Management Team

Alan Warms, Chief Executive Officer

Alan founded Participate Media in September 2005. From September 2005 until March of 2007, Participate Media was an investor in and Publisher of RealClearPolitics.com. Summary of deal can be found here. Prior to founding Participate Media, Alan was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Participate Systems, Inc., a provider of enterprise software and online community management services founded by Alan in 1997. Participate Systems developed enterprise software and managed online communities for more than 100 corporations, including TiVo, palmOne, Logitech, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, General Electric, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young and IBM. Alan also pioneered the development of hard ROI models around online community via a series of whitepapers he co-authored. Participate Systems was sold to OutStart (http://www.outstart.com/), an eLearning enterprise software company, in November, 2004.Prior to founding Participate Systems, Alan worked at eShare and FreeLoader in senior executive positions. He also worked as a management consultant for The Boston Consulting Group.

In 2001, the World Economic Forum selected Alan as one of its 100 Technology Pioneers. Also in 2001, the editors of Crain’s Chicago Business recognized Warms as one of forty executives under the age of forty who have significantly contributed to building Chicago’s economy. Alan is a member of The Economic Club of Chicago.

Alan holds a MBA from the J.L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a B.S.E.E. degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

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Randy Levy, Vice President, Content and Community

Randy Levy has 15 years of consulting, technology, and internet experience. Randy came to Participate Media from OutStart, a leading provider of eLearning and Knowledge Management software. At OutStart, Randy managed the Deployment Services team implementing and managing the company’s software and services. This work included identifying client requirements, developing program recommendations, managing technical implementations, and developing standard operating procedures for managing client sites. Client engagements led by Randy included Avaya, AT&T, IBM, Motorola, and Microsoft.

Prior to OutStart, Randy was Vice President of Professional Services for Participate Systems overseeing client implementations and services delivery. Clients included Caremark, Cisco, Kodak, Mayo Clinic, Tap Pharmaceuticals, and others.

Randy holds a B.A. in Political Science from Vanderbilt University.