David Wellisch is Vice President and General Manager of AOL Latino, a division of America Online, Inc., the world's leading interactive services company and the number one ISP for U.S. Hispanics online.  Wellisch, who has been with AOL since 2001, recently served as Executive Director of Strategic Development for the AOL Web Properties Group.

In his current position, Wellisch is spearheading the development of product, content and services, specifically geared toward the growing U.S. Hispanic marketplace. Working closely with AOL's marketing and advertising sales groups, Wellisch is leading the way for AOL to communicate and create a new online experience for U.S. Hispanics.   He also works closely with AOL's key partners and AOL Time Warner brands such as People en Español, CNN en Español, and HBO Latino. 

Prior to working to develop overall strategic direction and new business opportunities for AOL's family of Web brands, Wellisch served as Director of Advanced Services, a position in the organization reporting to Vice Chairman, Ted Leonsis. 

Originally from Ecuador, Wellisch has been a U.S. resident for the past 15 years.  He holds an undergraduate degree in economics and political science from Brown University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Peter Blacker, Vice President of International and U.S. Hispanic Interactive Marketing for America Online, Inc., oversees a dynamic team responsible for extending existing AOL U.S. interactive marketing (IM) relationships and building new advertising partners for the emerging U.S. Hispanic and International marketplace.  With the launch of the new Spanish language service, AOL Latino, his team will strategically develop and implement specialized campaigns to create new value for advertisers wanting to reach the burgeoning U.S. Hispanic market.  

Formerly, Blacker was Vice President of Interactive Marketing for AOL Latin America.  In that role, Blacker created the IM Latin America team, developing IM products for AOL services in Brazil, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Argentina and for AOL Latino on the U.S. service.

Blacker has a significant record of success in international cable TV and the Internet, including the launch of CBS Telenoticias, the first Spanish 24/7 news network.  Additionally, Blacker was responsible for the launch of Star Media's Global Partnership Program, which included the development of the first international interactive marketing programs for L'Oreal, Danone, Bacardi, and Pepsi.

Currently, Blacker is also Chairman of the Interactive Advertising Bureau's U.S. Hispanic Marketing & Education Committee. This group is responsible for uniting key U.S. Hispanic Web portals, publishers, and research groups into a strategic team that will grow U.S. Hispanic online advertising market.

A native New Yorker, Blacker has lived and worked in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Spain, and is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.  He is a graduate of Cornell University with a focus in International Marketing.