Edward Palonek

In 1995, Edward Palonek revolutionized the world of unclaimed property by developing a multi-faceted search engine publicly accessible through an automated website. To do this, he founded FoundMoney, which is a company that specializes in helping people locate unclaimed property. A huge part of the success of the company is that it was the first of its kind. Palonek directed the company’s day-to-day operations, including technical and business strategies. Palonek was instrumental in creating a highly successful website for FoundMoney and saw it climb to rank in the top 50 websites for Internet traffic. Palonek was so successful that he was invited to appear on the Oprah Winfrey Talk Show in 1996.