Laura Rippy was Chief Executive Officer of Handango from 1999 - 2003, during the company's period of high growth and success. Under her leadership, Handango grew revenues to $38 million, achieved profitability, partnered with all the major leaders of the mobile world including Palm, Microsoft, Nokia, Motorola, ATT, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint, reached the Inc. 500, and received awards for the Best Place to Work.

Prior to joining Handango, Ms. Rippy worked at Microsoft for 6 years where she held a series of marketing and executive positions. While there, she founded and led MSN HomeAdvisor and co-founded Sidewalk.com, two award-winning e-commerce sites. As general manager for MSN HomeAdvisor, Ms. Rippy created the business plan, convinced Microsoft executives to fund the business, hired and led the product team, and drove all aspects of partnerships and marketing. For Sidewalk.com, she created the original business plan, pitched it to senior executives for funding, and drove the first product development priorities. Ms. Rippy also led the launch of software products in the education category for Microsoft, with special focus on retail and direct marketing channels. Lastly, for Microsoft's Dallas office, Ms. Rippy led strategic solutions sales of SQL Server and developer tools for Microsoft's enterprise customers.

Currently, Ms. Rippy is on the Advisory Board for Inrix, the leader in predictive travel information. At Internoded, the leader in wireless device lifecycle management, she is on the Advisory Board and Chief Strategy Officer. Ms. Rippy is a member of The Boston Club.

Ms. Rippy holds a master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School and a bachelor of arts degree in government from Dartmouth College.