Linda Fayne Levinson

Who is Linda Fayne Levinson?

Linda Fayne Levinson served as Chief Executive Officer of Connexus Corporation (formerly, Vendare Media) since February 8, 2006 and served as its Executive Chairman of the Board. Ms. Levinson served as an Interim Chief Executive Officer of VendareNetblue from February 2006 to July 2006. She is an experienced corporate executive, management consultant, venture capital and private equity investor, and board member, is an independent advisor to professionally funded, privately held ventures. From 1997 to May 2004, she served as a Partner of GRP Partners. Earlier in her career, Ms. Levinson was an executive at American Express and a partner at McKinsey Co. She served as a Senior Vice President, American Express Travel Related Services, Inc., where she ran the U.S. leisure travel business, composed of its travel agencies and tour business. She was at McKinsey Company for 9 years and in 1979, was the first woman elected a partner. Since April 1997, she has served as a Principal of Global Retail Partners, LP. From 1994 to 1997, Ms. Levinson served as the President of Fayne Levinson Associates. She serves as Chairman and Director of X1 Technologies, Inc. She serves as Chairman of the Board of Connexus Corporation and previously served as its Executive Chairman. She has been Director of NCR Corporation since January 1, 1997 and serves as its Lead Independent Director. She serves as Director of Creative Artist Agency and HealthAllies, Inc. She has been Independent Director of Jacobs Engineering Group since 1996. Ms. Levinson has been a Director of DemandTec, Inc. since September 2005, Western Union Co. since 2006, Connexus Corporation since April 2005, Ingram Micro, Inc. since August 2004 and Homestead Technologies, Inc. since April 1999. Ms. Levinson serves as a Director of Global Retail Partners (GRP), CyberSource, Inc., GoTo.com, Inc. and Bill Me Later, Inc. She served as a Director of Exactis.com, Inc. since July 1998, Mercata, Inc., since November 1999 and Yahoo! Search Marketing Solutions since November 1998. She served as Director of I4 Technologies, CyberSource Corp., Genentech Inc. and AdminiStaff, Inc. Ms. Levinson received an A.B. from Barnard College, an M.A. from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from New York University.