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Board of Directors


Donald F. Wood

Donald F. Wood
Chairman of the Board

Donald F. Wood has served on the board of directors since July 1999 and is a Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson. Previously, Mr. Wood was a General Partner at Vanguard Ventures. Mr. Wood holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Stanford University.

Patrick Lashinsky

Patrick Lashinsky
Chief Executive Officer, President, Director

As the Chief Executive Officer and President, Pat Lashinsky serves on the Board of Directors and is responsible for the company vision, planning, and overall strategy in addition to day to day oversight of the company's overall operations and its growth and innovation initiatives. Mr. Lashinsky has previously served as President, Executive Vice President of Product Strategy and Development, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, and as Vice President of Sales at ZipRealty.

The influential real estate journal, Inman News, named Mr. Lashinsky as one of the "Top 100 Most Influential Real Estate People" for 2008. He's a preferred real estate source for top news media outlets, including NBC "Nightly News," CNN's "Open House," FOX Business Network's "America's Nightly Scoreboard" and "Happy Hour," CNBC's "Squawk Box," the Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, and USA Today.

Mr. Lashinsky has over 10 years marketing experience working with such household names as General Mills and Del Monte. While at General Mills, he was responsible for the creation and development of Go-Gurt Yogurt in addition to managing brands such as Pop Secret and Chex Mix.

Prior to joining ZipRealty, Mr. Lashinsky was the lead for new product development at Del Monte.

Mr. Lashinsky has taught marketing classes at Wharton School of Business and the Anderson School of Business at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the Anderson School at the University of California at Los Angeles and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Economies from the University of California at Berkeley.

Elisabeth DeMarse

Elisabeth DeMarse
Director

Elisabeth DeMarse joined the ZipRealty Board of Directors in July 2005. She is CEO and President of Creditcards.com, an internet based provider of consumer credit card offerings. Previously, Ms. DeMarse served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of Bankrate Inc., an internet based consumer banking marketplace. A member of the National Association of Corporate Directors, DeMarse has extensive leadership and operating expertise in the financial sphere, including previous executive-level positions at Hoovers Inc., Bloomberg L.P. and Citicorp. DeMarse received her Bachelor of Arts from Wellesley College and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She also serves on the Board of Directors for both EDGAR-Online and All Star Directories. She is a member of The Committee of 200.

Robert C. Kagle

Robert C. Kagle
Director

Robert C. Kagle has served on the board of directors since November 1999. Mr. Kagle has been a General Partner of Benchmark Capital Management Co., LLC, since its founding in May 1995 and a General Partner of Technology Venture Investors since January 1984. Mr. Kagle also serves on the boards of directors of eBay Inc., Jamba Juice and Prosper. Mr. Kagle holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical and mechanical engineering from the General Motors Institute (renamed Kettering University in January 1998).

Stanley M. Koonce, Jr.

Stanley M. Koonce, Jr.
Director

Stanley M. Koonce, Jr. has served on the board of directors since May 2004. Mr. Koonce has been the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America since June 2002. From April 2001 to April 2002, Mr. Koonce was President and Chief Executive Officer of Venue Ticket Exchange, a sports ticketing company. From September 2000 to May 2002, Mr. Koonce was Chairman of AIVIA, a software and web development company. Mr. Koonce holds a Masters of Business Administration degree and a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Gary A. Wetsel

Gary A. Wetsel
Director

Gary A. Wetsel has served on the Board of Directors since May 2007 and is an independent consultant. From April 2002 to December 2004, Mr. Wetsel served as Executive Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of Aspect Communications Corporation, a provider of enterprise customer contact solutions, where he remained as a consultant until his retirement in March 2005. Mr. Wetsel has held senior executive positions with several other high-tech companies, including Zhone Technologies, Inc., WarpSpeed Communications Corp., Wyse Technology, Inc., Borland International, Inc., Octel Communications Corporation and Ungermann-Bass, Inc. Mr. Wetsel previously served on the boards of directors and audit committees of LookSmart Ltd. and Blue Martini Software, Inc. Mr. Wetsel is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Bentley College.

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