About Us
Active Network is helping the events industry move beyond a focus on meetings logistics and spend management to one that includes community engagement, and enables organizations to build lifetime value with their customers and employees.
The company’s Business Solutions division powers customers of all sizes—including small businesses, enterprise corporations, associations, tradeshows and expos—with a single technology suite for their entire event management needs. The Active Network | Business Solutions technology suite includes ActiveWorks | Conference™ for large flagship conferences, RegOnline™ for attendee management solutions, StarCite SMM for strategic meetings management and event expense management, and the StarCite Supplier Marketplace to connect events with suppliers.
Leadership
JR Sherman - SVP, SGM
JR Sherman is a Senior Vice President at Active Network and the Senior General Manager of the Business Solutions Division, overseeing its global strategy and operations. In this role, JR has pioneered the division's approach to Integrated Engagement Management, Event Efficiency and Marketing Intelligence and has established Active Network as the leader in corporate event and engagement technology. JR brings 18 years of experience building B-to-B software and services for the Marketing industry. As the founder and CEO of Channel:1 Corporation and a founder and CEO of Right Source, JR has created and established some of the IT industry’s most innovative and fastest growing sales and marketing businesses. JR holds multiple degrees from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.
Anthony Miller - VP of Strategy
Anthony Miller is the Vice President of Strategy for Active Network | Business Solutions division, working closely with enterprise clients to drive results through expanded reach, extended lifecycle and increased attendance at events. Miller has spent much of his career working with marketing, sales and event teams to deliver strategic digital and live campaigns for clients such as Salesforce, HP, Cisco, Deloitte and the Saudi Arabian Government.
Doug Baird - SGM, Technology and Operations
Doug Baird is a Senior General Manager for Active Network | Business Solutions, managing technology and operations. As such, Baird oversees strategic account management and product execution for Active Network’s global corporate customers.
Prior to joining Active Network, Doug was a founding partner and Chief Operating Officer of WingateWeb a global leader in event management software. Under Doug’s leadership, WingateWeb established itself as the most trusted and reliable name in event technology, servicing conferences for the world’s largest and most well-known global technology corporations. In his spare time, Doug can be found hiking and camping with the boy scouts in the mountains and deserts of Utah, where he serves as Scout Master.
Doug holds an MBA from the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University.
Eric Olson - GM, SMB
Eric Olson is responsible for driving SMB global sales and operations. Before joining the company, Eric was Vice President of Marketing and Media for a prominent education provider, specializing in online courses, virtual events and live conferences. In seven years he grew the company’s annual revenues from less than $10 million to more than $140 million, primarily through the expansion of its events portfolio.