Eric Best
Mr. Best is the founder and CEO of Mercent, an e-commerce software company funded by Madrona Venture Group that enables customers such as GUESS?, Liz Claiborne, and Crabtree & Evelyn to sell through leading online merchandising channels. Mr. Best is also founder and Chairman of Seattle-based Morse Best Innovation, a technical marketing agency serving clients such as Microsoft, Lexmark, and WRQ. Previously, he was the founder of MindCorps, an e-commerce systems integrator acquired by Amazon.com in 1999, and Emercis, an e-commerce tools provider acquired by Impressa in 2000. At Amazon.com, Mr. Best helped establish the company’s third-party seller programs and early partnerships with leading retailers. He is a graduate of Seattle Pacific University and a member of the SPU Entrepreneurial Studies Council and Society of Fellows.

Dawn Trudeau
Ms. Trudeau brings to the FastAlbum Advisory Board more than 20 years of software industry experience in business management, marketing, business systems, sales and product development. Ms. Trudeau spent 14 years at Microsoft, during which time she oversaw the launch of the highly successful Windows application Microsoft Access, and eventually rose to the level of general manager for a variety of businesses from database and development tools to consumer applications before leaving to become a business consultant and venture philanthropist.