Jim Saccacio joined RealtyTrac as Chairman and CEO in October of 2000.  Prior to joining RealtyTrac, Jim was the principal of the Transition Management Group (TMG), a turnaround specialty firm. While at TMG, Jim managed the successful turnaround of a $75 million consumer products company, and orchestrated the strategic sale of an $11 million foam fabrication business to a $50 million privately held company. Jim started his career at Bank of America as one of only 50 undergraduates chosen to receive accelerated training within the company’s North American Division, which catered to FORTUNE 500 corporations. From there, he progressed to Assistant Vice President in the Corporate Banking Division, where he was responsible for lending programs to FORTUNE 1000 companies. Jim has a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting with a minor in finance from Southern Methodist University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of California at Irvine.

Michael Keane, Founder / Chief Product Officer
Mike has over 22 years of software systems and subsystems design and development experience.  Mike built the company’s first client-server database in 1995 and migrated this database to a Web-based platform in 1996. He now oversees the product development team, which is responsible for leveraging new products and technology to maintain a cutting edge and conveniently usable website. Prior to joining RealtyTrac, Mike had a distinguished career in the military defense industry, working for Rockwell International on the B1-B Bomber, and for Northrop on the B2-B Flight Control System. He also developed software for the C-17 for Honeywell and Delco Systems Operations. Among other notable accomplishments, Mike developed the software system used to test aircraft black boxes, and tracking systems used to manage entertainment assets for Clear Channel Communications, Castle Rock Entertainment and SFX Entertainment. Mike has a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Manhattan College and a master’s in computer science from the University of California at Santa Barbara.

Cabell Cobbs, CFO
Cabell joined the RealtyTrac team in January of 2006 as CFO. Immediately prior to joining RealtyTrac, Cabell was the CFO for General Environmental Management, Inc.(GEM), a publicly traded hazardous waste management company. While there, he took the company public and established its SEC reporting infrastructure. Prior to GEM, Cabell was the CFO of both Kimco StaffingServices, Inc., a provider of temporary contract labor, and KimstaffHR, Inc., a professional employer organization (PEO) that provides a full human resource benefits and payroll outsourcing solution. The combined companies have revenues in excess of $140 million and approximately 5,000 employees. Cabell also served as CFO of Independence One Bank of California. Cabell handled the sale of this $1 billion savings and loan on behalf of its owner, Michigan National Bank. Cabell began his career with Deloitte and Touche after graduating from the Indiana University School of Business in Bloomington, Ind., and passing the CPA exam. Cabell has a Masters Degree from the University of California at Irvine Graduate School of Management.

Rick Sharga, Vice President of Marketing
Rick joined RealtyTrac in 2004 as Vice President of Marketing. He is responsible for building and maintaining the RealtyTrac brand, corporate positioning and messaging, public and investor relations, and marketing communications activities. As a spokesman for the company, Rick has been quoted extensively in the press on foreclosure, mortgage and real estate trends, and appeared on NBC Nightly News, CNN, CBS, ABC World News and NPR. Prior to joining the company, Rick spent more than 20 years developing corporate and product branding strategies for technology start-up companies and international corporations such as DuPont, Fujitsu, Hitachi and Toshiba. Rick created and executed successful sales and marketing programs in B2B, technology, consumer electronics and retail for companies like JD Edwards, Philips, Cox Communications and Honeywell. Rick began his career with Foote, Cone and Belding, and also held senior management positions with Ketchum Communications and McGraw-Hill. He founded his own consulting firm, CJ Patrick Company, in 2002 to help companies develop business and brand strategies that clearly communicate a unique value proposition and create a position of competitive advantage. Rick is a member of the National Association of Real Estate Editors and the Public Relations Society of America. He is also on the Board of Directors of the Technology Council of Southern California and the Advisory Board of Default Servicing News magazine.

Ari Monkarsh, Director of Professional Sales
Ari joined RealtyTrac in 2005 to build out and manage the company’s professional sales organization. In this position, Ari has responsibility for The RealtyTrac Agent Network and Lender Network; member subscription sales; advertising sales; lead generation programs; and product sales. Prior to joining RealtyTrac, Ari was a Regional Sales Manager for Realtor.com’s Homestore operation, where he directed the activities of a team of over 150 inside and field sales representatives, who generated over $70 million in advertising sales. While at Homestore, he directed the production of new product lines that increased revenues by over 30 percent. Ari started his career at Box Brothers, where he increased annual sales over three years by an average of 200 percent per year. He has also held management and sales positions with R3 Media and J&J Enterprises and received extensive sales and management training from JD Power & Associates, Franklin Covey and Anthony Robbins.