Chris Kitze has led a successful trail of start-ups. He most recently co-founded Yaga, Inc., a developer of payment and accounting solutions for content providers, which was acquired by BitPass. Prior to Yaga, Inc., Kitze was the CEO of NBC Internet, a company created as a result of the XOOM.com and Snap.com merger. Kitze also co-founded Point Communications Corporation, which was acquired by Lycos where Kitze stayed on as vice president of marketing, helping take the company public with a $225 million valuation. Kitze recently received Israel's prestigious Albert Einstein Technology Award that recognizes leaders who have pushed the envelope of technology in the service of mankind. Presently, Kitze is chairman of the board of wine.com. He holds a B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Colorado. |