CHAPTER FOUNDERS
The New York Chapter of MobileMonday is managed by co-founders, Lubna Dajani and David Harper.
Lubna Dajani
Lubna Dajani, founder & CEO of Stratemerge Inc. a provider of connected solutions, strategic development, & brand incubation specializing in mobile & emerging technologies. Ms. Dajani is also co-founder of Kapeesh Networks LLC, a multimedia content production & licensing company targeting the mobile consumer. In partnership with Tribute Third Millennium, Ms. Dajani is architect of the digital & interactive elements of the global multi-media campaign Listen- an unprecedented collaboration between media, the arts, brands, & charity brought together to ignite a commercially sustainable communication platform aimed at raising the quality of life for children while funding children’s charity projects around the world.
Ms. Dajani is an engaging writer, moderator & public speaker who is widely recognized as a visionary & innovator of insightful user-centric solutions. Ms. Dajani launched her entrepreneurial career having achieved influential positions with leading companies in media, information & communication technologies such as GE, Viacom, Microsoft, IWO, & a host of global network operators. A more detailed bio can be found on Lubna’s LinkedIn profile.
David Harper
David founded Winksite a leading mobile content management and social networking software company whose solutions connect publishers to their audiences and audience members to each other. David blogs at Different Things.
David has more than 20 years experience as an entrepreneur, technologist, and senior level executive. During this time Mr. Harper successfully founded several software development companies, one of which he sold to an investment bank after growing it from scratch to millions in revenues. David has also been instrumental in capital raises and P&L for companies under management. His forward-thinking expertise in information architecture, UI design and content publishing has provided award-winning solutions for established major brands. Born in the USA, lived in London SW5 during the birth of punk. David is now a hardcore member of the mobile revolution - connecting the world from the streets.
PAST CHAPTER FOUNDERS
Our thanks to several co-founders who helped launch and build the New York chapter.
- Stephen Chang, ibeatYou
- Dan Melinger, Socialight
- Michael Sharon, Socialight
CO-ORGANIZERS
Justin Oberman
Justin Oberman consults in the new media space. As a New Media Viral Communication Consultant and founder of MOPocket for that purpose, Justin specialized in consulting corporations, the government, non-profits, political campaigns and individuals to effectively harness the power of new media tools such as the blogosphere, social networking and mobile technology. Justin is a sought after thought leader, speaker, consultant and blogger whose expertise lies at the intersection where mobile and telecom connect with entertainment/media, finance, marketing and advertising. Justin is now directing the Mobile/Telecom desk for Precision Research Group, a boutique executive search firm that has been finding the “unfindable” for talent hungry companies since 1996. Justin is also the founder and editor of the popular mobile technology weblog MOpocket.com. Known as a mobile maven of sorts, you can also read Justin at MobileActive an organization dedicated to the use of mobile technology for social activism of which he is an original member and at the Personal Democracy Forum where he is the Mobile Technology and Politics Correspondent. Recently, Justin was made the mobile guru for the recently launched TechPresient blog which covers how the 2008 presidential candidates are using the web, and vice versa. He has also contributed to many other wireless specialty publications and white pages. Justin is also on the board of Mobile Monday New York and is also a co-founder and on the board of advisors for Mobile Monday Washington DC. He is also a major contributor to the Carnival of the Mobilists.
When he is not traveling the globe attending and speaking at wireless related events Justin lives in New York City with his wife Sara where in his spare time he is also a high school policy debate coach. He has a BA from Brandeis University, a Masters Degree in Philosophy from the Graduate Faculty at the New School and 2-3 start up ideas written on napkins in his back pocket.
Richie Hecker
Richie Hecker is a cereal entrepreneur from NYC. He loves the energy ofbstartups and has founded several in the past. His first startup was ClickZen Worldwide, which he co-founded in 2000 as an interactive ad agency and banner network. In 2002, he founded, initially as a division of ClickZen but later spun off on its own, ZenFinancial, a leading call center outsourcing company based in India. Richie sold ZenFinancials in 2005 and has since been consulting on strategy and finance for startups. Richie runs BootStrapper.com, a popular blog portal on startups and SeedingIT.com, the global seed capital network.
