LookSmart
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Michael Onghai
CEO
Mr. Onghai is 43 years old and has served as a director of the Company since January 14, 2013. In addition to serving as a director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Mr. Onghai is the President of Snowy August Management LLC, an alternative investment manager headquartered in New York. Snowy August provides value-oriented investment management services, focusing on information technology and Southeast Asian businesses and investments. Prior to founding Snowy August in 2012, Mr. Onghai served as a principal and portfolio manager of Ibis Management LLC, an investment management firm he joined in August 2003. In 2011, Mr. Onghai founded AppAddictive, a venture-backed social media digital holding company. Mr. Onghai previously founded and sold other companies, including DailyStocks.com and StockSheet.com, and worked in software development at Price-Waterhouse and Capital Group. Mr. Onghai was the third employee at GeoCities, which was acquired by Yahoo in 1998. Mr. Onghai is also a CFA charterholder and a multiple award winner at ValueInvestorsClub.com. Mr. Onghai graduated from UCLA with a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
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