Bradley J. Wiskirchen
CEO
Bradley J. Wiskirchen is the CEO of Keynetics and its subsidiaries ClickBank and Kount.
Wiskirchen joined Keynetics in 2005. His skills and experience in business, technology, and law give Keynetics an edge in strategic planning and negotiation in the Internet sector. Under his guidance Keynetics has become one of the Pacific Northwest’s largest privately held technology companies. Kount has become the premier fraud prevention solution for card-not-present merchants, and affiliate marketing giant ClickBank has grown to be one of the world’s largest online retailers.
Among his many industry and community involvements, Wiskirchen is the co-founder and former Chair of the Idaho Software Employers Alliance (ISEA). ISEA is a partnership between business and Boise State University designed to expand the economic vitality of Idaho by increasing the availability of skilled software professionals and promoting the opportunities available in the state’s rapidly growing software industry. Additionally, Wiskirchen has held board positions with the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce, Boise State University Office of Technology Transfer, FUNDSY, Discovery Center of Idaho, Intermountain Venture Forum, and many other organizations.
Prior to joining Keynetics, Wiskirchen was a partner in the law firm of Holland & Hart, where he managed the firm's Business Entities and Transactions Practice Group. His experience includes mergers and acquisitions, technology transfer and licensing, and debt and equity financings.
He was awarded a J.D. from the University of Notre Dame, and a B.A. from Brigham Young University.
His resume is online here.
Monty Sooter
COO
Monty Sooter is the COO of ClickBank.
Sooter joined ClickBank in 2005. Sooter holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Naval Academy and an M.B.A. from the University of Oklahoma. Upon joining ClickBank Sooter held the position of CTO during which time he assembled a team to reengineer and enhance the information technology infrastructure and applications. He assumed the COO role in 2008.
Prior to joining ClickBank, Sooter was CIO of Corporate Express. During his time at Corporate Express the company developed and implemented new logistics and ecommerce systems and annual revenues grew from $200 million to $3.5 billion. Sooter began his technology career with ACCENTURE/Andersen Consulting where he became an associate partner in the Large System Integration practice. Prior to ACCENTURE/Andersen Consulting Sooter was a logistics officer in the US Navy. In this role he had responsibility for logistics and financial operations on a US Navy Ship and at a Naval Air Station.
His resume is online here.
Jennifer Johannsen
VP of Operations
Jennifer Johannsen is Vice President of Operations for ClickBank.
Johannsen joined ClickBank in January 2000. She holds a B.S. in Business Management from Boise State University. In 2004, Johannsen was promoted to VP of Operations where she oversees the Client and Customer Service teams and the Security Department.
Prior to ClickBank, Johannsen was in restaurant management and also worked in sales and distribution for various local Idaho companies.
Gregory S. Lems
VP of IT
Greg Lems is Vice President of Information Technology at ClickBank.
Lems joined ClickBank in 2005. He has a B.S.E.E. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. His emphasis on close communication and agility in IT processes has brought new ClickBank functionality to market quickly. Under his direction the IT infrastructure and applications at ClickBank have grown to be scalable and reliable to meet the needs of ClickBank’s ever-increasing network of affiliates and vendors.
Prior to joining ClickBank, Lems was VP of Healthcare Solutions at bConnected and was responsible for the design and implementation of systems that were responsible for the processing of millions of patient records annually. Prior to that he managed the ad serving group at Excite@Home/Matchlogic, which served over one billion internet ad transactions per day. Greg also spent seven years developing CAD/CAM software at EDS/Unigraphics.
His resume is online here.
Dush Ramachandran
VP of Sales & Business Development
Dush Ramachandran is the Vice President of Sales & Business Development for ClickBank.
Ramachandran joined ClickBank as VP of Sales & Business Development in 2005 and is responsible for ClickBank's sales activities and alliances with affiliate and vendor organizations worldwide. He holds a B.S. in Physics from St. Joseph's College, Bangalore University and an M.B.A. from the Indian Institute of Management.
Prior to ClickBank, Ramachandran worked at Requisite Technology where he was VP of International, Global Alliances and Business Development. In this position he was responsible for building out Requisite's International Operations and leading the company's relationship with SAP, Atos Origin and Mitsui, all of which accounted for a substantial portion of Requisite's revenue. He joined Requisite in 1998 through its acquisition of Antaeus Systems Inc., where he was the President, CEO and Founder. Prior to Antaeus, Ramachandran was President and CEO of Conceptual Technologies, and prior to that held senior management positions with Computervision Corp., Prime Computer, Inc. and Datapoint Corp. with worldwide responsibilities.
His resume is online here.
Jeffrey C. Leget
Senior Director, IT Operations
Jeffrey C. Leget is the Senior Director of IT Operations for ClickBank.
Leget joined ClickBank in 2005. He has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Colorado State University. He uses his engineering skills to develop cost-effective, resilient, fault-tolerant system architectures that support ClickBank’s aggressive business model. During his tenure, ClickBank’s business architecture has undergone a dramatic transformation to ensure its capabilities and stability well into the future.
Prior to joining ClickBank, Leget was the Director of Application Support Services at Corporate Express, now Staples, where he managed the company’s numerous proprietary sales, warehouse management, and e-commerce applications. When not training for triathlons or marathons, Jeff continues to develop solutions that expand and integrate ClickBank’s varied business systems.
His resume is online here.
Kate Lenz
Director, Human Resources
Kate Lenz is Director, Human Resources at Kount, ClickBank, and parent company Keynetics.
Lenz joined Keynetics in 2005. She attended Brigham Young University and maintains Professional, Human Resources (PHR) certification.
Lenz is responsible for all recruiting, retention programs and employee benefit vendor selection and management for the Keynetics family. She has ten years of human resources experience in the Pacific Northwest.
Prior to joining Keynetics, Lenz was a Human Resources Manager with Plexus, an electronic manufacturing services provider where she worked for eight years overseeing all local recruitment and staffing needs for a team of 500+ employees.
Her resume is online here.
Christopher Myers
Director, Accounting
Christopher Myers is the Director of Accounting at ClickBank.
Myers joined ClickBank in 2003. He graduated magna cum laude from Boise State University with a B.S. in Business Administration, emphasis in Accounting, and achieved the highest statewide score on the CPA exam during the year he tested.
Prior to joining ClickBank, Myers was a Senior Auditor with Balukoff, Lindstrom & Co. in Boise, Idaho, the largest single public accounting office in the state. In this position he prepared and reviewed financial statements and SEC filings, and coordinated engagement teams. He holds an Idaho CPA license and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Idaho Institute of Certified Public Accountants (ISCPA).
John G. Hayward
Principal Architect
John G. Hayward is the Principal Architect of ClickBank.
Hayward joined ClickBank in 2006. He has a B.S. in Physics from Colorado State University with a minor in Mathematics. His experience with enterprise architecture and high availability systems is central to the stability and strength of ClickBank's marketplace, referral engine, and sales systems.
Prior to joining ClickBank, Hayward was VP of Development for PowerBroker Systems, where he designed and developed all aspects of their real estate CRM system. He has spent more than fifteen years developing large-scale enterprise systems and consulting to fortune 500 companies on topics of architecture, high availability, and performance. His experience includes high performance C++, distributed java systems, web application development, enterprise middleware, and all sorts of scripting that keep things running smoothly. When not glued to his computer John can generally be found skiing, rock and ice climbing, cycling, and backpacking within the Colorado backcountry.
Tom Denig
Senior Manager, Risk Operations
Tom Denig is the Senior Manager of Risk Operations for ClickBank.
Denig joined ClickBank in 2001. He holds a B.A. in Marketing from the University of Georgia. At ClickBank he oversees a team that includes product management and risk control. Working with Kount's fraud control solution, as well as an internally developed quality control console, he works to substantially reduce losses due to fraud, minimize exposure with external regulators, and increase the quality of ClickBank's portfolio of products.
Prior to joining ClickBank, Denig was the warehouse and shipping manager at HomeandStyle.net, an Indonesian import company. When away from work, Denig enjoys telemark skiing, surfing, mountain biking, running, and Yahtzee.
Bob Kumagai
VP of Marketing
Bob Kumagai is the Vice President of Marketing for ClickBank.
Kumagai joined ClickBank in 2010 as Vice President of Marketing. Kumagai holds a B.S. in Marketing from the University of Colorado and an M.B.A. from the University of Denver. He is responsible for all operational and strategic marketing activities, including establishing ClickBank as the most trusted and profitable platform for online entrepreneurs to promote and sell digital products around the world. Kumagai is a seasoned manager and proven leader with a background in e-commerce, affiliate marketing, search engine marketing, strategic partnerships, and product management.
Prior to ClickBank, Kumagai was VP of Strategic Marketing for onTargetjobs, SVP of Marketing for Healthecareers Network, and led digital marketing initiatives for Avis/Budget Group, Digitally Unique, Avenue A|Razorfish, and LinkShare.
His resume is online here.
Neil Hartley
Director, Business Development
Neil Hartley is the Director of Business Development for ClickBank.
Hartley joined ClickBank as Director of Business Development in 2010 and is responsible for ClickBank's alliances with affiliate and vendor organizations worldwide. He holds an M.Eng (Hons) in Electronic & Electrical Engineering from Loughborough University of Technology in the UK.
Prior to ClickBank, Hartley was CEO of software startup Leximancer, where he took the company from incubator stage to significant revenue. He also established Leximancer as a thought leader in the customer insight space. Previously, Hartley served as UK Country Manager for leading global analytics software developer SPSS Inc. where he drove significant year-on-year software license growth and was Vice President of European Operations for Requisite Technology, a VC-backed e-commerce company that was acquired in 2005.
Kate Wallace
Director, Client Development
Kate Wallace is the Director of Client Development at ClickBank.
Wallace joined ClickBank in 2010. She holds a B.S. in Legal Studies from the University of California at Berkeley (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) and an M.S. in Information Systems Management from the University of San Francisco. At ClickBank, Wallace is responsible for managing both the Premier and Apex programs, directed at ClickBank’s largest vendor and affiliate accounts.
Wallace is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) through the Project Management Institute (PMI), Certified Agile ScrumMaster, and a Certified Six Sigma Blackbelt.
Prior to joining ClickBank, Wallace worked for Hewlett Packard for over ten years in various roles including Development, Marketing, Business Development, and Professional Services. She has been a certified Project Manager for over fifteen years and has managed a broad variety of enterprise-wide projects and quality improvement efforts at Fortune 500 companies. Wallace is an avid Idaho outdoors enthusiast who enjoys road and mountain biking, running, and backpacking, as well as independent movies and music.
