Dean Becker is a Managing Director and Vice Chairman of the Board of Ocean Tomo. He is actively involved in the development and management of several practice areas including Auctions and the New Ventures Group. Mr. Becker also serves as Ocean Tomo's liaison to the entertainment industry, responsible for the sale of music, television and film related intellectual property through both live auction and private sale. He has extensive experience as a principal in venture capital and private equity funded transactions with a focus in the telecommunications industry.
Prior to joining Ocean Tomo, Mr. Becker founded 422 Inc., an innovative wireless directory assistance service. He was also the Chairman and CEO of eWireless, a patent-based abbreviated dial service across all major wireless carriers that enabled direct response consumer marketing for participating radio advertisers. Mr. Becker was also Chairman and CEO of Becker Beeper.