Howard Hochhauser was named President & CEO of Ancestry, the global leader in family history and consumer genomics, in February 2025. Howard joined Ancestry in 2009 as Chief Financial Officer and in February 2012 added the position of Chief Operating Officer. Howard also served as interim CEO of Ancestry from October 2017 to May 2018 while the Board conducted a comprehensive search for a permanent CEO. 

During his tenure, Howard has helped lead the company’s initial 2009 public offering, its go-private transaction in 2012, multiple acquisitions and all of its public equity and debt financings. He was part of the team that has grown the company from approximately $200 million in revenue in 2008, to more than $1.3 billion in revenue in 2024, a compound annual growth rate of 12.5. 

Prior to joining Ancestry, Howard served as Chief Financial Officer of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, and earlier in his career was a Vice President of Equity Research at Bear Stearns & Co. and a Staff Accountant at KPMG Peat Marwick. 

Attica's passion for connecting people with brands that matter drives her leadership as Chief Marketing Officer of U.S. Marketing at Ancestry. When marketing campaigns inspire someone to discover their family story for the first time, that's when she sees the power of her team's work come to life.

Drawing from over two decades of experience across technology, retail, fashion, and sports at companies like Google, Under Armour, Gap Inc., and Prada, Attica brings a unique global perspective to the Ancestry mission. Her journey has shaped her belief that the most impactful marketing happens when brands authentically connect with people's core values.

She leads with a people-centered approach, believing innovation happens when teams feel empowered to push creative boundaries while staying focused on customer needs.

As a global citizen who has lived in Tokyo, Milan, New York, and San Francisco, Attica values diverse perspectives just as she values diverse family stories. With degrees from Columbia University and UCLA, she applies her expertise both at Ancestry and as a Board Member at Brilliant Earth.

With over 20 years of HR leadership experience across high tech, healthcare, and medical devices, Shane is passionate about fostering high-performance cultures in rapidly growing companies. At Omniture, he played a pivotal role in global expansion, M&A, and the company’s multi-billion-dollar acquisition by Adobe.                                      

Seeking broader industry experience, Shane joined Edwards Lifesciences in 2011, where he led key initiatives that fueled over 100% year-over-year growth at the Utah site. In 2013, he brought his expertise to Domo, helping shape the company’s talent and culture during a period of exponential growth, while also serving as a product evangelist.               

In 2019, Shane transitioned to Banjo, where he guided the startup through a phase of rapid, organic expansion, implementing scalable programs that accelerated the company’s impact in its market while preserving the core culture. By 2020, Shane’s journey led him to Ancestry, where he initially focused on Talent Management and Development, and later took on leadership of the global People & Places function, driving the company’s next chapter.        

A Utah native and proud contributor to Silicon Slopes, Shane holds a master’s degree from the University of Utah and lives in South Jordan with his wife and four children.           

Julie Miller joined Ancestry® in August 2019. As senior vice president, Chief Communications & Community Engagement Officer, Julie is a member of the Ancestry executive team leading Member Services, Global Communications and Ancestry ProGenealogists, the company’s professional family history research division. She is a seasoned global leader with a track record of success building brands and strengthening corporate reputation to accelerate growth. Prior to joining Ancestry, Julie served as vice president of Corporate Communications at Intuit, Inc. and has held multiple leadership roles in consumer, healthcare and technology companies including Anacomp, Inc. and Sharp Healthcare Systems. Julie holds a bachelor’s degree in Communications from the University of California, San Diego and an MBA from San Diego State University.

“Every day, Ancestry helps millions of people and families to understand something they didn’t know yesterday.”

As the Managing Director, International Marketing & Growth, Sue Moncur brings 25 years of marketing and media expertise to lead Ancestry's international marketing efforts. She believes in the power of personal discovery and is passionate about creating meaningful connections between Ancestry's products and the diverse motivations that inspire people to explore their family history.

To inspire millions of customers worldwide to begin their journey of discovery, Sue oversees award-winning marketing teams in the UK, Australia, and Canada while developing strategies for emerging markets. Her comprehensive role spans commercial responsibility, brand building, and portfolio management, always with a focus on understanding the highly personal reasons people engage with Ancestry.

Since joining Ancestry 15 years ago as a Retention Marketing Manager, Sue has risen to her current position by mastering the unique challenge of marketing a product that fulfills a natural human curiosity while addressing deeply personal motivations. Her team drives innovation through cultural understanding, data-driven insights, and creative solutions that challenge marketing norms. With a background in media agencies and an IDM Diploma in Marketing, Sue approaches each day excited by the opportunity to help customers discover something new about themselves and their families.

Chris Nielsen joined Ancestry in August 2025 as Chief Financial Officer, bringing over two decades of expertise in financial strategy, capital markets, and scaling technology companies. His proven leadership in driving transformational growth and building high-performing teams positions him to guide Ancestry's continued expansion and strategic initiatives.

Prior to joining Ancestry, Chris served as Chief Financial Officer at Redfin Corporation for twelve years, scaling the company’s operations and leading the company through its initial public offering, public company execution, and eventual acquisition by Rocket Companies.

Before Redfin, Chris held senior finance and operations roles at Amazon, including Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Zappos following its acquisition. He also served as Vice President of Amazon's Home and Garden category. Earlier in his career, he gained valuable consulting experience at Bain & Company and Accenture.

Chris holds an undergraduate degree from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Ben Kozik has served as Ancestry’s Chief Legal Officer since October 2025, bringing deep expertise in complex strategic transactions, public and private capital markets, and a wide range of regulatory and governance issues impacting growing technology companies. Ben previously served as Ancestry’s Associate General Counsel for four years, during which he managed Ancestry’s corporate governance and compliance, M&A, capital markets transactions, global risk management, and commercial contracting.

Prior to joining Ancestry, Ben spent nine years at Ropes & Gray LLP, one of the nation’s premiere law firms, where he specialized in representing public and private equity-owned technology and consumer brand companies in a variety of transactions and governance matters.

Ben holds an undergraduate degree from Tulane University and a J.D. from the University of California, Bekeley.

Sriram Thiagarajan serves as Ancestry’s Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Product & Technology. Sriram is a seasoned, growth minded technology executive and thought leader with 30 years of experience at public, venture and private equity backed companies, where he has helped scale several B2B and B2C businesses. In his current role, Sriram is responsible for ensuring Ancestry’s customers have a delightful product experience powered by innovative technologies. Sriram leads the overall vision, strategy, and execution for all aspects of Ancestry’s product, engineering and technology development including data science, AI/ML services, product and business analytics, platform services, cloud operations, cyber security, corporate infrastructure, and business systems. Sriram joined Ancestry in 2017 as Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, and in December 2019 added the position of SVP Platforms to evolve Ancestry’s digital transformation efforts, before taking on an expanded role as Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Product & Technology in November 2020.

Prior to Ancestry, Sriram served as SVP & Chief Information Officer at Infoblox, where he was responsible for Global Information Technology and Cybersecurity and spearheaded its digital transformation efforts. Before Infoblox, Sriram was the Global Head of IT & Corporate Engineering at Twitter, where he helped architect and scale corporate infrastructure, enterprise systems, integrations with ad serving platforms, revenue, and billing systems to prepare the company for its IPO. Prior to Twitter, as VP of eCommerce & Corporate Systems at Yahoo, Sriram led its monetization of paid subscription services offerings, and managed product, engineering & operations teams in addition to the corporate IT systems organization. Earlier in his career, Sriram held leadership roles at Verisign and Ernst & Young. Sriram holds a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Florida Atlantic University, FL. and a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics & Communications Engineering from Anna University, India.