The Rover Press Room

Aaron brings 15 years of tech-industry experience to Rover, which was named 2014 Startup of the Year by GeekWire.com. Aaron was GeekWire’s 2016 CEO of the the Year and a 2014 EY (Ernst & Young) Entrepreneur of the Year Award winner for the Pacific Northwest. He was also named a “40 under 40” recipient by the Puget Sound Business Journal.

Before Rover: Aaron was a general manager at Microsoft, where he managed advertiser marketplaces worth $3 billion.
Education: Aaron received his degree in economics, with honors, from Harvard College.

Greg pitched the idea for Rover.com in 2011 at a Startup Weekend event in Seattle after a dreadful experience at a local kennel with the family dog, Ruby Tuesday. Greg believed then and now that comfortable, friendly homes are the best place for canine family members when their parents are away.

When not working on Rover.com as an active board member, Greg is a Managing Director of Madrona Venture Group, an early-stage venture capital firm. Greg currently serves on the boards of BuddyTV, Cheezburger, Jobaline, and WildTangent, among other companies. He is the author of three books and an adjunct faculty member at the University of Washington, where he teaches a class on entrepreneurship.

Before Rover: Greg worked for The Boston Consulting Group.
Education: Greg graduated from Stanford University, Harvard Business School, and Harvard Law School.

Phil is a co-founder of Rover and was an integral member of Rover’s winning Startup Weekend team. He leads the development of the Rover.com website and mobile apps.

Phil is a frequent dog sitter for Rover, including for Cooper, a rambunctious Labradoodle.

Before Rover: Phil worked in the Genome Institute at the Washington University School of Medicine, and was a technology and public policy intern for the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., where he analyzed the U.S. government’s open-source policy data.
Education: Phil studied computer science at Washington University in St. Louis.

Jason has more than 10 years of experience as a product manager with a focus on creating and managing online marketplaces. Jason co-founded Clerity, an online question-and-answer marketplace, and helped launch TerraPass, one of the first carbon-offset retailers.

Jason and his wife, Kate, love dogs but weren’t allowed to have a pet on their houseboat. But after visiting a local Seattle shelter, they knew they had to adopt a mixed breed who they named Oscar. They were inspired to convince their houseboat co-op to allow their pup, and now Oscar has a big group of friends he sees daily.

Before Rover: Jason spent 6 years working for the Microsoft’s advertising exchange and as a group product manager for the display advertising business.
Education: Jason graduated Magna Cum Laude from Duke University with degrees in economics and computer science. He also earned a master’s in business administration from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Scott brings to Rover almost 20 years of experience building high-profile, industry-leading websites. Before Rover, Scott was the CTO at the Cheezburger Network, the company behind the well-known user-generated content sites I Can Has Cheezburger? and Failblog. Scott has won the Puget Sound Business Journal’s Startup Tech Star Award and Geekwire/Seattle 2.0’s Best Startup Technologist Award.

Scott didn’t grow up with dogs, but got one for his kids a few years before joining Rover. His kids led the search, and they ended up with Oscar, an 8-pound Miniature Schnauzer. In addition to being 140% adorable, Oscar is the hardest working dog in the city, fiercely barking to protect the house from every car and pedestrian that passes by.

Before Rover: Scott launched Drugstore.com. He’s also worked at ESPN.com and for Seth Godin at Yoyodyne Entertainment.
Education: Scott earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Washington.

The Rover executive team’s representative of the Deep South, Brent has been building and leading high-performing teams in both startups and large, established companies for over 20 years. He came to Rover after falling in love with the idea that millions of people could earn money by showering dogs with love.

Before Rover: Most recently, Brent was president of Code Fellows, a digital trade school in Seattle. He’s also worked in various roles at aQuantive, as executive vice president of call products for Marchex, and as general manager of the search and display media network at Microsoft. He received Vanderbilt University Business School’s 2013 Service Award, as well as its 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award.
Education: Brent received his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering at the University of Memphis, and a master’s of business administration from Vanderbilt University in Nashville.

Megan has more than 10 years of experience developing service organizations that deliver outstanding results for customers. She brings that experience and passion for excellence to Rover, leading the charge on all sitter and safety programs. Megan and her family are the proud pet parents of Colfax, a delightfully grumpy terrier rescue from Seattle Humane Society.

Before Rover: Most recently, Megan worked as Director of Account Management and Operations at Marchex. She has also worked as a consultant in the environmental and transportation fields, and long ago trekked in the Honduran wilderness doing field work.
Education: Megan earned her undergraduate degree in Geography and Plan II from the University of Texas at Austin and a master’s of business administration from Vanderbilt University in Nashville.

John manages all legal, regulatory and business affairs for Rover. John provides counsel for the management team and Board, manages Rover’s business development work, and oversees human resources. John’s favorite thing about Rover is the culture—a passionate and competitive group of people united by their common love for animals.

Before Rover: John joined Rover with more than 20 years of legal experience, most recently as the General Counsel for Getty Images. At Getty he built and managed a global legal team, with a focus on developing major partnerships with Pinterest, Microsoft and other leading technology companies, finance and merger transactions, and evolving e-commerce models.
Education: John received his law degree from the University of Washington School of Law and his undergraduate degree from Southern Illinois University.

Steve brings a diverse background to Rover, having worked with businesses from startups to Fortune 500 companies. He has more than 20 years of experience as a finance executive and management consultant, and is a lifelong lover of animals. Steve has dedicated a big part of his life to helping rescue animals and currently has four dogs and a cat who rule his house.

Before Rover: Steve most recently served as the CFO at Yapta. Previously, he led the office of the chairman for T-Mobile US at Deutsche Telekom and was a senior vice president of finance and acting co-CFO at T-Mobile US.
Education: Steve has a bachelor’s in accounting and a bachelor’s in biology, both from Washington State University.