Dean Harris has an extensive background building brands and businesses. He has served as the Head of Marketing/Chief Marketing Offices for HotJobs, Vonage, Katak, kgb and BlueCava, Three of these brands went public and two were acquired.

Before his CMO work, he co-founded and ran a full-service ad agency in New York City and Connecticut with accounts that included: Coca-Cola, J&J, Citi and Sotheby's.

Dean was educated at Carleton College, the Columbia School of International Affairs and Columbia Business School. He was named a BrandWeek Marketer of the Year and won an EFFIE award for advertising effectiveness.