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Alan Spoon is a managing general partner in Polaris Venture Partners, a venture capital firm. Before joining Polaris in 2000, Mr. Spoon served for 18 years in a variety of roles with The Washington Post Company, including President, board member, and Chief Financial Officer. At The Post Company, Alan also was responsible for early stage technology investments in cellular (Cellular One and digital PCS), distance learning and educational software, and information and e-commerce services. Prior to The Washington Post, Mr. Spoon was an officer at The Boston Consulting Group. In addition to serving on LegalZoom's board, Mr. Spoon also sits on the boards of a variety of other companies, including Art.com, Silicon Optix, Inc., and IAC/InterActiveCorp. In his not-for-profit activities, Mr. Spoon is a member of the Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Corporation, and The Council on Foreign Relations. He earned his B.S. at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an M.S. at M.I.T.'s Sloan School of Management, and a J.D., with honors, from Harvard Law School. | 