board of directors

Bryant Harris - founder & CEO

Bryant Harris is the founder and CEO of WhosHere.

Stephen S. Smith - co-founder & COO

Stephen Smith is the president and co-founder WhosHere. He is responsible for its commercial, user relations and operational aspects. Previously, Stephen headed software development for the data division of TRX and also served as vice president of business development at UATP. Stephen also worked for Highway1, a non-profit technology consulting group, of which its Highway1 center was a cutting edge technology suite showcasing state of the art technology for federal, state and local government. Stephen also worked in the United States Senate.

Larry Harris - board member

Larry Harris serves on the WhosHere board of directors and is internationally recognized as an expert on database systems and computerized natural language. He founded EasyAsk as Linguistic Technology Corporation (LTC) in 1994, and is the author of its EasyAsk and English Wizard products. Prior to founding LTC, Larry was the founder of Artificial Intelligence Corporation, later renamed, AICorp, which went public in 1990. His early research involved a unique language analysis technique that became the foundation of Intellect, AICorp's mainframe natural language product, which has the distinction of being the first third-party software ever sold by IBM. Prior to founding AICorp, Larry was a Professor of Computer Science at Dartmouth College and a visiting professor at MIT.

Brad Keywell - board member

Brad Keywell serves on the WhosHere board of directors and is the founder and managing partner of Lightbank, a Chicago-based technology investment firm. He is also the founder and director of several other firms, including Groupon.com, Inc., an online collective buying website; Echo Global Logistics, Inc., a technology-enabled transportation and logistics outsourcing firm; and MediaBank, LLC, a leading provider of integrated media procurement technology. Brad is currently on the Foundation Board of Trustees of NorthShore University HealthSystem, the Board of Trustees of Imerman Angels, the Board of Directors of Warrior Productions, a Trustee of the University of Michigan Hillel Foundation and a member of the Chicago chapter of the Young Presidents' Organization.

Paul Lee - board member

Paul Lee serves on the WhosHere board of directors and is a partner at Lightbank, a Chicago-based technology investment firm. Before joining Lightbank, Paul was managing director and group head for digital ventures at Playboy Enterprises where he was responsible for acquiring, investing in and launching digital businesses on behalf of the enterprise. Prior to Playboy, Paul was a founding member and senior vice president at the Peacock Equity Fund, a joint venture between NBC Universal and GE Capital. In his role as a deal partner, some of Paul's representative Board and Observer seats include 4INFO, Greystripe and Ramp.