Owen Walker is Managing Editor of Ignites. He previously worked at a number of titles within the Financial Times's asset management division in London, covering institutional and retail pensions and investments. Owen holds a post-graduate diploma in newspaper journalism from Cardiff University.

Beagan Wilcox Volz is the associate editor of Ignites. She was previously a reporter and editor for Ignites' sister publication BoardIQ. She has written for the New York Daily News, Forbes.com and the Italian daily, Corriere della Sera. She is a graduate of Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and the Graduate School of Journalism.

Emile Hallez is Ignites’ retirement and defined-contributions reporter. Previously he worked as a general assignment reporter for the Columbine Courier, a weekly newspaper in Jefferson County, Colorado. Emile holds a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from Metropolitan State College of Denver and a bachelor of science degree in biology from the University of Denver.

Mariana Lemann is Ignites' Retirement Reporter. Prior to Ignites she was an Associate Editor at MeetingNews and Adweek's Marketing y Medios, a publication focused on the U.S. Hispanic marketing landscape. She is a graduate of Columbia's Journalism School and School of International and Public Affairs.

Jackie Noblett is a reporter at Ignites covering the technology/operations beat. Prior to Ignites, she was a reporter at the Boston Business Journal covering technology and alternative energy businesses across New England. Jackie received her bachelor of science in journalism from Emerson College.

Peter Ortiz is a reporter covering Ignites' Regulatory & Compliance beat. Prior to joining Ignites, he was a senior journalist at Diversity Inc, where he wrote about the Latino community. Prior to that, he spent five years at The Arizona Republic. He holds a masters degree in journalism from Columbia University and a B.A. in finance from Pace University.

Jonathan E. Braunstein is Editorial Director – Events and Custom Publishing at Money-Media, the parent company of Ignites, responsible for the editorial content of conferences, networking events and webcasts. Prior to Money-Media, Jonathan worked as a television news producer and writer in Boston at WHDH, Boston's NBC affiliate, and WFXT, Boston’s Fox affiliate. Originally from New Jersey, he is an alumnus of Brandeis University in Waltham, MA.

Dan Butcher is associate interactive editor at FundFire and Ignites. Before joining Money-Media, he covered mobile marketing, media and commerce, while before that he worked as a travel writer for consumer and trade publications. He graduated cum laude from the University of Colorado at Boulder and earned his M.A. from New York University.

Gregory Shulas is an Interactive Editor of Written Content at Money-Media. He is responsible for polling, special quarterly reports, YourQ&A, guest columns and discussion board moderation on FundFire and Ignites; opinion and analysis commentary on Agenda; and opinion commentary on BoardIQ. He previously served as senior reporter at Agenda, as a wealth management reporter for FundFire, and a staff writer for the Connecticut Post. The New Jersey native has a B.A. from the University of Delaware.

Danielle Sottosanti is a reporter on the interactive team of Ignites and FundFire. She was previously a reporter at the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson, Ariz., where she covered regional news, including town government. There, she was the recipient of two 2007 Arizona Press Club Awards in growth and development reporting (first place) and political reporting (second place). She holds a bachelor’s degree in English literature and composition from the University of Arizona and a Master’s degree in literature and modernity from the University of Edinburgh in the U.K.

Jonathan Gregg has been working in New York City as a copy editor, musician and writer for the past 20 years. A graduate of Brown University, he spent more than a decade freelancing for numerous magazines ranging from Institutional Investor to Vanity Fair before doing a five-year stint at Time, Inc., where he was the senior editor of Time.com. Besides working for Money-Media, his most recent assignment was copyediting and fact-checking George Plimpton's biography of Ernest Shackleton.

Marc Hogan is reporter for several Money-Media publications, including Ignites. He also writes about music for Pitchfork Media and Playboy.com. He rejoins Ignites from BusinessWeek, where he covered the financial markets. He has also written for AOL CityGuide, The Chicago Tribune, National Geographic Traveler and Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, among others. Hogan holds bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism from Northwestern.

Joe Morris is Ignites' early-morning reporter. He has worked as an editor at several newspapers, including the New York Post, American Banker and Brooklyn Paper.

Andrew Greene is Associate Group Managing Editor of Money-Media, responsible for the editorial content on Ignites, FundFire, BoardIQ and all video content. He has served in a number of editorial roles since joining Money-Media in 2002 and was most recently Managing Editor of Ignites.

Domenick Vecchione is the Sales Director for Ignites. He has spent more than 15 years in the legal publication industry. Prior to working with Money-Media, Domenick was a National Accounts Manager for Aspen Publishers in New York. He worked with the nation's largest law firms selling a diverse product line that included securities, corporate governance and compliance titles.

Janine O'Dowd is the Vice President of Marketing for Money-Media. In her role, she oversees all of Money-Media’s marketing including customer marketing, prospect marketing, Web marketing and graphics. In addition, she manages the team who performs our marketing research which builds our database of prospects for marketing campaigns. Previously, Janine worked for five-plus years as the Marketing Manager for an industry-leading restaurant group where she specialized in direct marketing, advertising and events. She holds a BS in Marketing from Quinnipiac University.

Chris Pini is the Vice President of Sales for Money-Media. In this role he is oversees subscription sales and renewals, along with sales in our events and custom publishing division. Previously, Chris worked for 15-plus years in different sales roles at a leading asset management company and financial data providers. Chris holds a BA in Business Management from Saint Peter’s College.

Kerry Savage is the Sales Director for Job Blast, the job board of Ignites, Ignites Asia, Ignites Europe and FundFire. In this role Kerry works with hiring managers looking for exposure to the money management industry's most informed professionals. Kerry was previously the Employment Advertising Sales Manager for various Thomson Media publications such as The Bond Buyer and Asset Securitization Report.

Chris is the Relationship Manager for all subscription based customers. In this role, he is the point person for all annual renewals and for maintaining relationships with existing clients. Chris has been with Money-Media since 2007 when he was hired in a Business Development role for the events team.

Zack Feinberg works for Money-Media as Director of Sales. He was previously employed by the NYC department of education, and before that he graduated from SUNY New Paltz with a degree in Studio Art.

Gordon Kerr is Director, Financial Advertising. Gordon is responsible for all advertising revenue across the Financial category at the Financial Times in the U.S. (including FundFire, Ignites, Financial Advisor IQ, Agenda and BoardIQ). Previously, Gordon ran the online Financial Advertising category for the Financial Times in London. He holds a degree in Politics from the University of Portsmouth.

Kimberly Gorman is an Ad Sales Representative for Money-Media. Kim holds a Bachelors of Science in Economics, from Clemson University. Kim joins Money-Media with an extensive background in Radio Advertising, Marketing, Community Organizing and Public Programs Administration.

Tanya Kuhn is an Account Manager on the Financial Markets Advertising Sales Team for Money-Media and the Financial Times. Tanya is responsible for helping asset management and asset servicing firms as well as financial service providers advertise through digital, mobile and print advertising across the Financial Times portfolio (which includes Financial Advisor IQ, FundFire, Ignites, Ignites Europe, Ignites Asia, FTfm, FT.com and the daily edition of the Financial Times). Previously, Tanya worked at Money-Media as the Marketing Manager of all subscriptions and was responsible for campaigns that drove new sales and increased readership across subscription licenses. She holds a BA in Communications from Temple University.

Jennifer Rasmussen is the Group Head of Digital Asset Management. In this role, she is responsible for increasing digital revenue and overseeing advertising sales for FundFire, Ignites, Ignites Europe, Ignites Asia and newly launched Financial Advisor IQ. Previous to joining the Financial Times, Jennifer worked as an Assistant Portfolio Manager for a hedge fund in Connecticut. She holds a BA in Economics Management from Ohio Wesleyan University. Jennifer is an avid traveller and in her free time enjoys running, skiing, kayaking and playing squash.

Rachel Umansky is Senior Account Director on the Advertising Sales Team for Money-Media and the Financial Times focusing on Financial Market accounts in the Midwest. Rachel is responsible for helping asset management and asset servicing firms gain exposure digitally, via mobile opportunities and in print across the Financial Times portfolio (this includes FundFire, Ignites, Ignites Europe, Ignites Asia, Financial Advisor IQ and BoardIQ as well as FT.com, FTfm and the daily edition of the Financial Times). Previously, Rachel sold print and online advertising for a securities industry publication. Prior to this, she managed conferences and online seminars in the financial markets. She holds a BA in Communications from Tulane University.

Rachel Wang is the Advertising Services Manager for Money-Media. In this role, she is responsible for managing numerous advertising campaigns across all of Money-Media's publications. She joins us from FHM/Emap Metro LLC, where she was Online Production Controller.