Management Team
Kelly Conlin
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Kelly Conlin has been at the intersection of content, technology and media for more than twenty years, having been CEO of a billion dollar private media company, a billion dollar public media company and, at NameMedia, a high-growth, venture-backed online media company. Mr. Conlin began his career at CNN, where he was the Chief Assignment Editor in New York during the network’s start-up era.
At The New York Times, he worked on the editorial side of the company’s newspaper and on the business side of the company’s magazine group. In 1995 he was named President of IDG, which he had joined in 1989, and added the CEO title in 1999. IDG is the world’s leading technology media company, with more than 500 targeted publications, websites, subscription research services and events in more than 85 countries. In 2003, he joined Primedia as President and CEO. Primedia is the country’s leading special interest media company, with more than 100 brands operating through print, online, event and video platforms.
He was named by Media Industry Magazine as one of the Top 5 executives in the business publishing field and to its annual list of the Top 21 media innovators; Business Week has named him to its list of the Top 25 “Next Generation” media executives. He is a magna cum laude graduate of Carleton College, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School.
Jeffrey S. Bennett
President and Chief Operating Officer
Jeff Bennett, a leader in the digital economy for more than ten years, led the effort with Highland Capital and Summit Partners to acquire BuyDomains and develop the YesDirect Network that is the foundation of NameMedia. Today, Mr. Bennett oversees the day-to-day business operations for the company. Prior to joining NameMedia, Mr. Bennett served in several executive roles at Terra-Lycos and Lycos, including Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and Vice President and General Manager of E-Commerce.
Mr. Bennett founded the Lycos E-Commerce business and led this business unit to extraordinary growth that included establishing a 1,000 merchant marketplace in six months and growing annual revenue to over $100 million in just two years. Mr. Bennett was also the architect of several strategic acquisitions and alliances during his tenure, establishing joint ventures for Lycos across the world and served on the Board of Directors for Lycos Europe and Sympatico-Lycos.
Prior to joining Lycos, Mr. Bennett held various business development and sales management roles at SunGard Financial, DST Systems and Wang. Mr. Bennett has also served as an Adjunct Professor of Marketing at Bentley College, focusing on the intersection of the Internet and E-Commerce for emerging businesses. Mr. Bennett earned a B.S., cum laude, from Bentley College. Mr. Bennett serves on the Business Advisory Group at Bentley and is involved with numerous charitable organizations in the Boston area.
Brian D. Lucy
Chief Financial Officer
Brian Lucy was involved in the effort with Highland Capital and Summit Partners to acquire BuyDomains and currently oversees NameMedia’s finance, accounting and administration functions. Prior to joining NameMedia, he was an executive at Lycos and Terra Lycos, most recently as CFO of the US business unit. During his tenure at Lycos, Mr. Lucy played an integral role in the successful integration of the finance function for 15 diverse acquisitions. Additionally, Mr. Lucy participated in two NASDAQ equity financings, raising nearly $575 million for the company.
Prior to joining Lycos, Mr. Lucy was employed by KPMG LLP, in the High Technology, Manufacturing, Retail, and Distribution group. While there he provided both audit and consulting services to both privately held and publicly traded organizations, primarily in the high-tech area. Mr. Lucy, a certified public accountant, holds a B.S. degree in accounting from Salem State College, cum laude and a B.A. degree in political science and philosophy from Villanova University.
David Hauser
Vice President, Portfolio Management
David Hauser oversees NameMedia’s domain valuation, acquisition, inventory management and business intelligence functions. Prior to joining NameMedia, David was the Director of Marketing at DirectoryM, a leading online provider of private-label business-to-business directories. During his time at DirectoryM, David oversaw partner management, account management, business intelligence and customer service. Prior to DirectoryM, David was a Vice President of the Global Access Group at IDC, the premier provider of market intelligence for the information technology and technology markets. While at IDC, David directed product, marketing and customer service management for several multi-million dollar product lines. Mr. Hauser holds a B.A. from the University of California, San Diego, and an MBA from Boston College.
Keith Davis
Vice President, Engineering
Keith Davis has over a twenty-five-year history of managing high performing teams. At NameMedia, Keith Davis oversees the company’s Engineering organization. Prior to joining NameMedia, Mr. Davis served in executive engineering roles at IBM, where he was responsible for the Change Management and Portfolio Management engineering teams, leading more than 180 engineering professionals in multiple countries, delivering enterprise software tooling solutions. Mr. Davis also had key Engineering roles at Rational Software, Lotus Development, Borland, and Computer Associates. Mr. Davis holds a B.S. from San Jose State University.
