Robert Parsons

Bob Parsons founded GoDaddy in January 1997 and has served as a member of the board of directors of GoDaddy Inc. since its formation in May 2014 and as Chairman of the board of directors and a member of the executive committee of Desert Newco since December 2011. Prior to the Merger, he served in various roles, including as President and Chairman of the board of directors. Prior to founding our company, Mr. Parsons founded Parsons Technology, Inc., a software company, in 1984 and served as its Chief Executive Officer until its acquisition by Intuit Inc. in 1994. Mr. Parsons holds a B.S. degree in Accounting, magna cum laude from the University of Baltimore. Although Parsons sold his portion of GoDaddy in 2011 to private equity investors for an estimated $930 million in cash, he’s still the largest single shareholder of the company. Parsons now owns 28 percent of GoDaddy shares. Bob Parsons has an impressive track record of entrepreneurial and business success. He founded his first venture, Parsons Technology, in 1984 and sold it in 1996 to Mountain View, California-based Intuit, Inc. In 1997, Bob founded The Go Daddy Group, carving out a unique niche for GoDaddy.com as an alternative to the early monopoly held by much larger companies in the Internet domain registration market. As a full service domain registrar, Go Daddy was founded on Bob's commitment to provide superior customer service, highly competitive pricing, innovative product offerings and a responsibility to do the right thing. These ideals continue to drive the company's success today. Bob's vision and leadership have propelled The Go Daddy Group to be the #1 registrar of domain names in the world for the past three years. Today, the company ranks #1 in total domains under management. Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, University of Baltimore