The Solavei Team

Team Statement

Led by founder and CEO Ryan Wuerch, the Solavei leadership team is dedicated to a new vision of commerce. We believe in empowering our customers with low-cost, everyday services. More importantly, we give our customers the opportunity to earn extra income, simply by using – and sharing – our services.

Team
Founder & CEO ??

Ryan Wuerch - Founder & CEO

Ryan is a seasoned and proven leader with experience including roles as CEO, chairman, and key visionary. Prior to founding Solavei, Wuerch founded Motricity, a mobile data services company that he grew into a publicly traded enterprise worth $1 billion, creating significant investment returns for investors. He served as president for Learning 2000, Inc., an education software company, from 1998 to 2001, and as senior vice president of ShapeRite, a nutritional supplement manufacturer, from 1995 to 1998. He was named the 2010 Pacific Northwest and 2005 Carolinas Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Wuerch’s current board positions include the Miss America Organization and the Washington Roundtable, a nonprofit public policy organization composed of Washington State chief executive officers. In addition, he is an ambassador for the Internet Innovation Alliance in Washington D.C.

Head of Products ??

Jim Ryan - Head of Products

Former head of Mobile Data Services of AT&T, Sprint, 02, CSMO at Motricity

Head of Finance ??

Allyn Hebner - Head of Finance

Former chief accounting officer of T-Mobile and CFO of Motricity

Head of Legal and Policy ??

Rick White - Head of Legal and Policy

Former U.S. congressman, attorney at Perkins Coie, CEO of Technet

Head of Member Experience ??

Maria Pinchevsky - Head of Member Experience

Former VP of customer service at T-Mobile

Head of Corporate Development ??

Larry Wallace - Head of Corporate Development

Former VP of Global OEM and OS Services at Motricity

Head of Strategic Initiatives & Financial Services ??

Jose Rojas - Head of Strategic Initiatives & Financial Services

Former JPMorgan Chase Payments executive, McKinsey & Co., U.S. Army aviator

Head of Technology ??

Dennis Korevitski - Head of Technology

Former CIO of SonoSite, an IT leader at T-Mobile and AT&T

Head of Corporate Communications ??

Jason Genthner - Head of Corporate Communications

Former communications executive at Dr Pepper Snapple Group

Head of Human Resources ??

Carol Brickner - Head of Human Resources

Former HR leader at Electronic Arts, Walt Disney Company and United Airlines

Head of Community Affairs ??

Shawntel Wuerch - Head of Community Affairs

Miss America 1996, public speaker, and Hunt Institute board of directors