Craig Allen Pisaris-Henderson

Craig Allen Pisaris-Henderson (born August 25, 1969) is a US-based Serial Entrepreneur and the Founder/CEO of FindWhat.com (NASDAQ: FWHT) now known as MIVA Inc. (NASDAQ: MIVA). He also founded Lexos Media and later co-founded CellMark Bioharma where he serves as CEO today.

Early life

Born in Fort Myers, Florida, Craig Pisaris-Henderson attended Valdosta State University and played on the VSU Division II football team. He then went on to study at Santa Fe College, and transferred to the University of Florida.

Professional career

Pisaris-Henderson’s professional career began as a cellphone salesman in Central Florida. He then moved back to Fort Myers, Florida, and launched an Internet Company located in Southwest Florida offering ISP and online advertising services.

In 1997, Craig began offering search engine ranking services on a "pay per click" basis. In 1998, he paid programmers to development pay-per-click advertising.

In 1999, Pisaris-Henderson created FindWhat.com (NASDAQ: FWHT), a search-engine marketing platform. In 2004 he led the acquisition of European based eSpotting. The company later changed its name to MIVA.

In 2006, Craig was the Founding and Managing Member of The Nexus Group & Nexus Capital. In 2009, he founded Lexos Media. In 2015, he partnered with Derek Vest and became the founding COO at CellMark Biopharma.