David Jackson is the founder and CEO of Seeking Alpha. He started his career as a macro-economist at HM Treasury in London and The Bank of Israel, and later moved to Morgan Stanley in New York as a technology research analyst covering the communications equipment sector. He left in early 2003 to manage money (long/short) and explore new approaches to financial publishing, ultimately leading to the creation of Seeking Alpha in 2004. Since then, Seeking Alpha has grown to be the leading Web 2.0 finance site. He has a B.A from Oxford University and an MSc from The London School of Economics, is married with four children, and serves on the board of a food rescue charity.
Koby Menachemi is responsible for the smooth functioning of Seeking Alpha's website as its audience grows, and development of Seeking Alpha's Web 2.0 functionality, such as StockTalk and Instablogs. He joined Seeking Alpha in December 2006 as CTO, before which he founded three start-ups: WinnerLogic, a sports wagering outlet with an innovative odds comparison technology, KME Computing Solutions, and Navicula, where he designed the product infrastructure, and managed large development teams. He is the founder of the nonprofit, award-winning website YambaZman, a portal that enables anyone to learn about any topic at no charge; he donates all proceeds from ad revenues to cancer research.
Mick Weinstein, a financial journalist and online content specialist, joined Seeking Alpha as editor-in-chief in November 2005. He oversees the editorial team and is responsible for all editorial content on Seeking Alpha, including contributor selection. Mick brings more than ten years of business development and online content management experience to Seeking Alpha. Before joining Seeking Alpha, he worked with a number of technology startups and in the non-profit arena. Mick has a degree from the University of Michigan and lives in Jerusalem with his wife and four children.
Avrom Gilbert - VP Finance
Avrom Gilbert is responsible for the financial, legal and operational smooth-running of Seeking Alpha. In addition, he works on partnerships with other financial media companies and data providers. Avrom previously founded and ran MyStudiyo, a widget company. Before that he worked in venture capital and was an equities analyst for London-based investment banks UBS, Flemings and Carnegie. He has a B.A. from Cambridge University and tries to stay fit by running and taking martial arts lessons. Avrom's wife and 4 children make him a much better person with every passing year he is around them.
Joseph Porcellini manages Seeking Alpha's advertising sales teams in the United States. He has been a leader and Innovator in Internet Advertising since 1997, and is best known for his desire to lead the industry in customer service and creating innovative solutions for his clients. His ability to embrace change has allowed him to continue to innovate, creating award winning sales teams along with award winning advertising programs for brands such as American Express, Scotts & HP. Prior to Seeking Alpha, Joe led sales teams for Marketwatch.com, weather.com, and WashingtonPost/Newsweek Interactive. He lives in New York and has been married for over 11 beautiful years, and blessed by 2 amazing children.
Eli Hoffmann is responsible for Seeking Alpha's news coverage. With his team of journalists, he produces Market Currents, Seeking Alpha's popular real-time coverage of the financial market, and Seeking Alpha's coverage of new IPOs and ETFs. He joined Seeking Alpha in 2006, and was previously a trader and teacher.
Mary Hunt - Managing Editor, Contributor Content
Mary Hunt is the managing editor responsible for selecting and publishing articles by Seeking Alpha's contributors during US market hours, including article disputes. She joined Seeking Alpha in 2007. She joined Seeking Alpha with extensive experience in business media, including being Editor at Jenks Healthcare Business Report, Editorial Director for Content at Photochannel.com, Managing Editor at Wine Enthusiast, Managing Editor at Flying Magazine, and Editor at Business Traveler International.
Evelyn Roth - Managing Editor, Contributor Content
Evelyn Roth is the managing editor responsible for selecting and publishing articles by Seeking Alpha's contributors before the US market opens, including article disputes. She joined Seeking Alpha in 2008. Before then, she was Managing Editor at INC. Magazine where she spent seven years, Executive Editor for Product Development at Harvard Business School Publishing, and Managing Editor at the New York Times Women's Magazine Group.
Rachel Tova Rott - Director of Transcript Operations
Rachel Tova Rott is responsible for the operations and management of Seeking Alpha's conference call transcript program. She has ultimate responsibility for the scheduling, production and publication of companies' quarterly conference call transcripts, and works with numerous transcription companies. Rachel Tova brings years of operations/management experience to Seeking Alpha, having worked with clients such as The Jerusalem Post, Ford Motor Company, and DaimlerChrysler. Rachel Tova has a B.A. from the University of Michigan.
Boaz Berkowitz - Director of Contributor Relations
Boaz Berkowitz heads up the Contributor Relations team at Seeking Alpha. He is responsible for bringing new authors into the community and supporting the large and growing base of contributing authors, including running programs for providing contributors with free subscriptions to professional research tools and access to conferences, arranging interviews with journalists, and helping authors to use their exposure on Seeking Alpha to generate business leads. Boaz brings over 10 years of management experience to Seeking Alpha from such companies as Bloomberg. He holds a BS and BA from Binghamton University and MBAs from Tel Aviv University and Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Business.