FOUNDER & CEO

Barry Kahn is founder and CEO of Qcue where he drives the vision and overall business strategy for the company. An economist and recognized thought leader in the ticketing industry, Barry provides guidance to professional sports teams, concert promoters and venue managers on how to optimize revenue while providing the best value to fans. Barry is a frequent speaker, author and media spokesperson whose commentary has appeared in leading media outlets including The New York Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, Sports Illustrated, The Economist, CNBC, and many others. He holds a Ph.D. and an M.S. in economics from The University of Texas at Austin, and a B.S. in applied engineering physics from Cornell University.

FOUNDER & Interim VP, Finance

Jiten Dalvi is founder and Interim VP, Finance of Qcue where he oversees all accounting, tax, financial planning and analysis, and human resource functions. Prior to Qcue, Jiten spent six years with Marico Limited, India, where he worked in progressively senior roles, ranging from area sales manager to trade marketing manager. He also served as a senior engineer at Tata Motors. Jiten holds an M.B.A. from McCombs School of Business at Texas at Austin, as well as a B.E. in mechanical engineering from College of Engineering Pune India.

VICE PRESIDENT, ENGINEERING

Walter Bodwell is vice president of engineering at Qcue responsible for the design, development and quality assuarance of the company's dynamic pricing software. An expert in agile development, Walter has consulted with a wide range of companies from startups to large enterprises helping to optimize their software development processes. Prior to Qcue, Walter was a senior director of engineering at BMC Software, where he led engineering of the Service Impact and Event Management and Performance (SIEM) product lines, managing teams of 150+ engineers across multiple continents. He has also held senior management positions in software development and engineering at companies including Evity, ObjectSpace and EDS. Walter holds a B.S. in computer science from The University of Texas at Austin.

VICE PRESIDENT, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Eric Freeland is vice president of business development at Qcue responsible for the company's client acquisition and partnership efforts. Eric joined Qcue from StubHub, where he was responsible for supporting all aspects of business development for the company's multi-year sponsorships with professional sports teams and NCAA Division I schools. An expert in client prospecting and value creation, contract negotiation and project management, Eric supported StubHub's sponsorship negotiation with 24 Major League Baseball clubs leading to an exponential year-over-year sales increase in the company's biggest market. He also launched StubHub's first non-sports integration with Tickets.com for a major venue, spanning all live entertainment events at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York. Eric holds a B.A. in human and organizational development from Vanderbilt University.

DIRECTOR, PRICING & OPERATIONS

Dan Meehan is director of pricing & operations at Qcue, where he is responsible for pricing analysis, quality and support. Dan is highly involved in all aspects of Qcue's operations, including client relations and data and partner integration. Prior to joining Qcue, Dan served as an economist at Compass Lexecon where his work was focused on energy markets, covering price fixing, antitrust and international trade issues. Dan’s expertise spans across multiple industries including retail, semiconductor, railroads and lumber. He holds an M.S. in resource economics from the University of Rhode Island and a B.S. in applied economics and management from Cornell University.

DIRECTOR, PRICING & ANALYTICS

Doug Mitarotonda is director of pricing & analytics at Qcue, where he is responsible for Qcue’s pricing recommendation algorithms and measurement as well as the company’s consulting services. Prior to joining Qcue, Doug was an associate at The Brattle Group where he specialized in innovative rate design, including dynamic pricing, and smart grid issues for the electric industry. His focus featured the development of Brattle’s smart grid benefits model, named iGrid. Previously, Doug worked as an economist for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Office of Climate Change where he designed the auctions for the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, North America’s first mandatory carbon dioxide cap-and-trade program. Doug received his Ph.D. in economics from Cornell University. He also holds an M.Eng. in computer science and a B.A. in computer science, mathematics and Asian studies, both from Cornell.