Dan Schulman joined us as chief executive officer in October 2001, bringing almost two decades of experience in the telecommunications industry. He has led the company from its national launch in 2002 to its current position. Mr. Schulman has also served as the chief executive officer of Priceline.com, where he established one of the most popular and recognized brands on the internet, and was a primary architect in driving Priceline.com to profitability. Prior to joining Priceline, Mr. Schulman served more than 18 years at AT&T, rising to become the youngest member of the company's senior executive team, the AT&T Operations Group, and president of the $22 billion core consumer long distance business. Mr. Schulman is a member of the board of directors of Symantec and the chair of its compensation committee. Mr. Schulman also serves on the board of trustees of Rutgers University. He holds a double M.B.A. in business administration and finance and international business from New York University and a bachelor's degree from Middlebury College.

John Feehan joined us in January 2002 as vice president of finance and was promoted to chief financial officer in August 2006. He is responsible for the company's overall financial activities and planning. Prior to joining us, he served as chief financial officer of SAGE BioPharma. Mr. Feehan previously worked for Faro Pharmaceuticals as vice president for financial and operational planning and for Stadtlander Drug Distribution Co. as director of finance. Mr. Feehan began his career at Price Waterhouse in Philadelphia after earning a bachelor's degree in accounting from St. Joseph's University.

Jonathan Marchbank joined us in March 2006 as chief operating officer, charged with running day-to-day operations including retail sales, product management, customer care and IT. Prior to joining us, Mr. Marchbank worked for the Virgin Group, serving as chief executive officer for Virgin Mobile in Asia and in Australia. Prior to joining the Virgin Group in 2002, Mr. Marchbank held senior executive roles with Nokia, Philips Electronics and at Telstra Corporation. Mr. Marchbank holds a diploma in business studies, majoring in marketing, from Newcastle Business School in the United Kingdom.

Bob Stohrer joined Virgin Mobile USA in early 2003 as vice president of brand and communications. Previously, he served as vice president and creative director at the National Football League (NFL), where he directed the League's branding and communications efforts including advertising, design, and promotion. At Virgin Mobile, Stohrer has been responsible for all aspects of brand presentation and marketing communications. He has been behind Virgin Mobile's defining campaigns—including Chrismahanukwanzakah, the Nothing to Hide naked campaign and No Seas Normal, the most awarded Hispanic campaign of 2005. In his current role, Stohrer oversees an expansive marketing team that includes advertising, media, partnerships, viral marketing, retail marketing, pro-social, and design. He attended the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University.

Peter Lurie is general counsel of Virgin Mobile USA, and, as co-founder, he played a key role in the formation and launch of the company. He has played a critical role in guiding the company from the start-up phase through its national launch and subsequently rapid growth, completing several capital transactions and an initial public offering and, most recently, managing the obligations of a public company. He has broad management and strategic responsibilities and focuses on negotiating relationships with key partners, including technology, major media—he structured some of the more innovative deals in the digital media—retail, financial and manufacturing companies.

Previously, Lurie served as principal of a private equity group for a German bank, which completed the first public offering of a private equity fund of funds in Europe. Prior to that, he worked on mergers & acquisitions and private equity transactions at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. Mr. Lurie is a graduate of Dartmouth College and The University of Chicago Law School, where he was an editor of The University of Chicago Law Review.

David Messenger joined us in July 2005 and, as chief people officer, is responsible for attracting, retaining and engaging the best talent for the company and managing all human resources capabilities including recruitment, compensation, organizational design, leadership development, workplace culture and benefits. Prior to joining us, Mr. Messenger served as senior vice president of human resources for Take-Two Interactive Inc. in New York City. Mr. Messenger also worked at Towers Perrin as a principal and practice leader, responsible for the change management practice in the east and central regions, and at PricewaterhouseCoopers as a principal consultant, leading the human resources team in the entertainment, media and communication practice. He was educated at the University of Wales College Cardiff and Robinson College Cambridge in the United Kingdom.

Tim Evans joined Virgin Mobile USA in 2001 with nearly 20 years of in-depth business experience - including 16 years at AT&T. At Virgin Mobile, Evans handles all aspects of the company's forward and reverse logistics, including oversight of forecasting, procurement, and management of third party providers. He is responsible for the quality control that ensures Virgin Mobile handsets, Top-Up cards, and point-of-sale materials are purchased, packaged, and efficiently delivered to retail partners and direct customers. Evans is also responsible for billing & collections of VMU's equipment revenues.

Prior to joining the company, Evans was a founding member and chief operating officer of Ziptone LLC, a customer service startup with such clients as AT&T Consumer Services, Avis, Excite and a variety of other eBusinesses. At AT&T, he worked in various operational roles including customer service, billing and collections, and data center operations. He also served as a product manager for CustomNet (AT&T's first bundled business service), led strategic pricing for AT&T consumer markets, and held several other strategic roles including business planning and results reporting. Evans has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Dayton, and an M.B.A. from NYU's Stern School of Business.