A few years ago, brother and sister Ken and JJ Ramberg had a vision to create a company which would make supporting charitable organizations an effortless, cost-free daily activity that did not take time out of people's busy schedules. GoodSearch was created when they considered what even a fraction of the billions of dollars generated by search engines annually could do if it were directed towards good causes.
With extensive Internet and philanthropic experience, Ken and JJ have created a site that will help redirect considerable amounts of search engine advertising dollars to the betterment of society. They have been inspired to take corporate responsibility to the next level by allowing users to decide where their search revenue should go.
Scott Garell, CEO
Scott brings more than a decade of senior internet management experience to GoodSearch. His most recent role was at IAC/Interactive (IACI) as president of the Ask Network, the sixth largest network of sites on the internet according to Comscore. In this role, he managed five businesses globally including Ask.com and Dictionary.com. Previously at IAC, Scott was CEO of Mindspark where he tripled the business in three years making it the fastest growing unit to $100 million in IAC's history.
Other previous work experience includes VP/GM at CitySearch, brand manager at Clorox, and a general manager at ACCPAC (now part of Sage Software). Scott holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in Political Economy for University of California, Berkeley.
He also is on the board of Juma Ventures, a San Francisco based non-profit that works to break the cycle of poverty by ensuring that young people complete a four-year college education.
"I GoodSearch for Juma Ventures as I believe that educating our youth and breaking the cycle of poverty is an important way to change the world positively, forever."
Michael Temkin, CTO
Michael Temkin has 15 years experience in technology and engineering leadership. Prior to joining GoodSearch, he was CEO and co-founder of Augnsicient, a start-up focused on using techniques from theoretical neuroscience to discover actionable meaning in large datasets. Previously, he was CTO/EVP Operations at Hands-On Mobile, where he managed the company’s global operations, spanning three continents. He also led efforts at Excite, Earthlink and Yahoo to create an integrated experience across mobile devices, desktops and other connected devices. The teams he led were responsible for systems serving millions of users around the globe. Michael has an AB with honors in Physics from Harvard University, and did graduate research at Harvard on a search for a new neutral heavy lepton created in neutrino interactions. He also sings and plays guitar player in the San Francisco band Glimr.
Ken Ramberg, Co-Founder
Prior to GoodSearch, Ken was the co-founder and president of JOBTRAK, the largest career site on the Internet for college students and young alumni. In November, 2000 Ken orchestrated the sale of JOBTRAK to TMP Worldwide, the parent company of Monster.com. The service continues to operate today as MonsterCollege.
Ken is active in a number of nonprofits. He sits on the Advisory Board of the Venice Family Clinic, the largest free clinic in the nation, and is a member of the Board of Governors of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Ken is also an active member of the Los Angeles chapter of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO).
Ken graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.
"I GoodSearch for the USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Institute. As a cancer survivor, and having lost my mother, grandfather, and young cousin to this disease, I am very grateful for their excellent care and cutting edge research."
JJ Ramberg, Co-Founder
Prior to founding GoodSearch, JJ Ramberg was a television reporter with CNN and MSNBC who covered a wide variety of topics ranging from breaking news to profiles of the country's top business leaders. Before this, JJ was the director of marketing and one of the first employees at Cooking.com, an Internet-based cookware retailer. She also spent four years working at NBC News where she was a part of two Emmy Award-winning production teams.
JJ has spent her career balancing business with public service, spending considerable time during the past few years working for microfinance organizations in both Uganda and India.
JJ graduated cum laude from Duke University with a bachelor of arts degree in English and holds her MBA from Stanford Business School.
"I GoodSearch for the Food Allergy Anaphylaxis Network which is working to find a cure for my nephew's life-threatening peanut allergy."