Board of Directors
Kanth Gopalpur, Co-Founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board
Kanth is responsible for the broad strategic direction of the company, and in his dual capacity as CEO and Chief Customer Advocate at Monsoon, he works closely with Monsoon's users and markets. An ecommerce veteran, Kanth founded and led the online operations of Powells.com, the nation’s largest independent bookstore, from 1994 to 2000. Following that success, Kanth joined Django's, a nationwide network of music and movie stores as VP of e-commerce and marketing, and he oversaw all aspects of the company's online business. Both Powell's and Django's were among the earliest and most successful online marketplace sellers, and Kanth was instrumental in developing the tools that helped them integrate into major marketplaces such as Amazon and Half.com. This early experience and deep insight has proved invaluable in helping other retailers be successful in growing their businesses on online marketplaces.
Michael Powell, Owner, Powell's Books
Michael Powell is the founder and President of Powell's Books, the largest independent bookstore in the country. Powell's also operates one of the earliest and most successful online bookstores, Powells.com, and is one of the largest marketplace sellers. Michael is actively involved in the business and social community in Portland, Oregon and has held Board positions in several private and public organizations, including Creative Multimedia Corporation, Sapient Health Network, Cenquest, the American Booksellers Association, the Port of Portland, and the Portland Public Schools Foundation.
Sandra Morris
Sandra Morris has spent over twenty years in technology marketing and general management positions. Most recently, Sandra was Corporate Vice-President at Eastman Kodak and served as the General Manager of the Digital Imaging Services Group where she had responsibility for the Kodak EasyShare Gallery. Sandra was formerly a senior executive at Intel Corporation where she served as the Vice President of several business units, as well as co-CIO of Intel and the Director of Intel.com. She is widely respected for her strong strategic vision and operating skills, and has been involved in a variety of start-up product groups at Intel in both multimedia and communications products. Her expertise spans large system implementations for business and consumer applications that support business growth world-wide as well as online-related marketing and industry standards activities. Sandra currently resides in the San Francisco Bay area.
M. Albin "Al" Jubitz, Jr.
Al Jubitz worked for 34 years in several positions at the Jubitz Corporation, a family-owned business that provides services to the freight industry. Part of his responsibilities included being the CEO of DAT Services, a 300-employee wholly owned subsidiary of Jubitz Corporation, and the nation's leading spot market for truck load freight and available trucks. Under his leadership, DAT evolved from a nationwide closed circuit TV advertising network to the nation's largest and most sophisticated computerized freight matching system.