U. Bertram Ellis, Jr.
College of Arts and Sciences '75, The Darden School '79
iXL Holdings, Inc.

U. Bertram (Bert) Ellis Jr. is the chairman and chief executive officer of iXL Enterprises, the parent company of iXL, Inc., and Comsumer Financial Network. He founded iXL Enterprises, a global company that helps businesses embrace and take advantage of new technology, in April 1996.

From 1993 to 1996 he served as president and CEO of Ellis Communications, an Atlanta-based company which owned and operated 13 television stations, two radio stations, and Raycom, a sports production/marketing firm which purchased Ellis Communications in 1996.

From 1986 to 1992, Ellis founded and served as president/CEO/COO of Act III Broadcasting, a broadcast group comprising eight Fox-affiliate television stations which was purchased in 1995 by Sullivan Broadcasting. In 1997, Ellis was named Ernst & Young¹s Southeast Area Master Entrepreneur of the Year.

In addition to iXL Enterprises and Consumer Financial Network (CFN), Ellis also serves on the board of directors of WebMD, Derivion Corporation, FirstUnion-Georgia, Fibermarket.com, eMD.com, Qorvis Media, CardioContinuum, Broadcast Development Corporation, and Ames Scullin O¹Haire.

Ellis is a trustee on the Darden Business School Foundation Board at the University of Virginia.