Basil founded CoverHound in May 2010 to provide people with a new way to shop for insurance. Prior to founding CoverHound, Basil was Vice President of Business Development at InsWeb, where he developed and managed partnerships with dozens of the country's top car insurance carriers.

Originally born in Montreal, Basil moved to California at just two weeks old and has been a Bay Area resident, almost uninterrupted, for more than 30 years.

Basil received an MBA from Columbia Graduate School of Business, a BA in Political Science from Duke University and serves on the Young Professional Advisory Committee of the Bay Area Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Joel has been coding and following Internet technology for most of his life. Drawing on his experience with a variety of web development tools, he became an early adopter and advocate of Ruby on Rails. Originally from Chicago, he moved to the Bay Area to pursue startup opportunities.

Prior to joining CoverHound as the first employee, Joel helped develop a lead generation platform at Affinity Labs. This system was crucial to the company's eventual acquisition by Monster Worldwide. Before this, he worked with talented teams at ZURB and Rubyred Labs.

Joel received a BS in Computer Science from Purdue University with a minor in Philosophy.

Rory has a deep understanding of both consumer and carrier needs when it comes to car insurance. Prior to joining CoverHound, Rory managed the online marketing channel for one of the top direct, national property and casualty carriers in this space, Unitrin Direct (NYSE – UTR).

Rory was born in upstate New York, but spent much of his youth in the Philadelphia area. A rabid sports fan (especially Mets & Jets), Rory also enjoys spending time running, cooking, eating and traveling. He holds an Economics degree from James Madison University.

Josh joined CoverHound as Vice President, Communications in August of 2011 after leaving QuinStreet where he served as Senior Managing Editor directing the content strategy of more than 100 proprietary sites. Prior to his time at QuinStreet, Josh was the Senior Editor at Knewton where he managed the content development and social media teams.

He spent the first of half of his career in academia, teaching creative writing and composition classes at Brooklyn College. He continues to analyze the writing progress of college students across the country for the RAND Corporation.

Josh earned a BA from Amherst College and an MFA in fiction writing from Brooklyn College.

As Senior Software Engineer, Keith coordinates large-scale integrations with providers and agents to give users up-to-the-minute rates from multiple carriers. Prior to joining CoverHound, Woody was the CTO at Feedgen, an AngelPad company also headquartered in San Francisco.

Consulting in Ruby on Rails for the past five years and working in web development for more than ten, he brings a broad range of experience and a love of software craftsmanship to the CoverHound development team.

Keith earned a BS in Computer Science from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Jeff has been a technology professional for the last six years. After moving to the Bay Area in 2007, he started working at cool companies like XOJET and Google, switching between IT and R&D.

Originally from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Jeff started modifying computer games and coding up websites at the age of 10. Before pursuing Computer Sciences academically, he spent several years studying Engineering Sciences and Mechanical Engineering at the University of California at Riverside and San Jose State University. Introduced to Ruby on Rails in early 2008, Jeff quickly saw the potential and became an advocate of the technology. In August 2011, he joined the team at CoverHound.

Jeff graduated summa cum laude with a BS in Computer Science with an emphasis in Software Engineering from Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, CA.

Joe is the young gun of the team. Prior to joining CoverHound, Joe developed applications to support and utilize a massive data warehouse at SuperValu, a large grocery retailer and distributor.

A recent San Francisco transplant from Minnesota, he loves software and solving challenging problems.

Joe earned a BS in Software Engineering and Tau Beta Pi membership at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.

Greg’s industry experience includes production and management roles at State Farm, Countrywide Insurance Services/Balboa Insurance Group, 21st Century Insurance and Liberty Company Insurance Brokers.

In 2003 Greg endeavored to partner in National Insurance Solutions Inc (NIS), a startup independent agency where he joined as Chief Operations Office, Principal. Greg managed the day-to-day operational and business support activities of the organization. He also directed the company’s marketing efforts, earning recognition in the Insurance Trade Magazine “Rough Notes.” During Greg’s tenure at NIS from 2003 - 2011 he led the business from nascent startup to stability and profitability. While at NIS Greg noticed a shift in the buying habits and demands of consumers. This trend eventually led Greg to join CoverHound with the goal of meeting the evolving demands of the insurance consumer.

Greg lives in his hometown of Simi Valley, California with his wife and their young daughter. He enjoys outdoor activities including camping, surfing, swimming and mountain biking.

Ralph brought 17 years of experience helping families nationwide protect their most valuable possessions, when he joined CoverHound in January 2012. He has a strong background in tailoring insurance coverage to insure protection of wealth by combining home, auto and umbrella coverage. Ralph is also a resource for Spanish-speakers looking to discuss their insurance options.

Ralph volunteers as a soccer coach for a local soccer league in which his children play. He is also a regular volunteer for HOPE Worldwide.

Ralph enjoys hiking and camping with his wife and three children.

Prior to joining CoverHound in January 2012, Wendi served in sales and service roles at Farmers Insurance, as well as independent insurance agencies in Southern California.

Wendi is in tune with the needs of the consumer and works diligently to provide each client with the personal service they deserve. She understands each client has a unique situation and provides everyone with the best possible policy to fit those specific needs.

Wendi, her husband and two daughters live in Newbury Park, California where they love to camp, surf and go to the beach. Wendi received a BA in Communications from California Lutheran University.

Ashley joined the CoverHound team in January of 2012. Her career started when she accepted a part-time job with an independent agent as a receptionist. After three months of employment she was given the opportunity to obtain her insurance license to become a customer service representative -- and later took on the role as an account executive.

In 2009, she relocated to greater Los Angeles where she worked with an independent agency as a sales agent. Ashley was born and raised in Marysville, a small town in Northern California. She enjoys anything outdoors, watching and playing sports and spending time with her family, friends and her two dogs.

Jon Soberg has served as a member of the board of directors since June 2011. He is Senior Vice President at Blumberg Capital, which he joined in 2010. Jon also sits on the boards of myfoal, ZipZap and ANY.Do, while observing at Hootsuite, Addepar and others.

Jon earned a BS in Engineering at Harvey Mudd College, an MS in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University and MBA from the The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he also currently serves as a lecturer.

Keith Moore has served as a member of the board of directors since December 2011. He is currently the President and Chief Operating Officer of AcademixDirect, Inc. in Silicon Valley.

Keith has worked in Internet product development and marketing for more than 16 years, with deep knowledge and relationships within the insurance and lead generation worlds. Other positions he's held include General Manager at LendingTree and IAC, Senior Vice President of the 2008 IAC spinoff Tree.com, CMO at iContact -- and Vice President, Marketing, Sales and Internet Operations at Western Mutual Insurance.