As part of the founding team, Joe drives the strategy and execution for Demand Media products as well as the community management. He draws from 15 years of Internet-specific marketing, product management, operations and business development experience, with a specialization in creating, developing and managing online communities and social networks.

Prior to Demand Media, Joe co-founded The Daily Plate, a health and fitness site (now part of LIVESTRONG.COM) and held executive and management positions at Intermix Media, Pulse, Excite@Home and TEN/Pogo.com (acquired by Electronic Arts).  At Intermix Media, Joe was Senior Vice President of Product Strategy and Network Operations, where he oversaw product and operations for the network websites.  While at TEN/Pogo.com, Joe created the Professional Gamers League (PGL), the first professional league for computer gaming.

Follow Joe at twitter.com/joeperez