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Management

Robert Levitan, CEO

Pando Networks is Robert Levitan's fourth start-up. Prior to founding Pando, Robert was the cofounder of iVillage, Flooz.com and YearLook Enterprises. In between starting companies from scratch and some adventures in world travel, Robert has also been a marketing advisor and executive coach with several companies including AT&T and OddPost. Robert serves on the board of the Executive Council of New York and New York Cares, a service organization that coordinates volunteers who work with children, the homeless and the elderly.

Laird Popkin, CTO

Laird is the co-chair of the P4P Working Group and the Information and Content Exchange (ICE) Authoring Group. As the director of digital technology for Warner Music Group he was responsible for P2P and wireless technology and as CTO of 3Path, Laird helped establish one of the first digital document delivery services online. Previously, Laird was the CTO at Sotheby's Holdings and the Internet division of News Corporation, which launched and operated hundreds of web sites including TVGuide.com, FOXNews.com, MLB.com.

Yaron Samid, CMO

Yaron has designed products and built companies that have empowered millions of people and Fortune 500 companies to create, consume, distribute and monetize digital media. Yaron started working on the business and product vision behind Pando after co-founding DeskSite TV, the Internet's first PCTV network which he grew to over 2 million viewers. Previously Yaron held senior Marketing and Product Management positions at Zend, BackWeb and Register.com. Yaron is the founder and organizer of NY Video 2.0 and NY Israel Tech, is an advisor for several startups and an executive committee member of Tevel.org.

David Buckland, VP Business Development

David has over 15 years experience in building innovative & successful technology companies. His leadership in Business Development, Sales, and Product Management has helped companies such as BackWeb, DigitalFuel, Tribe, and Picatel to define and lead new market spaces, driving significant revenues and returns for investors. Not including Pando, David has brought Internet applications and services to over 30 Million consumers and 50+ Fortune 500 enterprises.

Avi Cohen, VP Engineering

Avi's career began in the elite software development units of the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) where he held several senior positions including Chief Security Officer and Head of DBA Departments. Upon leaving the IDF, Avi served as R&D Manager at Odigo, helping grow the popular consumer service to over 8 Million users. In 2002 Comverse Technologies acquired Odigo and subsequently Avi grew from R&D Manager to CTO of the Instant Communication Division and finally the COO of the Video Express Unit.