Ian Morris

Ian Morris, President and Chief Executive Officer

Ian Morris has been a leader in the real estate industry for more than a decade. Before joining Market Leader, Morris ran MSN HomeAdvisor, Microsoft's online real estate business, a business that he helped launch in 1997. Before launching HomeAdvisor, Ian held a variety of Internet marketing, business development, and operations positions at Microsoft, including responsibility for MSN's partnership marketing efforts. Ian has been a frequent keynote speaker at major real estate and mortgage industry conferences, and was rated 'One of the Real Estate Industry's Most Influential People' by Realtor® Magazine. He received the Inman Innovator Award from Inman News in 2004.

Ian holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and has previously held product management positions in the financial services industry.

Jacqueline Davidson

Jacqueline L. Davidson, Chief Financial Officer

Jacqueline L. Davidson serves as the company's Chief Financial Officer and has been with Market Leader since November of 2004. She has over 20 years in senior financial roles for public and private companies, accumulating significant financial management, business development and M&A experience. Prior to joining Market Leader, Davidson served as the Chief Financial Officer of a $100 million regional supermarket chain. Davidson's experience includes her role as Vice President of Finance for the Cobalt Group, an online marketing business serving the automotive industry. Davidson is a CPA who began her career with eight years at Price Waterhouse. She is a graduate of Washington State University with a BA in Business Administration.

Robert Bill

Robert Bill, Vice President and General Manager of Broker Services

Bob Bill joins Market Leader to accelerate growth of its broker services business, leveraging RealtyGenerator, a business acquired in 2007. Bill has more than twenty years of experience as a leader in the real estate technology, brokerage and corporate relocation industries. In his most recent role at MarketLinx/First American, he worked directly with the largest real estate companies and organizations in developing enterprise technology solutions to position them for continued success. Bill has direct experience in managing one of the nation's largest real estate companies, Baird & Warner Real Estate in Chicago, while also building high growth companies in the real estate franchising and corporate relocation industries. Bill's expertise is in identifying and growing new markets and developing industry best practices through technology. Bill holds a Bachelors of Business Administration degree from University of Missouri.

Scott Smith, Vice President of Business Strategy and Products

Scott Smith currently serves as Vice President of Business Strategy and Products driving operational and business planning as well as product management for Market Leader. In addition, Smith oversees Market Leader’s sales and marketing efforts. Previously, Smith served as Vice President of Customer Operations and Advocacy for Market Leader from August 2002 until September 2007 and was responsible for the delivery of customer-focused initiatives both internally and externally. Prior to joining Market Leader, Smith spent 14 years at Microsoft creating new market opportunities for Windows and launching internet consumer businesses including Sidewalk.com and HomeAdvisor.com. Smith serves on the Board of Directors for the Warren Miller Freedom Foundation, which educates young people on business ethics and entrepreneurship. Smith holds a BA in Management Information Systems from Eastern Washington University.

Thad Westhusing, Vice President of Advertising and Network Development

Thad Westhusing joined Market Leader in April 2009 as Vice President of Advertising and Network Development to direct the company’s consumer marketing to qualified home buyers and sellers. Westhusing subsequently assumed leadership of a technology team focused on designing, developing, and deploying innovative solutions to benefit Market Leader’s real estate professional customers. Westhusing has over twenty years of leadership experience from a variety of industry sectors, including eleven years at Microsoft, where he led product management and customer experience efforts for MSN’s portal, search, and media services. Westhusing holds a BA in economics from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

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