Doug Jackson
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Doug co-founded the company to help give people the career and educational tools they need to change their lives for the better. A former Vice President of Corporate Strategy at Monster Worldwide and a leading entrepreneur in the fields of online marketing, career management, and product development, Doug holds a PhD in Educational Psychology from Stanford University. When he’s not busy building BOLD into the world’s premier destination for transforming work lives, you might find Doug building treehouses or making hard cider.
Jamie Freundlich
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Jamie co-founded the company in 2004 with a vision to help people discover their career passions, find jobs, and improve their lives. Jamie has over 20 years of experience in marketing and managing innovative online businesses and products. He is a former Vice President at Monster Worldwide and CEO of SIMPATIX, a recruitment management software company sold to Monster in 2000. He holds an MBA in Marketing and Finance from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. When he’s not helping jobseekers to achieve their career goals or aiding companies in finding quality employees, Jamie enjoys scuba diving, squash, yoga, and spending time with his wife and two boys.
Eryck Dzotsi
SVP, Marketing
Eryck is a veteran of the performance media and digital marketing space. He leads SEO, SEM, Customer Care, Content, Outreach and Research for BOLD. Eryck has overseen many key initiatives for globally recognized consumer brands, including Viacom’s launch of BET+, the site merger of Office Depot and OfficeMax, and Comcast’s brand migration to Xfinity. Previously serving in a dual role as VP, Performance Media, and VP, Head of SEO, for Merkle, Eryck has a proven track record of delivering top- and bottom-line results for his clients and building strong partnerships. Over his 11-year tenure at Merkle, his portfolio included several major companies such as Universal Parks, Ashley Furniture, Adobe, Google, Facebook, Sallie Mae, Gerber Life, Kimpton Hotels, IHG, MassMutual and Nestle.
Katherine Derrick
SVP, Product
Katherine is an experienced trailblazer with 20+ years of demonstrated accomplishments in strategic product and digital development, design innovation, user research and customer experience for globally recognized consumer brands and premier B2C organizations. She leads our domestic and international Product, Brands and Design teams, building new ways to serve, educate and empower all participants in the workforce. She has been an innovative leader in product strategy and development, and implementation of user experience, customer experience and brand creative activities.
Prior to joining BOLD, Katherine held senior leadership positions at Bluegreen Vacations, AutoNation and CBS Interactive, where she and her team won the EMMY® Award for Outstanding New Approaches.
Katherine graduated from the University of Florida with a BS in Telecommunications. When not building the best customer-facing products possible, she enjoys boating, art and music, and loves to travel and experience new countries as much as possible.
Himanshu Gupta
SVP, Engineering & Head of Development
Himanshu, a seasoned technology executive with over 20 years of experience in enterprise software development, heads BOLD's development center. He has been instrumental in developing the core technology platform for BOLD's suite of products and building a world class technology team. Prior to joining BOLD, Himanshu held executive leadership positions with Letsbuy, Nextag, ADP and Infosys. He holds a Bachelor of Technology from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. When he is not busy solving a technology problem, Himanshu can be found fooling around with his two kids, playing tennis, reading a book or catching a movie.
Anita Natarajan
SVP, Operations and New Business
Anita is a growth focused executive with experience in B2C ecommerce marketplaces over a variety of industries. She is a people first P&L leader with a track record of growing new businesses, scaling for success in the $100M-$10B range. She leads operations and new business expansion at BOLD. Prior to BOLD, Anita ran the Product Division and International Business Unit (40+ countries) at Blue Nile. Before joining Blue Nile in May 2020, Anita ran the global airports business at Uber growing it as a profit engine for the rides business. Prior to Uber, Anita was VP of Sales Operations at A Place for Mom, a senior living marketplace where in addition to operations she focused her time on partnerships with healthcare providers to improve continuity of care for seniors. Before that, Anita was a Project Leader at Boston Consulting Group working in travel, healthcare, retail consumer strategy and non-profits. She started her career as an engineer at IBM automating chip design for servers and games processors. Anita holds an MBA from Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology.
Steve Higbee
Chief Human Resources Officer
Steve has over 20 years of experience establishing core HR/People processes at scale and building organizational capabilities across multiple industries. Prior to BOLD, Steve was with Match Group, the world's leader in online dating, where he led the HR teams for brands such as Match.com, Hinge, OKCupid, and others during a period of rapid growth. In addition, Steve has held HR leadership roles at Intuit, PayPal, and Bank of America. He is a leader who is laser-focused on building employee capabilities and helping organizations scale and change during times of growth and transformation.
He holds an MBA and a BS in Finance from Brigham Young University. When he's not helping teammates excel in their careers, he enjoys time at the gym, playing pickleball and tennis, and working in his yard in the Texas heat.
Nelson Ortiz
SVP, Global Accounting and Operations
Nelson is a seasoned accounting veteran with over 20 years of experience in global companies. He leads the global accounting, tax, treasury and controllership for BOLD. He also focuses on operational efficiencies, corporate governance, the online payments sector as well as M&A activity. Prior to BOLD, Nelson worked for multinational corporations such as Liberty Mutual and AIG in New York, Bermuda and Latin America where he focused on controllership functions, building solid processes and financial reporting in multiple jurisdictions. Nelson attended Rutgers University and holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico. When not ensuring controls are in place, you can find Nelson boating in the Caribbean with his wife and three daughters.
Board Members
Ishmael Chawla
Technical Founder & Board Member
An internet technology professional with nearly 20 years of experience, Ishmael serves in a strategic technology advisory role. Prior to this, Ishmael established our India development center and set up our technical architecture. Before BOLD, Ishmael directed technology for one of the first web-based applicant management and resume tracking systems for Simpatix, which later became part of Monster.com. He also worked as a financial services technology consultant in New York for Accenture. Ishmael is a graduate of Amherst College, where he studied Computer Science and Russian Literature.
