Ron Markezich
As Chief Executive Officer at Lighthouse, Ron Markezich brings more than 30 years of experience in building technology solutions and serving the largest enterprises in the world. As Lighthouse CEO, Ron’s focus is on providing exceptional service to our clients, building innovative eDiscovery, compliance, and governance solutions, as well as developing a strong and diverse team.
Ron joins Lighthouse from Microsoft where he spent the last 24 years in leadership roles across nearly every functional area. His mission was to grow Microsoft’s commercial cloud services which he did as the Office 365 incubation leader, which led to leadership roles responsible for U.S. Enterprise Sales, Microsoft 365 Marketing, and Global Pricing & Licensing. While Ron was Microsoft’s Chief Information Officer, he started Microsoft’s commercial cloud services in 2007. During this time, Ron’s incubation team sold, migrated, and supported Microsoft’s first cloud customers, which included many of the top brands in the world.
Ron started his career at Accenture, then Andersen Consulting, where he worked for almost 10 years serving clients across the U.S. and helping build Accenture’s offshore development office in Manila, Philippines. He began his Accenture career as a software developer and advanced to a leadership position on some of the biggest, most complex consulting projects and programs conducted by Accenture at the time.
Ron received a bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems at the University of Notre Dame, where he was also a cross country All-American and track & field school record holder in the 10,000M. He and his wife, Debbie, have four children and reside in the Seattle area.
Paige Hunt
Paige brings over 17 years of experience in the legal technology space to her role as Vice President of Sales. She excels in developing holistic solutions for both corporations and law firms to mitigate their risks, elevate their experience, and reduce discovery-related costs. Paige is the former firm wide Director of eDiscovery and Document Review Services at Perkins Coie LLC, and former Assistant Director of Practice Support at Fulbright & Jaworski. Paige has also served as an adjunct professor for Bryan University's graduate certificate in eDiscovery. In 2012, Paige was awarded International Legal Technology Association's Litigation and Practice Support Distinguished Peer Award.
Bill Mariano
Bill Mariano is an attorney and Chief Revenue Officer at Lighthouse. In his role, Bill works with Fortune 500 corporations and AmLaw 100 law firms throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia Pacific to help clients improve their strategies for handling complex discovery matters while creating greater cost and control efficiencies throughout the discovery process. Prior to his start in the eDiscovery industry nearly 20 years ago, Bill was a litigator for 5 years, as well as a guest trial advocacy instructor at Seton Hall University where he taught students how to leverage technology in practice. He is also a frequent presenter and author on a variety of topics including: How to Develop an Electronic Discovery Action Plan; The FRCP Amendments: Dealing with Electronic Discovery; Emerging Case Law in Electronic Discovery; and Leveraging Technology to Reduce Discovery Costs.Bill earned his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law.
Paige Hunt
Paige brings over 17 years of experience in the legal technology space to her role as Vice President of Sales. She excels in developing holistic solutions for both corporations and law firms to mitigate their risks, elevate their experience, and reduce discovery-related costs. Paige is the former firm wide Director of eDiscovery and Document Review Services at Perkins Coie LLC, and former Assistant Director of Practice Support at Fulbright & Jaworski. Paige has also served as an adjunct professor for Bryan University's graduate certificate in eDiscovery. In 2012, Paige was awarded International Legal Technology Association's Litigation and Practice Support Distinguished Peer Award.
Bill Mariano
Bill Mariano is an attorney and Chief Revenue Officer at Lighthouse. In his role, Bill works with Fortune 500 corporations and AmLaw 100 law firms throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia Pacific to help clients improve their strategies for handling complex discovery matters while creating greater cost and control efficiencies throughout the discovery process. Prior to his start in the eDiscovery industry nearly 20 years ago, Bill was a litigator for 5 years, as well as a guest trial advocacy instructor at Seton Hall University where he taught students how to leverage technology in practice. He is also a frequent presenter and author on a variety of topics including: How to Develop an Electronic Discovery Action Plan; The FRCP Amendments: Dealing with Electronic Discovery; Emerging Case Law in Electronic Discovery; and Leveraging Technology to Reduce Discovery Costs.Bill earned his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law.