Meredith Flynn-Ripley has spent the majority of her career building and
leading new companies. Prior to MediaFriends, Meredith served as
president and CEO of three private software companies in the Boston
area: Stargus (now ARRIS), a broadband cable network management software
company with customers such as Time-Warner Cable and UPC; Seaport
Software Solutions (now part of Microsoft), a company specializing in
application delivery and management technology for Fortune 100
enterprises; and Into Networks, which provides a software-on-demand
technology platform designed exclusively for broadband networks.

Meredith was a founding member of Road Runner, the high speed data joint
venture of Time Warner, MediaOne (now Comcast), Microsoft and Compaq
(now HP), where she served as vice president of Corporate Development.
Prior to Road Runner, Meredith was vice president of Product Development
at MediaOne Broadband Internet Services. In that position she was
responsible for product management of MediaOne Express, the company's
high speed data service, and DiveIn its local online programming
initiative.

Earlier in her career, Meredith held senior management positions at US
WEST Communications, including head of Content Strategy for the
Interactive Television trial in Omaha. She pioneered the interactive
media and technology space starting back in 1985 at Ogilvy & Mather
Interactive, working with clients such as American Express and AT&T in
mediums including online services and interactive television.