| Duke University, BA | 1998 |
| Sociology, Business | |
| Columbia University, MBA | 2004 |
| Business |
Josh Strauss / http://joshstrauss.com
Josh Guttman is CEO of Surphace (formerly Sphere). He was an early member of the business team, joining Sphere in November 2007 as Director of Business Development and assumed responsibility for advertising, design and products before assuming the role of COO in March 2009. He has successively managed numerous partnerships with publishers such as Tribune, USTA, Dow Jones, Glam, Interactive One, Name Media and vendors such as The Rubicon Project, Pulse360 and Mule Design among others.
Guttman has worked in and around digital media since 1998. Before Sphere, he served in a business development and product management capacity at Answers Corp, helping to integrate and relaunch WikiAnswers, among other responsibilities. From 1998-2002, he worked in San Francisco, initially at Robertson Stephens & Co investment banking, advising private technology businesses on positioning and venture financing strategies.
