GrandCentral co-founders Craig Walker and Vincent Paquet gathered together the best and the brightest to build this brand new kind of communications company. We're big fans of the California climate, Friday afternoon BBQs, and working in a fast paced and energetic environment. We're also passionate about applying technology in a way that makes life simpler and puts control in the hands of everyday consumers.

Craig Walker, Founder and CEO

Craig is the co-founder and CEO of GrandCentral. In 2001, Craig became the CEO of Dialpad Communications, where he led the company out of bankruptcy and transformed it into the most profitable VoIP company in the industry. When Dialpad was acquired by Yahoo! in 2005, Craig became Senior Director of VoIP and successfully merged the Dialpad team with the Yahoo! Messenger group.

Prior to Dialpad, Craig was a technology venture investor at Sterling Payot Capital and a corporate attorney at top tier law firms in Silicon Valley, where he represented companies ranging from early stage start-ups to Cisco Systems. Outside of work, Craig spends his free time with his wife and three kids and is a board member of the Ascent Russian Orphan Aid Foundation.

Craig received his B.A. from UC Berkeley, his M.B.A. from Georgetown University and his J.D. from Boalt Hall School of Law at UC Berkeley.

Vincent Paquet, Founder and COO

Prior to co-founding GrandCentral with Craig, Vincent was Director of Business Development at Yahoo! in the voice communications group. He joined Yahoo! when it acquired Dialpad Communications, one of the world's largest VoIP providers. At Dialpad, Vincent was VP of Business Development and Marketing, where he oversaw all revenue-generating activities. He helped lead the reorganization and turn-around of the company, until its successful acquisition by Yahoo! in 2005.

Prior to Dialpad, Vincent was a Vice President at Los Angeles-based IFA, the French foreign investment agency. He moved to California from IFA's Amsterdam office, which he headed from 1994 to 1997. Prior to joining IFA, Vincent built and managed a European distribution network for France-based Microspire, a telecom component manufacturer.

Vincent received his bachelor's degree from Middlesex Business School in the UK, and graduated from the Reims Management School in France.

Don Fletcher, PhD., CTO

Don is the Chief Technology Officer for GrandCentral and brings over 30 years of advanced system design and consulting experience to the company. Prior to joining GrandCentral, Don was a leading industry consultant in the telecommunications arena. He was also Executive Vice President of Engineering at Elcotel Telecommunications, Inc., a Florida-based pay phone manufacturer, and Vice President of Engineering for Teledebit, one of the world's first telephony-based debit card companies.

Don holds a B.S. in Applied Mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in Engineering Science from the California Institute of Technology.