Jim Safka was named CEO of Ask.com in January 2008. In this role, Safka oversees Ask.com’s global operations. He is also CEO of Primal Ventures, a new-venture entity that identifies seeds and incubates business opportunities for Ask.com’s parent company, IAC.

Safka served as CEO of Match.com – an IAC property - from 2004 to 2006. Under his leadership, the company grew revenue and operating income before amortization at an annual rate of 25% and 52% respectively. Today, Match.com has more than 15 million members in 35 countries. Prior to serving at Match.com, Safka served as vice president and general manager of e-commerce at AT&T Wireless. Under his leadership, AT&T Wireless sold more wireless plans through its Web site than the other five national carriers combined, and ranked number one in online customer service. Before joining AT&T Wireless in 2002, Safka spent five years at E*TRADE Financial Corporation, most recently as vice president of marketing, where he was instrumental in growing the customer base from 200,000 accounts to more than four million. Safka started his technology marketing career at Intuit as a Product Manager for Quicken Financial Planner and Quicken.com. He also held brand and product management positions at Alberto-Culver, Inc., Warner Bros. Inc., and Paramount Pictures.

Safka holds an M.B.A. from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, and a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Southern California. He resides in San Francisco with his wife, Mandy, and two children.