Edward Cespedes

Edward A. Cespedes President & Chief Executive Officer Tralliance Corporation, the .travel registry

Edward A. Cespedes was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Tralliance Corporation, theglobe.com’s subsidiary and registry for the .travel top level domain in July 2006. Cespedes continues to serve as the President and Chief Financial Officer of theglobe.com

Cespedes is a well-known investor and entrepreneur, who has led or been involved with various successful ventures during his career, including:

• Leading the largest single-day returning initial public offering in history at the time (theglobe.com – increase of 600%+ on first day of trading) • The sale of Alamo Rent-A-Car to AutoNation for $625 million • The sale of Nantucket Nectars to Ocean Spray (amount undisclosed) • The sale of Sendtec to Relationserve Marketing for $49 million • The sale of webMillion to L90, Inc for $25 million

Cespedes began his career in the Investment Banking Division of J.P Morgan and Company, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions. Other positions held by Cespedes include: Vice Chairman of Prime Ventures, LLC, President and Member of the Board of Directors of the Dr. Koop Lifecare Corporation, Managing Director of Dancing Bear Investments, Inc., and Director of Corporate Finance for Alamo Rent-A-Car.

Cespedes studied International Relations and is a graduate of Columbia University. He is the founder of the Columbia University Hamilton Associates, a foundation for university academic endowments.