Our Team

Dan has spent the last fifteen years pushing the boundaries of consumer media and entertainment. As an executive with The Walt Disney Company, Dan realigned Disney's global publishing operations, helped develop the business plan for ESPN The Magazine, and put in place the strategic relationship with Square-Enix that created the ground-breaking Kingdom Hearts franchise. After serving as president of marketing and distribution for the award-winning television production company Cartoon Pizza, a Walt Disney Co. spin-off, Dan was senior vice president at video game publisher THQ, managing global business development activities, including product acquisition, corporate M&A and new ventures. Prior to joining Bleacher Report Dan was CEO of Sparter Inc., a pioneer in online peer-to-peer trading of digital items. Dan earned his B.S. in Engineering and Economics from Vanderbilt University and his M.B.A. in Finance and Marketing from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Bryan Goldberg oversaw the building of Bleacher Report, and has successfully translated the founding vision into a product that attracts millions of sports fans each month. During this time, Bryan has brought many talented engineers, designers, and product specialists into the team, and has worked closely with them to constantly evolve the site. He has always been fascinated with the intersection of business and technology, and remains confident that Bleacher Report's talented contributors will help define the new face of media in the 21st century. Before founding Bleacher Report, Bryan worked as a management consultant with Deloitte's Strategy and Operations division, and as a summer analyst in Credit Suisse's investment banking practice. He is a graduate of Middlebury College.

Dave Finocchio leads the Content Team at Bleacher Report, focusing on community strategy and the creation, management and distribution of content. He also spearheads B/R's financial efforts. A die-hard sports nut with lifelong passion for hyperbole, Dave thinks Chris Paul is the greatest true point guard of all time, the 1998-1999 Duke squad was the best college basketball team of the last twenty years, and that Kurt Warner is clearly NOT a Hall of Fame quarterback. He founded Bleacher Report with three good friends who share a common belief that the most knowledgeable and insightful fans deserve a meaningful voice in sports media. Dave holds a BA in Economics and History from the University of Notre Dame. He has previous experience in venture capital and private equity.

Dave is a lifelong sports fan and Founder of Bleacher Report. Growing up in the Bay Area, Dave became an avid fan of the San Francisco Giants, the San Francisco 49ers, and Golden State Warriors. An alumnus of the University of Southern California, Dave is a proud Trojan and gets daily inspiration from Coach Pete to "Always Compete" and "Win Forever." As Bleacher Report's VP of Business Development, Dave is responsible for establishing and managing relationships with third parties, including syndication partners, advertisers, and other strategic partners. Dave started Bleacher Report because he believes that fans are uniquely qualified to analyze their teams due to their unmatched passion and immense sports knowledge. He is thrilled beyond words at how much the site has grown, and loves reading analysis on his favorite teams by all the Bleacher Report writers that cover them. He also enjoys eating burritos and sampling fine lagers from around the world. To learn more about what Dave is thinking at this exact moment, follow him on Twitter.

As both a Bleacher Report Founder and the site's Community General Manager, Zander holds a unique position that transcends the traditional divide between web management and membership. Zander's responsibilities include designing and improving features and programs to further writer retention, communicating strategic company decisions and product changes to the user base, and overseeing site customer service. He works directly with Bleacher Report's top contributors in creating an addictive site culture built on a foundation of intelligent discourse and passionate camaraderie. Before starting Bleacher Report, Zander was a five year college student with plans to attend law school. He wrote and produced two independent feature length documentaries between graduation and his entrepreneurial debut. His favorite sports figures of all time include Tony Gwynn, Steve Young, Branch Rickey, Michael Jordan, Bill Walsh, and Marvin Miller. Zander has an affinity for classic sports discussion and editorials that explore the relationship between sports and culture.

Sam Parnell leads the Engineering Department at Bleacher Report with responsibility for application development, scalability and quality assurance. He joined the team in 2008 to help grow the engineering team and scale the site to serve millions of sports fans. Sam is passionate about Ruby on Rails, open source technology solutions and scaling applications. Prior to Bleacher Report, he worked in senior architecture and technology management roles at Core Continuum, Blast Radius and Razorfish. Sam holds a BSc in Computer Science and Cybernetics from Reading University, England. A lifelong cricket fan, Sam lives and dies for the England test team.