Innography

Management Team

Rob Lynch

Chief Executive Officer

Rob Lynch is a proven technology executive with over 25 years of expertise launching and growing emerging companies in e-commerce B2B/B2C, fraud detection, supply chain, payments, data communications, IT and government. Prior to joining Innography in February 2008, Rob was president and CEO for both Austin, TX-based BetweenMarkets and ClearCommerce. He also served as president of Transfirst and held senior management positions at several other start-up and established companies, including NetSolve, Affiliated Computer Services and ADP. Rob has PD and MS degrees from Fordham University and a BS degree from St. John's University in New York City.

Tyron Stading

Founder and Chief Technology Officer

Tyron Stading founded Innography in 2006 with a vision of redefining the intellectual property research landscape. As CTO, Tyron strives to continuously deliver the most comprehensive and robust user experience and business value. Prior to Innography, Tyron was an IBM worldwide industry solutions manager in the telecommunications and utilities sectors, and worked at startups focused on mobile communications and network security. He has published multiple patent research papers and filed over two dozen patents. Tyron has a BS in Computer Science from Stanford University and an MS in Science and Technology Commercialization from The University of Texas at Austin.

Brett Panter

Chief Financial Officer

Brett Panter brings more than 20 years of experience in a variety of finance executive and accounting leadership positions. Prior to joining Innography, he was Chief Financial Officer for NetQoS, a leading provider of network performance management and service delivery management solutions and responsible for planning, implementing and managing all financial-related activities of the company. During Brett’s 10 year tenure at NetQoS, the business grew from 5 employees and $0.5 million inrevenue to 250 and over $60 million. In 2009, NetQoS sold to CA Technologies for $200 million. Prior to NetQoS, Brett worked for various public accounting firms, including Ernst & Young’s assurance services practice and KPMG’s personal financial planning group. Brett holds a BBA in Accounting from the University of Texas at Arlington.

Bob Little

Vice President of Marketing

Bob Little brings a strong track record for leading marketing teams to capitalize on innovative applications of technology in life sciences, financial services, corporate governance and litigation. Prior to joining Innography, Bob was Vice President, Marketing at IntraLinks with responsibility for product messaging, go-to-market strategy and demand creation. He was previously Chief Marketing Officer at RenewData, VP of Marketing at ZANTAZ and also General Manager of the Compliance Product Business Unit for Documentum/EMC. Bob holds a BS in Pharmacy Science from Tennessee Technological University.

Jim Currie

Vice President of Sales

Jim Currie has an extensive sales career that spans more than 15 years. Most recently he was vice president of sales and operations at Hoovers, where he was responsible for growing SMB sales revenue and expanding the company's base of loyal customers. During his 10 year tenure at Hoovers, Jim served in a number of different leadership roles focused on customer training and service, loyalty marketing, account services and acquisitions. Most notably, he helped Hoovers to increase revenues from $1.5 million per year to over $85 million per year. Prior to joining Hoovers, he was a field sales account executive and held several call center sales positions for MCI. Jim has both a BA and MA in Economics from the University of Delaware.