Management Team

Cary Rosenzweig, Chief Executive Officer

Cary (avatar "CaryJay") began serving as the CEO of IMVU in November 2007. Previously, he served as either CEO or Chief Marketing Officer at four other technology startups, including mySimon.com (acquired by CNET) and Autoweb.com (acquired by Autobytel). Cary was VP and General Manager at Intuit, responsible for QuickBooks Payroll, which he grew from $100 million to $200 million over a three-year period (2003-2006). Cary began his career in marketing and brand management at Procter and Gamble, where he was Tide Brand Manager. He then went to Clorox, where he rose up the marketing ranks before becoming General Manager of the Clorox Pet Products Company. In 2010, Cary was recognized as the “Most Admired CEO in the Bay Area for Emerging Growth Companies” by the San Francisco Business Times.

Cary earned an A.B. in International Relations from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

When he isn't working, Cary dreams of diving again with the beautiful Napoleon wrasses at Blue Corner in Palau and with the enormous Manta rays at Goofnuw Channel in Yap.

Brett G. Durrett, Vice President of Engineering and Operations

Brett (avatar "Brett") joined IMVU in August 2005 as VP of Operations. Brett now leads the engineering and technical operations. Prior to IMVU, Brett served as General Manager for the virtual world at There.com, after serving as its Director of Engineering and later as its VP of Operations. Prior to There.com, Brett co-founded and served as CEO of Asylum Entertainment, a game development company. Brett led Asylum to develop 20 game titles over a 5-year period before selling the company to a software publisher.

Brett started his professional life programming video games for PCs and consoles before he was of legal age to sign a contract.

When he gets out of the office, Brett likes spending time with his kids and working on what seems to be an endless renovation of his 100-year-old house.

James Birchler, Vice President of Engineering Management

James (avatar "James") joined IMVU in January 2006 as a Software Engineer. Previously, James served as Senior Program Manager of Software Engineering at Bargain Network. Prior to that, he was Director at There.com, responsible for technical design, creative design and GUI web applications content for consumer applications.

James earned a B.A. in Environmental Studies and an M.A. in Geography from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

In his free time, James enjoys playing classical guitar, gardening, cooking, and playing tag and sliding down slides with his daughter.

Kevin Dasch, Vice President of Finance and Business Development

Kevin (avatar "bizdev") joined IMVU in April 2007. He has responsibility for IMVU's corporate functions, including finance, human resources, legal, customer support, and corporate partnerships. He also oversees IMVU's virtual economy. Prior to IMVU, Kevin spent seven years at Dell, where he most recently led the company's Corporate Strategy Group, reporting to the Office of the CEO. Kevin also led marketing for Dell's $4 billion Consumer and Small Business private label financing portfolio and was a consultant in Dell's Corporate Development Group. Before Dell, Kevin was a management consultant with I/S/O Health Care Group, now a division of Monitor.

Kevin earned a B.A. in History from Princeton University and an M.B.A. in Finance and Accounting from The McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin.

Kevin is an avid reader of American history, a fan of the Texas Longhorns, and a very amateur triathlete.

Kevin Henshaw, Vice President of Business Development

Kevin (avatar "Ahojthere") joined IMVU in July 2007 as Director of International Business Development. Prior to IMVU, Kevin spent over a decade with Adobe Systems, where he held a variety of sales, sales operations and product development roles. While based in Asia with Adobe, Kevin opened the company's offices in Hong Kong, Taipei and Beijing. Later he moved to Sydney, Australia where he held an Asia-Pacific wide sales management role. While in Hong Kong, Kevin also served as the Asia sales manager for a relational database firm, and he spent several years with an IT consulting firm (acquired by Gartner).

Kevin earned a B.A. in Psychology and Sociology, with Honours, from Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

When not obsessing over his avatar's looks, Kevin loves to explore California with his two young sons. Kevin is also an avid hockey player, and he can frequently be found out of position - and out of breath - on ice rinks around the Bay Area.

Jenny Rutherford, Vice President of Marketing

Jenny (avatar "luludazzle") joined IMVU in April 2011. Previously, she served as Vice President of Marketing at Oodle, the company powering Facebook Marketplace. Before that, Jenny consulted to leading Fortune 100 companies and technology startups in both marketing and product management capacities. Prior to that, she was Marketing Principal at Nuance Communications. Jenny began her marketing career at The Walt Disney Company in brand management. She later worked in consulting at McKinsey & Company before working at Intuit, where she held a number of senior positions in marketing and product management, including Director of Marketing and Group Product Manager for Quicken Bill Manager.

Jenny earned a B.A. in Organizational Behavior from the University of California at Berkeley.

When she's not working, Jenny enjoys gourmet cooking, Pilates, playing with her three children, and giving back to the community.

Chinh Nguyen, Vice President of Product Management

Chinh (avatar "Chinh") joined IMVU in August 2006 as Director of Customer Marketing, and he has been the leader of many of IMVUâ€™s most successful projects. Prior to IMVU, Chinh was Direct Marketing Manager at CafePress. Previously, he served as a management consultant at Firewhite Consulting.

Chinh earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Kettering University, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Dayton, and a M.B.A. from Carnegie Mellon University.

Chinh enjoys growing heirloom tomatoes (often unsuccessfully), playing basketball, getting outdoors with his wife and two children, and following his beloved Buckeyes. Go Bucks!

Mike Smith, Vice President of People and Talent

Mike (avatar "smithtahoe") joined IMVU in December 2009 as Senior Director of People and Talent. Mike now leads all human resources, staffing and facilities at IMVU. Prior to IMVU, Mike held global staffing and HR roles with WebEx, Cisco Systems, Google, Tesla Motors and Tonic. Prior to running internal corporate staffing and HR functions, Mike held a vice president role in the executive and engineering search space with Modis (now Adecco) growing its largest region ($110 million) from 1998-2004. Previously, Mike launched his own consulting company, and clients included Amazon.com, Facebook, and Netflix. At IMVU, Mike helped create such a positive culture that the company was selected as one of the Best Places to Work in The Bay Area by the San Francisco Business times in both 2010 and 2011.

Mike completed his studies in International Business from San Diego State University. Mike is a member of the Northern California Human Resource Association (NCHRA).

When out of the office, Mike can be found vacationing in Tahoe City, playing soccer on one of three different local teams, or attending San Francisco Giants or 49ers games with his wife and three children.

Matt Danzig, Co-Founder and Senior Art Director

Matt (avatar "Matt") co-founded IMVU in April 2004 and has served as Senior Art Director from its inception. Matt is responsible for creating IMVU's avatars and virtual environments. In fact, Matt is the original creator of IMVU's wonderfully expressive yet highly customizable avatars. Matt is also a key leader of the Content Creator program, IMVU's proprietary, user-generated content system. Prior to IMVU, Matt served as lead concept artist, then Kinetic Art Director, at There.com. Matt's work at There.com, where he was responsible for everything that moved in its virtual world (avatars, pets, vehicles) laid the foundation for There.com to earn an Emmy award in 2007. Matt began his career as a classically trained illustrator and writer in New York City.

Matt earned a B.F.A. in Illustration from New York's School of Visual Arts.

Matt loves to paint and draw landscape from life and to write the occasional children's story. Matt also has a fondness for chickens.


	About IMVU Management Team Board of Directors About Product FAQ Press Releases IMVU In the News Press Center Press Contacts Advertiser’s Media Kit Management Team Cary Rosenzweig, Chief Executive Officer Cary (avatar "CaryJay") began serving as the CEO of IMVU in November 2007. Previously, he served as either CEO or Chief Marketing Officer at four other technology startups, including mySimon.com (acquired by CNET) and Autoweb.com (acquired by Autobytel). Cary was VP and General Manager at Intuit, responsible for QuickBooks Payroll, which he grew from $100 million to $200 million over a three-year period (2003-2006). Cary began his career in marketing and brand management at Procter and Gamble, where he was Tide Brand Manager. He then went to Clorox, where he rose up the marketing ranks before becoming General Manager of the Clorox Pet Products Company. In 2010, Cary was recognized as the “Most Admired CEO in the Bay Area for Emerging Growth Companies” by the San Francisco Business Times. Cary earned an A.B. in International Relations from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. When he isn't working, Cary dreams of diving again with the beautiful Napoleon wrasses at Blue Corner in Palau and with the enormous Manta rays at Goofnuw Channel in Yap. Brett G. Durrett, Vice President of Engineering and Operations Brett (avatar "Brett") joined IMVU in August 2005 as VP of Operations. Brett now leads the engineering and technical operations. Prior to IMVU, Brett served as General Manager for the virtual world at There.com, after serving as its Director of Engineering and later as its VP of Operations. Prior to There.com, Brett co-founded and served as CEO of Asylum Entertainment, a game development company. Brett led Asylum to develop 20 game titles over a 5-year period before selling the company to a software publisher. Brett started his professional life programming video games for PCs and consoles before he was of legal age to sign a contract. When he gets out of the office, Brett likes spending time with his kids and working on what seems to be an endless renovation of his 100-year-old house. James Birchler, Vice President of Engineering Management James (avatar "James") joined IMVU in January 2006 as a Software Engineer. Previously, James served as Senior Program Manager of Software Engineering at Bargain Network. Prior to that, he was Director at There.com, responsible for technical design, creative design and GUI web applications content for consumer applications. James earned a B.A. in Environmental Studies and an M.A. in Geography from the University of California, Santa Barbara. In his free time, James enjoys playing classical guitar, gardening, cooking, and playing tag and sliding down slides with his daughter. Kevin Dasch, Vice President of Finance and Business Development Kevin (avatar "bizdev") joined IMVU in April 2007. He has responsibility for IMVU's corporate functions, including finance, human resources, legal, customer support, and corporate partnerships. He also oversees IMVU's virtual economy. Prior to IMVU, Kevin spent seven years at Dell, where he most recently led the company's Corporate Strategy Group, reporting to the Office of the CEO. Kevin also led marketing for Dell's $4 billion Consumer and Small Business private label financing portfolio and was a consultant in Dell's Corporate Development Group. Before Dell, Kevin was a management consultant with I/S/O Health Care Group, now a division of Monitor. Kevin earned a B.A. in History from Princeton University and an M.B.A. in Finance and Accounting from The McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin. Kevin is an avid reader of American history, a fan of the Texas Longhorns, and a very amateur triathlete. Kevin Henshaw, Vice President of Business Development Kevin (avatar "Ahojthere") joined IMVU in July 2007 as Director of International Business Development. Prior to IMVU, Kevin spent over a decade with Adobe Systems, where he held a variety of sales, sales operations and product development roles. While based in Asia with Adobe, Kevin opened the company's offices in Hong Kong, Taipei and Beijing. Later he moved to Sydney, Australia where he held an Asia-Pacific wide sales management role. While in Hong Kong, Kevin also served as the Asia sales manager for a relational database firm, and he spent several years with an IT consulting firm (acquired by Gartner). Kevin earned a B.A. in Psychology and Sociology, with Honours, from Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario, Canada. When not obsessing over his avatar's looks, Kevin loves to explore California with his two young sons. Kevin is also an avid hockey player, and he can frequently be found out of position - and out of breath - on ice rinks around the Bay Area. Jenny Rutherford, Vice President of Marketing Jenny (avatar "luludazzle") joined IMVU in April 2011. Previously, she served as Vice President of Marketing at Oodle, the company powering Facebook Marketplace. Before that, Jenny consulted to leading Fortune 100 companies and technology startups in both marketing and product management capacities. Prior to that, she was Marketing Principal at Nuance Communications. Jenny began her marketing career at The Walt Disney Company in brand management. She later worked in consulting at McKinsey & Company before working at Intuit, where she held a number of senior positions in marketing and product management, including Director of Marketing and Group Product Manager for Quicken Bill Manager. Jenny earned a B.A. in Organizational Behavior from the University of California at Berkeley. When she's not working, Jenny enjoys gourmet cooking, Pilates, playing with her three children, and giving back to the community. Chinh Nguyen, Vice President of Product Management Chinh (avatar "Chinh") joined IMVU in August 2006 as Director of Customer Marketing, and he has been the leader of many of IMVUâ€™s most successful projects. Prior to IMVU, Chinh was Direct Marketing Manager at CafePress. Previously, he served as a management consultant at Firewhite Consulting. Chinh earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Kettering University, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Dayton, and a M.B.A. from Carnegie Mellon University. Chinh enjoys growing heirloom tomatoes (often unsuccessfully), playing basketball, getting outdoors with his wife and two children, and following his beloved Buckeyes. Go Bucks! Mike Smith, Vice President of People and Talent Mike (avatar "smithtahoe") joined IMVU in December 2009 as Senior Director of People and Talent. Mike now leads all human resources, staffing and facilities at IMVU. Prior to IMVU, Mike held global staffing and HR roles with WebEx, Cisco Systems, Google, Tesla Motors and Tonic. Prior to running internal corporate staffing and HR functions, Mike held a vice president role in the executive and engineering search space with Modis (now Adecco) growing its largest region ($110 million) from 1998-2004. Previously, Mike launched his own consulting company, and clients included Amazon.com, Facebook, and Netflix. At IMVU, Mike helped create such a positive culture that the company was selected as one of the Best Places to Work in The Bay Area by the San Francisco Business times in both 2010 and 2011. Mike completed his studies in International Business from San Diego State University. Mike is a member of the Northern California Human Resource Association (NCHRA). When out of the office, Mike can be found vacationing in Tahoe City, playing soccer on one of three different local teams, or attending San Francisco Giants or 49ers games with his wife and three children. Matt Danzig, Co-Founder and Senior Art Director Matt (avatar "Matt") co-founded IMVU in April 2004 and has served as Senior Art Director from its inception. Matt is responsible for creating IMVU's avatars and virtual environments. In fact, Matt is the original creator of IMVU's wonderfully expressive yet highly customizable avatars. Matt is also a key leader of the Content Creator program, IMVU's proprietary, user-generated content system. Prior to IMVU, Matt served as lead concept artist, then Kinetic Art Director, at There.com. Matt's work at There.com, where he was responsible for everything that moved in its virtual world (avatars, pets, vehicles) laid the foundation for There.com to earn an Emmy award in 2007. Matt began his career as a classically trained illustrator and writer in New York City. Matt earned a B.F.A. in Illustration from New York's School of Visual Arts. Matt loves to paint and draw landscape from life and to write the occasional children's story. Matt also has a fondness for chickens.