Joel Toledano

Part-time enophile, full-time Internet entrepreneur.

Joel is co-founder and CEO of Krillion, Inc. (www.krillion.com), a stealth local search startup. Prior to founding Krillion, Joel was the Director of Business Development and chief negotiator for the Yahoo! Search business unit, where he was responsible for establishing and managing strategic partnerships to identifying, developing and executing new revenue-producing channels and business initiatives with both startups and established companies.

When he left Yahoo after nearly 5 years, his accomplishments included the #1 deals in each of Yahoo!'s Search, Access and subscription services businesses. In addition, he previously managed day-to-day aspects of the company's sponsored search relationship with Overture Services prior to Yahoo!'s acquisition of the company.

Prior to his work for Yahoo! Search, Joel worked in business development for Yahoo! Consumer Services, where he was responsible for development and implementation of Yahoo!-branded Internet access services including services offered through alliances with SBC and other broadband and narrowband providers.

Before joining Yahoo!, Joel ran business development for Rentals.com until it was acquired by Primedia in 2001. Prior to that, Joel was an attorney with Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, where he represented and advised public and private companies, successfully navigating companies through a series of high-profile IPOs and acquisitions.