Fact Sheet

Founded

Ask.com (formerly Ask Jeeves, Inc.) was founded in 1996 in Berkeley, California by David Warthen, veteran software developer, and Garrett Gruener, venture capitalist at Alta Partners and founder of Virtual Microsystems. Ask Jeeves was renamed Ask.com in 2005.

Company Profile

Ask.com is a leading search engine helping millions of people get what they are looking on the Web for everyday. Ask.com sites include Ask.com U.S. (www.Ask.com), Ask.com Deutschland, Ask.com Espana, Ask.com France, Ask.com Italia, Ask.com Japan, Ask.com Nederland, and Ask.com UK. Ask.com brands also include Ask.com Mobile, Ask for Kids (www.askforkids.com) and Bloglines (www.bloglines.com). A wholly owned business of IAC (Nasdaq: IACI), Ask.com is headquartered in Oakland, California with offices throughout the United States, as well as in Europe and Asia.

Headquarters

555 12th Street, Suite 500
Oakland, CA 94607
tel: (510) 985-7400
fax: (510) 985-7412

Management Team

Scott Garell
President, Ask Networks
Doug Leeds
President, Ask.com-U.S
Edward Ferguson
SVP, General Counsel
Tomasz Imielinski
EVP, Technology
Scott Kim
Chief Technology Officer
Andrew Moers
President, Ask.com Partner Network
James Speer
General Manager, Ask Sponsored Listings