Wei Yan
Chief Technology Officer

Before joining Quidsi, Wei was the president of Suryani International for more than 10 years. Suryani, a small web application development company with a focus on e-commerce application development, catered to clients ranging from large financial institutions such as Citibank to mid-size retail and wholesale companies. Suryani developed the original Diapers.com system that enabled the company to manage entire operations through a web-based system.

Wei graduated from Bowdoin College and received a master's degree in computer science from Brown University. He has four boys and lives with his wife, Carey, in Long Island.

Scott Hilton
Executive Vice President, Operations

Before coming to Quidsi, Scott spent two decades at The Boeing Company, where he led a comprehensive effort targeting improved productivity, capacity and operational efficiency of the air transportation system and airline flight operations. He worked several years as a product strategist, leading numerous teams in the development and early implementation of new products and services and regularly participating in and managing executive-level decisions that were the subject of internal board discussions and approval.

Scott held several other positions at Boeing, including leading an effort to transform and streamline a segment of company investment decisions, managing the operations of a testing facility and directing a research and development staff.

Scott received his MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, graduating as a Palmer Scholar (top 5% of his class) and was named the General Motors Scholar while earning a Master of Engineering degree in engineering physics at Cornell University. He earned his Bachelor of Science in both physics and mathematics from the University of Puget Sound, graduating with honors in physics.

Mike Scelzo
Vice President, Customer Care

Prior to joining Quidsi, Mike worked as Vice President of Customer Service at ThePit.com, an earlier venture co-founded by Marc and Vinit. A graduate of Rutgers NCAS with a degree in Marketing, Mike has more than 20 years of experience in the service industry, including positions held at The Topps Company, Cablevision and the Liberty Science Center, where he helped establish all reservations and membership procedures prior to groundbreaking. In his spare time, he enjoys acting in community theater and spending time with his wife, Debbie, and their two daughters at their home in Oradell, New Jersey.

Tara Lawrence
Vice President, User Experience & Creative

Tara heads up the Creative and User Experience teams in shaping the branding and on-site customer experience for Quidsi's portfolio of verticals. Prior to joining Quidsi in 2008, she was Owner and Creative Director of Three Wishes Studio, a boutique branding and design agency in northern New Jersey that included Diapers.com as a client. Specializing in smaller, woman-owned businesses, Three Wishes Studio created identities and comprehensive brand platforms for clients throughout the country. Earlier in her career, Tara worked in the fragrance supplier industry, developing creative product concepts and presentations for brands such as Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Bath & Body Works, Cody and Giorgio Beverly Hills. Tara earned her B.A. in Graphic Design, cum laude, from Montclair State University and lives in New Jersey with her husband, Jon, and their two children.

Mitch Kushinsky
Vice President, Project Management Office

Before coming to Quidsi in 2009, Mitch worked on the original Diapers.com website as an employee of Suryani International. He also worked on Marc and Vinit's first venture, ThePit.com, running the card trading operation. Prior to that, Mitch was a derivatives trader, working for banks in Hong Kong, Paris, London, New York and Chicago. He has a degree in Operations Research from Cornell University and an MBA from Columbia University Graduate School of Business.

Galyn Bernard
Vice President, Retail

Galyn leads the YoYo.com and Bookworm.com businesses, overseeing marketing and merchandising strategy and execution for the two sites. Before joining Quidsi in 2010, Galyn worked in various financial, strategic and marketing roles at Morgan Stanley, The Walt Disney Company, Kraft Foods and Cole Haan. At Disney, Galyn first worked in the Strategic Planning Group in a corporate development role before moving into an operating role at Baby Einstein, where she led the launch of localized product in 10 countries. At Kraft Foods, she worked in the Beverages division on brands like Tang, Crystal Light and Seattle's Best Coffee.

Galyn earned a BA degree, cum laude, from Princeton University and her MBA from Harvard Business School. She lives in Connecticut with her husband and twin daughters (who happen to be amazing toy and book testers!).

David Zhang
Vice President, Retail

David is in charge of Wag.com and has led the business since its inception in July 2011. He and his team are responsible for launching the business, developing its strategy and vision, driving top-line and bottom-line growth, and delivering financial results. Under his management, Wag has become a leading retail destination for pet supplies online.

Before launching Wag, David oversaw marketing for our Soap.com business. In that role, he managed all brand and customer communications across acquisition and retention. He joined the company in February 2010 and was the first marketing hire on the Soap.com launch team.

David previously worked at Limited Brands, where he managed the development of new products for Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works. He has also worked as a strategy consultant at BCG and Bain & Company. David received his MBA from Harvard Business School and his BA from Harvard College, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in economics.

Prasad Pola
Chief Information Officer

Prasad leads the technology team that is focused on ecommerce development, infrastructure, enterprise applications and information security. Before joining Quidsi, Prasad was CIO at Hanover Direct, where he led the IT organization in its support of the technological and operational needs of the business. He oversaw the implementation of strategic technology platforms and, as part of the executive team, helped transition the company from a catalog-based channel to a multi-channel e-commerce business. While there, he also spearheaded website launches for The Company Store, Scandia Home and UnderGear. Earlier in his career, Prasad spent several years at Tommy Hilfiger, where he oversaw ecommerce and enterprise applications development, information security and strategic planning as Director of Retail IT.

Prasad graduated from Nagarjuna University in India with a BS in Engineering. He lives in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, with his wife and three children. In his free time he enjoys playing tennis.