prior to Eventful, Jordan was a general manager at eBay, where he built and managed three of eBay's largest business units. He also served as COO of Client Shop, Inc., which was ranked as the fastest growing privately-held company in San Diego, led international business development for GATX Corporation, and was a management consultant with the Boston Consulting Group.

Josh Stein is a Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, where his current board responsibilities include Box.net, Eventful, Fynanz, GoodGuide, IZEA, Polaris Wireless, Redfin, SugarCRM, and ViVOTech. He is actively involved with the firm's investments in Glam Media, Opscode, and Tremor Media. Previous investments include iList (acquired by IGN/News Corp) and Yardbarker (acquired by Fox Sports Interactive). Prior to joining DFJ, Josh was a Vice President at Telephia, where he managed a group providing strategic analysis and information to the nation's largest wireless carrier. Josh was a co-founder, Director and the Chief Strategy Officer for ViaFone (NYSE:SY), a DFJ portfolio company and leading provider of wireless enterprise applications.

Craig Jacobson is a founding partner at the law firm of Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, & Kaller L.L.P., where he has practiced entertainment law for the past 23 years. In one sense Craig Jacobson's practice is traditionally based in motion picture and television talent representation encompassing writers, directors, actors and producers. In another sense his practice is incredibly diverse, because it also includes work in broadcast news, motion picture financing, international and domestic distribution deals, executive employment agreements and a variety of other non-traditional arenas. On the personal front, Craig has three children, a wife, and a strong interest in collecting contemporary art.

Salil is General Partner at Bay Partners. In addition to traditional early stage venture investments, Salil is leading Bay's Seed Program, a fast-track process for investing $250K-$750K in bold capital-efficient ideas, and Bay's AppFactory,a specialization of the Seed Program, which invests in applications and services atop social graphs, such as the Facebook platform. Salil has led Bay's investments in DynaTrace, Buddy Media, SpringSource, G2One, LendingClub.com, Jambool , Finestrella, Cake Financial, Marketocracy, Financial Content, Triggit, FantasyBook, and Vaxart. Previously, Salil was founder and CEO of Customware, co-founder/CEO of The Middleware Company, and co-founder/CEO of TheServerSide.com network of social media sites.

With his thriving broadcasting career and multiple ventures, Ryan Seacrest is at the forefront of the media and entertainment industry. He hosts and produces multiple television and radio programs, has built his Ryan Seacrest Productions banner into a leading television production company, and manages myriad brand ventures including Coke and Microsoft while currently serving as host of AMERICAN IDOL, “American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest” and “On Air with Ryan Seacrest,” his No. 1 nationally syndicated morning drive-time radio show for Clear Channel’s 102.7 KIIS-FM. Additionally, Seacrest hosts and produces “E! News” and its awards-show coverage and executive-produces and co-hosts “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest.”

As CEO of Stradella Road, Gordon works directly with filmmaker/producer Peter Jackson and global 3D leader, RealD and manages ongoing initiatives for clients Red Bull and Intuit.  Current and recent engagements include Facebook, Google, Sony, Paramount, Yahoo, Variety, Microsoft, Warner Bros., The Los Angeles Times, AOL, VH1, & the Broadcast Film Critics Association. As an angel investor, Gordon serves as an advisor for GroupMe, Miso, Digital Broadcasting Group, Simulmedia, Appssavvy and Eventful. He has a dozen years senior management experience at Time Warner/New Line Cinema, managing more than 200 feature films while heading the studio’s digital media buying, business development, and cross division integrated marketing.