Samir Arora serves as Chairman and CEO of Glam Media, the pioneer and global leader of vertical content networks. Since Arora founded Glam in 2005, Glam has risen to the top, claiming the number one spot in women's lifestyle online since 2007. A tech-industry veteran, Arora was previously chairman of Emode/Tickle Inc., which boasted over 42 million registered users and became a Media Metrix-ranked Top 20 destination site. Prior to Tickle, Arora served as chairman and CEO of NetObjects, Inc., where he drove the creation of the first web site building product, NetObjects Fusion. During his tenure, Arora was named one of the "Web Innovators of the Year" by CNET. Arora currently serves as chairman of Information Capital LLC, a venture-capital fund based in Woodside, Calif., that invests in leading-edge companies in consumer publishing, media, and technology. This past year Arora was recognized as the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year for Northern California in the category "Media, entertainment and communications."