Management
- Doreen Lorenzo President
Doreen Lorenzo is the president of frog and an executive vice president and general manager of the Aricent Group, frog’s parent company. Doreen drives frog’s company strategy and oversees its worldwide operations. During her 14 years with the company, she has been instrumental in re-structuring the company, taking it from a traditional design boutique to becoming one of the world’s foremost global innovation firms, securing broad-based arrangements with an array of Fortune 500 clients. A frequent resource to various business publications, Doreen has been featured by ABC Now, Bloomberg Radio, Fast Company, The New York Times, and other media. She serves as a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Emerging Technologies, 2011-2012.
- Kate Swann Chief Operating Officer
As chief operating officer, Kate is responsible for frog’s continued operational success. By cultivating the processes, philosophies, and infrastructures that support effective design, she helps drive value into the company’s every project, ensuring client satisfaction and operational success. Kate has a master's in performance studies from NYU.
- Tim Leberecht Chief Marketing Officer
Tim oversees frog’s worldwide marketing. A frequent resource to various media, he writes about marketing, innovation, and design, and speaks at conferences worldwide. In 2010, Tim also assumed the role of chief marketing officer for frog’s parent company, the Aricent Group. He serves as a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Values and Decision-Making, 2011-2012, and participated in a series of expert hearings on a future vision for Germany, held by the German Federal Chancellery.
- Theodore Forbath Vice President, Innovation Strategy
As frog’s vice president of innovation strategy, Theodore helps clients transform their products and services, key business systems, and applications into competitive global solutions. Over the past 15 years, Theodore has helped clients develop successful product strategies, innovative business models, and successful go-to-market strategies. He holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and sociology from Brandeis University and a certificate in data communications from Northeastern University.
- Sally Dang Vice President, Finance
As vice president of finance, Sally leads frog’s global financial and accounting team. Sally and her team provide accurate, timely, and transparent financial reporting to aid in business decisions and planning. She also ensures audit and tax compliance are met across all frog entities. Sally is a CPA and holds a Bachelor of Science from UC-Berkeley.
- Mark Rolston Chief Creative Officer
As chief creative officer, Mark is responsible for driving frog’s global creative vision. An early Web pioneer, Mark co-founded frog’s digital media group in 1996, working with clients to leverage emerging technologies and setting the tone for user interface design and e-commerce platforms. Mark has been widely quoted in the press, including in BusinessWeek, The New York Times, Technology Review, and the Wall Street Journal.
- Mark Gauger Chief Development Officer
As chief development officer, Mark manages frog’s business development group. Charged with establishing meaningful and lasting relationships with Fortune 500 companies, Mark consults with leading executives around the world on the appropriate role and impact of innovation and strategic design inside their businesses. Mark has a master's in mechanical engineering from Stanford University.
- Mark VandenBrink Senior Vice President, Engineering
As senior vice president of engineering, Mark leads the company’s engineering team worldwide. He came to frog from Samsung where he was chief technology officer of Samsung Telecommunications America. Prior to that he worked with Motorola as a fellow and chief architect of systems software within the company’s mobile devices business. Mark holds a master's in computer science from the University of Alabama.
- Eric Hummel Vice President, Human Resources
As vice president of human resources, Eric leads frog’s global human resources group, developing comprehensive programs that promote frog’s mission as a human-centered organization. Prior to joining frog in our San Francisco studio, Eric worked for Intuit as the vice president of talent development and people experience. He has a doctorate in psychology and owned a psychological services company in Madison, Wisconsin, before moving to the Bay Area.
- Cyrus Ipaktchi General Counsel
Cyrus has served as general counsel at frog for over nine years. He is an experienced attorney with more than 13 years of broad legal experience. Before joining frog, Cyrus worked in private practice at two litigation firms in the San Francisco Bay Area. His specialties include complex contract negotiation and drafting, M&A, software licensing, intellectual property, commercial transactional work, employment law, real estate, and all phases of litigation and dispute resolution. Cyrus earned his JD from the University of San Francisco School of Law.