Jared Blank was the Chief Marketing Officer for DealNews. For several years, he was the general manager of the U.S. online retail business for Tommy Hilfiger. He re-joined the company in 2009, after launching Tripmela.com, a website focusing on deals for travel in India.

Prior to joining Tommy Hilfiger as the Senior Director of eCommerce Marketing in 2004, he was the Senior Travel Analyst at Jupiter Research. Previously, he was a senior consultant at Deloitte Consulting, focusing on supply chain management and strategic marketing. For 10 years Jared also wrote and edited the site Online Travel Review, which offered travel, frequent flyer, and credit card advice. He lives in New York City with his wife and twin daughters.