Meet the Modiv Media™ board of directors.

Paul Schaut, Chairman and CEO of Modiv Media™

Paul Schaut additionally serves as an independent advisor to venture backed technology companies and brings more than 23 years of sales, marketing and executive management experience as well as a deep expertise in the technology, digital and mobile marketing industries. Paul has served as CEO for several companies, including Tira Wireless, mobile porting technology enabler; Performaworks, enterprise goal and performance management solutions; and Engage, broad based digital marketing thought leader. Paul led Engage through a dramatic growth period, including the integration of 10 acquisitions, worldwide expansion and a successful initial public offering. Paul is a director of several private technology companies. Paul holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from San Jose State University.

Steve Hooper, Founding Partner of Ignition Partners

Steve is a founding partner of Ignition. He invests in telecommunications and wireless companies. Steve represents Ignition as director on the boards of several companies. Prior to Ignition, Steve worked closely with Craig McCaw for 18 years and was CEO of every major McCaw Company except Nextel. Most recently, Steve was the Chairman and CEO of Nextlink Communications (now XO Communications), where he was responsible for repositioning the company to a true Integrated Communications Provider offering a full complement of voice and data services.

Prior to Nextlink, Steve served as the co-CEO of Teledesic with Craig McCaw. In that capacity, he oversaw the operation of the company and the negotiation of the multi-billion dollar satellite contract with Motorola.

From 1994 to 1997, Steve served as CEO of AT&T Wireless. As President and CEO of AT&T Wireless, Steve grew the company from $1.8 billion sales to $4 billion. As CEO, Steve bought LIN Broadcasting for $3.5 billion; expanded AT&T's footprint via the PCS auctions; built national GSM networks in India, Hong Kong and Taiwan; worked with Nokia to build the cornerstone of AT&T's "Digital One Rate" offering; deployed the first nationwide packet-based data network; and launched the first nationwide digital air-to-ground network, achieving 40% market share. Steve holds an MBA from the Wharton School and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Seattle University, where he serves as a Trustee of the Seattle University Board.

Tom Huseby, Managing Partner of SeaPoint Ventures

In 1997 Tom formed SeaPoint Ventures. Tom represents SeaPoint as chairman and director on the boards of several companies. Prior to forming SeaPoint Ventures, Tom co-founded and was the first CEO of Metawave Communications Corp., a manufacturer of cellular infrastructure equipment. Before Metawave, he was the first president and CEO of Innova Corp., a manufacturer of digital millimeter wave radios. Tom spent the first seventeen years of his career at Raychem Corp. where he held a variety of executive positions in Europe, South America and the U.S. His last position at Raychem was Group Vice President of the Industrial Products Group. Tom has a Bachelor's degree in Economics and a BSIE from Columbia University and an MBA from Stanford University.

Stephen Vowles, SVP of Stop & Shop and Giant Food

Stephen Vowles serves as the Senior Vice President of Marketing for Stop & Shop/Giant-Landover Supermarkets and is the senior marketing executive for the Ahold-owned grocer.

Named 2007 “Marketer of the Year” by Supermarket News, Vowles led the successful re-branding of Stop & Shop/Giant Landover in 2008. Prior to joining Stop & Shop, he was Customer Marketing Director at Sainsbury’s, the United Kingdom’s second largest grocer, and previously worked for eight years in brand management at Procter & Gamble, managing a range of brands across Western Europe.

David Rochon, President, Upromise, Inc.

As president of Upromise, David’s goal is to help people realize their dream of higher education. In 2000, he became one of the company’s first employees as it developed a new solution to align corporate America with every family’s interest in saving for college. Today, Upromise is the largest private source of college funding in the United States. Upromise is also a trusted advocate for its 10 million members with a common mindset and goal – the future education of their family’s children and grandchildren.

His experience now bridges 25 years in diverse areas such as the Internet, in-store marketing services, retail and manufacturing arenas. Previously, David co-founded and was president & CEO of SuperMarkets Online, Inc. (a subsidiary of Catalina Marketing Corporation), the industry's leading Business to Consumer e-commerce savings platform leveraged by over 12,000 supermarkets and more than 80 blue chip consumer packaged goods clients. Prior to Catalina Marketing Corporation, David was Senior Vice President of Sales at Catalina Information Resources, Inc., the leading supplier of daily store-specific scanning information.

David attended Cornell University where he earned a BS in Applied Economics and Management