Max Ventilla

Zoo Director, Aardvark

Max Ventilla, Zoo Director, drives Aardvark's strategy and business development. Max came from Google where he focused on strategy for Google's marketing and monetization initiatives around Adsense and Web applications. Previously, he was vice president of business development for Trader Classified Media and founded Krypteian Systems (acquired by Corporate Smarts), an enterprise e-mail datamining tool powering expertise and contact directories. Max holds bachelor's degrees in math and physics and a master's degree in business administration from Yale University. He was one of BusinessWeek's Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs of 2009.