Investors

Founder, Chairman & Interim CEO

Rob Glaser, Founder, Chairman and Interim CEO of RealNetworks, Inc., has long been intrigued with the nexus of media, computing, communication and the Internet. Since founding Real in 1994, Mr. Glaser has played an integral role in the transformation of the Internet into the next great mass medium. In 1995 under Mr. Glaser's direction, Real introduced the groundbreaking RealAudio. Followed by RealVideo, RealPlayer and the systems to distribute audio and video including the Helix technologies, RealNetworks has continued to innovate and bring technologies to market. Additionally in 2000, RealNetworks began offering aggregated premium content online directly to consumers in a subscription service. In 2003, RealNetworks purchased Listen.com and built the Rhapsody music service into the leading music subscription service. With the combination of technology and business systems for monetizing media, RealNetworks and Mr. Glaser are at the forefront of the Internet media revolution. Prior to founding RealNetworks, Inc., Mr. Glaser worked for Microsoft for 10 years in a number of executive positions, including Vice President of Multimedia and Consumer Systems. Mr. Glaser has served on several non-profit boards and committees, including his appointment by President Clinton to the Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters. Mr. Glaser is a graduate of Yale University, with a B.A. and an M.A. in Economics and a B.S. in Computer Science.

Executive Vice President
The Bank of New York

Kalpana Raina has been a director of RealNetworks, Inc. since December 2001. Ms. Raina serves as an Executive Vice President at The Bank of New York. The Bank of New York, a financial holding company, provides a complete range of banking and other financial services to corporations and individuals worldwide. Ms. Raina has responsibility for the Media & Telecommunications, Healthcare, Retailing and the Western Division. Prior to her appointment as Executive Vice President in 1998, Ms. Raina served as Senior Vice President from August 1995 to December 1998, as Vice President from August 1992 to August 1995, as Assistant Vice President from November 1989 to August 1992 and as Assistant Treasurer from November 1988 to November 1989. Prior to joining The Bank of New York, Ms. Raina was employed in the Media Division of Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company. Ms. Raina serves on the Board of the Center for Communications and ADITI: Foundation for the Arts in New York City. Ms. Raina holds a B.A. Honors degree from Panjab University, India and an M.A. degree in English Literature from McMaster University.

Co-Founder
Second Avenue Partners

Mr. Slade is a co-founder of Second Avenue Partners, a provider of management, strategy and capital for early stage companies, where he has served as a partner since 2000. From 2005 to October 2006, Mr. Slade served as a Strategic Advisor for RealNetworks. From 2002 to May 2007, Mr. Slade served as a director of aQuantive, Inc., a publicly traded digital marketing service and technology company that was acquired by Microsoft Corporation in May 2007. From 1998 to 2004, Mr. Slade served as a consultant and member of the executive team at Apple Inc. From 1993 to 1998, Mr. Slade was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Starwave Corp., a Paul Allen-funded startup that was sold to The Walt Disney Corp. From 1992 to 1998, Mr. Slade held various executive and leadership positions with technology companies including Microsoft Corporation, Central Point Software, NeXT Computer, Inc. and Asymetrix Corp. Mr. Slade holds a B.A. in Economics from Colorado College and an M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

Board Member

In 1997, Mr. Galgon, 45, co-founded aQuantive Inc. (formerly Avenue A), and played a leadership role in the company for a decade.  aQuantive was purchased by Microsoft Corp. in 2007 for approximately $6 billion.  He served as Chief Advertising Strategist for Microsoft from August 2007 until January 2009.  Mr. Galgon has served as a director of Market Leader, Inc. (formerly HouseValues, Inc.) since April 2010.  Mr. Galgon holds an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School and an A.B. in economics from Duke University.