Renée LaBran helped to form Rustic Canyon Partners in 1999, following 15 years of strategy consulting and hands-on operating experience. Until turning her attention to forming RC/Fontis, Ms. LaBran’s investment focus was on software, digital media, and business and consumer services.

Prior to Rustic Canyon, Ms. LaBran held a variety of executive positions with the Los Angeles Times / Times Mirror in the areas of digital media, advertising, investments and strategic planning. During her tenure, she managed revenues in excess of $300 million and oversaw more than 200 employees. She was also a co-founder and served as chief executive officer of CareerPath.com (now CareerBuilder), and a co-founder and board member of Classified Ventures. Prior to Times Mirror, Ms. LaBran was a management consultant with the Monitor Company in the US and Europe, and managed the Los Angeles office.

Ms.LaBran graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of California at Berkeley, and earned an MBA with honors from the Harvard Business School.

Ms. LaBran currently serves on the boards of IdeaForest, Intersperse, Meximerica Media, Inc, Mobileplay, and PC on Call. Her non-profit activities include serving as a director and President of the La Canada Flintridge Educational Foundation, and as a Director of the Hathaway – Sycamores, a family services and mental health agency.

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