Chris Baggott, Compendium Blogware

Bio
Award-winning blogger Chris Baggott has been a leader in marketing for more than 20 years. Named by BtoB Magazine as a "Who's Who in B-To-B," Chris’ blog was also voted "Best Online Marketing Blog" by MarketingSherpa readers and "Best of the Web" by Forbes. A marketing futurist and voice for blogging, search engine optimization and email best practices, Chris has been quoted in such publications as the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Inc. and ADWEEK.
Chris is a co-founder of ExactTarget and recently launched his latest venture Compendium Blogware, which focuses on organizational blogging and its role in search engine optimization. As a long-time blogger, he is a firm believer and witness to what goals blogging can help a company accomplish, especially as it relates to achieving high search engine rankings. Finally, Chris is author of a book from Wiley: Email Marketing By The Numbers . He is also one of the featured marketers in the new book from Wiley: Online Marketing Heroes: Interviews with 25 Successful Online Marketing Gurus .

Dave Bratton, Destination Analysts

Bio
Bratton holds a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from Iowa State University and a Master of Arts degree in economics from the University of Arizona. After finishing his graduate work, he spent four years working as an economist for the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis in Washington, D.C. He specialized there in economic modeling and forecasting, in work related to a satellite set of accounts to the Gross National Product. While at Commerce, he managed the work of a team of economists and was a contributor to the noted journal, Survey of Current Business.

Bratton then spent eight years pioneering new research techniques and e-marketing promotions for the San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau, as director of electronic marketing & research. Bratton’s work in market research ranged from in-depth qualitative work such as brand audits and advertising concept testing to ground-breaking quantitative studies including return on investment studies, profiles of San Francisco visitors and large national consumer surveys. His research program won praise for its “best research practices in the nation” by a noted academic publication.

Bratton’s work in electronic marketing has also been highly praised. His celebrated Life of Riley email campaign was won California Tourism’s Best Electronic Promotion Award. He managed the electronic marketing efforts for San Francisco, and his new website allowed the San Francisco Bureau to achieve its goal of dramatically increasing advertising sales, while effectively promoting its membership and carrying forth San Francisco’s brand message to the world.

In 2003, he founded Destination Analysts, Inc., a San Francisco-based tourism industry marketing research company servicing clients in the travel and tourism industry. Bratton’s work with Destination Analysts has helped states such as Nevada, Florida, California and Pennsylvania; cities such as San Francisco, Carlsbad and Vacaville California, Bloomington and Minneapolis, Minnesota; and national organizations such as the Fiji Islands and the United States Forest Service to better understand their customers and promote their destinations and tourism products.

Katy Brown, Visionary Consulting

Bio
As the founder of internet strategy consulting and web development Visionary Consulting, Katy is charged with blending technology, creativity, and strategy to create a powerful internet presence for each of her clients.  As a recognized expert in the field of internet marketing, Katy has lead seminars for a variety of organizations including the International Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus, the Denver Ad Federation, the Colorado Restaurant Association, the Colorado Tourism Office, and the Arizona Office of Tourism.  Katy has also been a guest lecturer at the University of Colorado, Colorado State University, and the University of Denver.
Before starting her Visionary Consulting, Katy founded IQ, the interactive division of Denver advertising agency, The Integer Group.  Prior to joining the Integer Group, Katy served as Account Director and General Manager of the Boulder office of THINK New Ideas, Inc., one of the first nationwide interactive agencies.  Katy’s web portfolio includes work for clients such as Janus, U S WEST, Coors, Amgen, MGM, Qdoba, Bollé, and the Colorado Lottery.  Her tourism experience includes work for the Arizona Office of Tourism, the Colorado Tourism Office, the Denver Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority. 
Katy originally hails from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  She holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.S. in Media Arts and Sciences from M.I.T.’s world-renowned Media Laboratory.  She is very active with her alma mater and was recently awarded the coveted George B. Morgan award by the MIT Alumni Association.

Company Description
Visionary Consulting’s mission is to combine marketing wisdom, distinctive design, and next-generation technological expertise to build solutions that help clients market effectively, build customer loyalty, establish brands on-line, and deliver measurable results.  The company focuses on tourism clients, providing technology solutions that address the specific needs of the tourism industry.  Visionary Consulting provides a full-service interactive solution starting with strategic planning, through design, production and development, to maintenance, marketing, analysis and monitoring.  For more information, visit www.visconsult.com.

Dan Greene, Google

Bio
Dan joined Google in February of 2007.  He currently leads the AdWords Travel Vertical for the Online Sales and Operations group.  Dan and his team manage the online advertising and marketing accounts for all of OSO's travel industry customers.

Prior to joining Google, Dan was the VP of Business Operations for an aviation startup company, and prior to that the Director of Deal Development and Special Programs for Rubloff Development Group.  Dan spent the first 11 years of his career in the U.S. Navy, serving as carrier-based fighter pilot and the Director of Operations for several different Navy units. 

Dan is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and has an MBA from the University of California Los Angeles. 

Andrew Eklund , Ciceron

Bio
Andrew Eklund is a visionary leader in the emerging digital marketing field. His experience and background with the Internet over the past 12 years combines creativity with common business sense. At Ciceron, Andrew determines the firm’s strategic direction and leads the team in its ongoing quest for client success on the Internet. In 2005, he marked the 10th anniversary of the company he founded which continues to grow at 20% each year.

Andrew Eklund is the chief executive officer of Ciceron, a digital marketing firm based in Minneapolis. He founded the company in 1995 just prior to the explosion of the Internet. From day one, his focus has been to devise breakthrough strategies for Ciceron’s clients where interactive channels provide unparalleled access to markets and business intelligence. The firm serves 65 active clients including Greater Minneapolis Convention and Visitors Association, U.S. Bank, Andersen Windows and Creative Memories, among others. Andrew and his firm are considered experts in the emerging fields of blogs, online communities, online PR, and other forms of consumer generated media. The firm’s emerging mobile marketing group is also enjoying great success in this yet uncharted marketplace. Eklund has served as an adjunct instructor at the University of Minnesota where he teaches eBusiness Strategy and Analysis courses in the Continuing Education program. He is a graduate of St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn., with degrees in political science and urban studies.

Company Description
Ciceron, Inc. is a digital marketing and analytics firm based in Minneapolis. Since its inception in 1995, the company has built a reputation for taking the uncertainty out of marketing by making it measurable and financially accountable. Ciceron delivers what leading executives want – accountability, growing market share, and actionable customer intelligence. The firm provides strategic counsel to senior marketing executives and professional services to their staffs. The firm also specializes in a variety of leading edge marketing strategies from word-of-mouth, blogs, and viral web campaigns to in-depth web analytics and performance reporting. For more information, visit: www.ciceron.com.

Scott Roth, ExactTarget

Bio
As the Director of Product Marketing for ExactTarget, Scott is responsible for leading the company’s strategy for products, services, and partner integrations. Scott has over eight years of interactive marketing experience and spent the last six years with WebTrends, a global leader in web analytics and online marketing optimization software and services. At WebTrends, Scott held roles in product and services marketing in addition to developing, launching, and managing WebTrends Open Exchange, the company’s network of marketing technology integrations. Scott holds an MBA with an emphasis in Management of Innovation and Technology from Portland State University.

Jim Brody , TripAdvisor

Company Description
TripAdvisor.com™ is the largest travel community in the world, with more than 5 million unbiased reviews and opinions, covering 220,000+ hotels and attractions. TripAdvisor™ is one of the most visited travel web domains worldwide, featuring real advice from real travelers and easy access to major online travel sites. TripAdvisor offers travel suppliers a graphical advertising and cost-per-click marketing platform.

Bio
A media professional with over 20 years of experience, Jim Brody has a diverse background, including stints as a political analyst, host of his own home shopping program on the radio and television, and work with a small weekly newspaper in Connecticut. His Internet experience began early – in 1995 – with the development of a New England travel website, and he has focused solely on the Internet ever since. He has been with TripAdvisor since 2005, and is currently the Sales Manager for Destination Marketing.

Jim lives in East Greenwich Rhode Island with his wife Kathryne, and their four children: Dylan (their teenager), their five-year-old twins (Aquinnah and Oliver), and Ellis (their baby). In his free time he is an avid pianist and singer, cooking enthusiast, and spends lots of time with his children so his wife can get out and socialize with other adults.

Larry Dickerson, eBrains

Bio
There’s no substitute for experience, and Larry has it in spades. With more than 25 years of experience, Larry has worked his magic in both large and small public and private sector organizations. Prior to beginning work with eBrains, Larry had established himself as one of the leading experts in technology-based tourism marketing. As consumers continued migrating to the Internet and increased their use of e-mail as a trusted communication tool, Larry joined eBrains, bringing along a strong electronic marketing tool set for state, regional and local tourism clients around the country. Today, Larry continues to be on point in eBrains’ quest to nurture and grow our tourism client portfolio. Larry has served as a sales engineer for General Motors Corporation, a vice president of marketing for Valassis Communications, Chief of Staff for Michigan Operations for former U.S. Senator Spencer Abraham and owner of his own firm, Destination Marketing Group.

Company Description
eBrains is an online marketing communications company that delivers innovative, measurable marketing solutions to our clients.  With a division devoted to tourism marketing, we have worked with 23 states and over 75 CVBs and 2 foreign countries to deliver over 1 million visitor parties over the past 3 years. 

John Dussling, .Com Marketing

Bio
John joined the .Com Marketing team earlier in June and heads up the business development activities. He brings over 25 years of sales & marketing, media, production and public relations expertise to the agency. His diverse background includes Vice President/Marketing & Business Development, Frank/Best International, Executive Producer/Director of Marketing & Sales, Florida Film & Tape; General Manager, Century III at Universal Studios; Regional Director, Radio Advertising Bureau/Chicago; Press Secretary for a U.S. Congressman; and, Radio & Television News/Sports Director and Anchor.

John is a strong believer in professional networking and business relationship building. He is Past President of the Florida Motion Picture and Television Association (FMPTA)/Central Florida Chapter; former state Vice President, FMPTA; former board member of Media Communicators Association-International; and, has volunteered countless hours with other industry and community activities.

Originally from Wisconsin, John is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He remains involved with alumni activities having served on UW boards in Florida and Illinois. He continues with competitive sports and is still trying to perfect his hook shot!

Sally Falkow, Expansion Plus

Bio

Sally Falkow is an acknowledged expert in Internet marketing strategy - blogs, RSS feeds, online news and social media.

A veteran of the PR industry, Sally has translated her extensive experience in marketing, PR and communication to the Internet. . Her main interest is in the shift in media consumption and how new technology is affecting the practice of public relations.

She is certified as an Accredited Public Relations Practitioner by the Public Relations Society of America and is a Senior Fellow of the Society for New Communication Research. Ms. Falkow currently holds the position of Research Chair.

Sally is a member of the Social Media Club and launched this initiative in the Los Angeles area. The Social Media Club is active in promoting new media education and standards - such as the format for the social media press release.

Sally has authored several ebooks on internet marketing strategy and the use of new technology in PR. She has lectured in Communication Theory, Public Relations Strategy and Consumer Behavior at the University level.

She is in demand as an expert speaker on online news, blogs and RSS are influencing online PR and marketing

Scott Fish, EngineWorks

Bio
Scott Fish, in his role as Director of SEO, is responsible for overseeing EngineWorks Search Engine Optimization Department, and coordinates the implementation and management of all Natural optimization strategies for our current roster of world-class clients. Mr. Fish has brought years of search optimization knowledge, social media marketing skills, and interactive media experience to our rapidly growing search engine marketing company.

Prior to joining EngineWorks, Scott was the Domain Sales and Acquisitions Manager for Dotster, Inc., one of the world's largest Internet domain registrars. In this previous position, he managed a portfolio of more than half-a-million online domains. In addition to his experience at Dotster, Scott has also been founder and president of his own search engine optimization company since April 2005. In this capacity, he has mastered legitimate Natural optimization strategies and techniques including in-depth keyword research, link-building campaigns, site architecture analysis, and search engine indexing.

Ryan George, Simpleview

Bio
Ryan graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. His double major at the U of A included Accounting and Management Information Systems. After college, Ryan pursued a career at the company where he interned. He rose quickly through the ranks and after a stint as Director of Information Technology at the firm; he realized his dream of becoming an entrepreneur. The company that he co-founded - simpleview, inc - has allowed Ryan to help solve business and technical problems for organizations in more than 120 cities around the world and he has been recognized as a technology leader by several national publications and organizations.

Larry Habegger, TravelersTales.com

Bio
Larry Habegger is a travel writer, editor, journalist, and teacher who has been covering the world since his international travels began in the 1970s. As a freelance writer for almost three decades and syndicated columnist since 1985, his work has appeared in many major newspapers and magazines, including the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Travel & Leisure, and Outside. He is editor-in-chief and lead blogger for Triporati.com, author of “World Travel Watch” online and in print, and he has been writing about travel online since the 1990s. In 1993 he founded the award-winning Travelers’ Tales books with James and Tim O’Reilly and is currently executive editor. Larry is an expert in the field of travel safety and security and an inspiring writing teacher and coach, emphasizing the craft and art of the personal travel story. He is an experienced radio guest and public speaker and he regularly teaches at writing conferences. He lives with his family on Telegraph Hill in San Francisco.

Shelli Johnson, Yellowstonepark.com

Bio
Shelli Johnson is CEO/owner of Yellowstone Journal Corporation, an independent company based in Lander, WY that generates and promotes tourism to Yellowstone National Park and surrounding regions. Johnson grew up in a media family that owned and operated several community newspapers. She founded Yellowstone Journal Corporation in 1994 as an independent newspaper dedicated to Yellowstone.  Today, the company owns YellowstonePark.com, which in 2005 and 2007 was been honored as the "Best Tourism Site in the World" by the Webby Awards.  The company also publishes 99 Things to Do in Yellowstone Country and Yellowstone Journal, operates a direct mail Yellowstone Trip Planner program, generates leads, performs email marketing, produces a Podcast feed and an RSS news feed, publishes the consumer-generated Yellowstone Trip Notes , and conducts extensive market research of national park visitors. Johnson is passionate about natural destinations, tourism promotion and new media.     She's particularly enthusiastic about the internet and technology, both of which made it possible for her Wyoming company to compete on a global scale and to attract visitors from around the world to the Yellowstone Park region.  Johnson received a degree in Journalism from the University of Montana.

Marla Johnson Norris, Aristotle

Company Description
Aristotle is a nationally recognized full service Internet and interactive media firm. Founded in 1995, Aristotle provides web development, Internet marketing, email and Internet connectivity services to a nation wide client base.

Aristotle Interactive Division
AristotleInteractive.com
Aristotle is a leading developer of high performance online marketing campaigns, web sites, and interactive media projects .  With over 60 employees dedicated to interactive production and marketing, Aristotle is one of the most experienced interactive tourism agencies in the industry. Aristotle offers a complete suite of proven online marketing services designed to boost search engine rankings and increase website traffic and sales.  Aristotle has more than ten award winning years in travel website design and promotion. Aristotle’s cutting edge design and programming skills have garnered over 160 industry awards, and CNN, as well as other national media, have recognized Aristotle’s work. For more information see: www.AristotleInteractive.com

Aristotle Internet Services Division
Aristotle.net
An award-winning ISP since 1995, Aristotle.net provides domain and website hosting, Internet connectivity and premier email services to corporate and residential clients. A national leader in the fight against spam, Aristotle has developed one of the most advanced spam filtering systems in the industry, the Aristotle Spam Defense Network (ASDN). Aristotle.net is dedicated to providing its clients with the highest quality of Internet technologies and customer service. No other ISP offers Aristotle's combination of pricing, features, and service. Aristotle is best known for its 50 cents per hour residential dial-up pricing structure and its unsurpassed technical service. For more information see: www.Aristotle.net

Bio
A renowned and dynamic marketing expert, Marla tailors lively keynotes, half day sessions and full day sessions for companies, industries and associations interested in improving and tracking their online presence. From broad interest topics to industry and technology specific presentations, Marla provides motivational and interactive content that keeps audiences engaged, informed and on their way to online success.

Aristotle CEO, Marla Johnson Norris co-founded Aristotle in 1995. Through her passion and leadership, Aristotle is a thriving Internet web, marketing, and consulting firm. It has gained international media recognition and industry awards for innovation and excellence in website and interactive media design, programming and research. A nationally recognized expert in destination marketing, Marla designed and conducted one of the first tourism website focus groups and was instrumental in the development of the first online conversion study. Her innovative ideas have changed the way entire industries do business. A frequent keynote speaker, seminar leader and focus group facilitator, Marla consults with industry groups and clients nationwide in several areas of expertise including accountable online marketing, strategic branding and design, research methodology and reporting, tracking metrics, interactive CRM programming and integrated PR and advertising campaigns. Marla graduated summa cum laude from the University of Memphis with a BA in International Relations and received a Masters in Education from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. An active community leader, Marla was honored with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock President’s Award and the University of Memphis Distinguished Alumnae Award.

Geraldine Madeira, Microsoft

Bio
Geraldine leads the Travel Category for Microsoft Advertising and owns the development of the Microsoft Travel Network strategy, go-to-market materials, and sales communication across the travel vertical. She meets with travel research analysts, internal account teams and travel clients throughout the United States to build key partnerships.

Geraldine is the customer’s voice to the product teams and works across all of the Microsoft platforms and services such as MSN, Live Search, Xbox, Office, Drive PM and Microsoft’s syndication partnerships to find solutions to best meet user and advertiser needs. Most recently, she worked with the business development and product teams to create the go-to-market strategy for Microsoft’s acquisition of Farecast and MSN Travel’s new booking engine partnership with Orbitz.

Adam Metz, Metzmash.com

Bio
Adam Metz is the Bay Area's leading social media strategy consultant. He enables brands to speak with their customers and prospects on the social Internet by designing initiatives that are transparent, effective and focused on business objectives.

Current clients include Mighty Leaf Tea, Popchips potato chips and many other food, beverage and travel brands. In 2008, he authored the popular social media strategy book, "There Is No Secret Sauce".

Prior to becoming a consultant, he served as Director of Social Media Strategies at LaunchSquad, where he designed, engineered and executed the company’s social and mobile media initiatives.

Mark O'Dell , Sojern.com

Bio
A publishing and media sales professional with over 10 years of experience, Mark Odell has a profound knowledge and understanding of marketing and brand strategies for worldwide advertising agencies and Fortune 500 companies.  He joined Sojern to help launch a new medium by educating marketing executives on the targeting capabilities of advertising on airline boarding passes. Previously, Mark was the Director of National Sales at Bestofmedia, a consumer/small business technology publisher. As a Sales Director at CMP Media and Ziff Davis, Mark was responsible for client acquisitions, new business development and sales management. With his background in establishing both an Enterprise and Consumer client base, Mark has experience in launching new products across print and interactive media. Mark graduated from California State University, Hayward with a BA in Mass Communication and an emphasis in Advertising and Marketing. 

Mark Lives in Walnut Creek, California with his fiancé Julie and their 2-year old cocker spaniel Oliver. In his free time he enjoys golfing, cooking and the outdoors. He and Julie would both love kids some day, but are currently planning for their wedding next summer in Winter Park, Colorado.

Tom Rikert , YouTube

Bio
Tom is currently a Product Manager at YouTube, where he works closely with Sales to develop advertising solutions to reach the YouTube community.  He first joined Google in 2006 as an Online Sales and Operations Manager. In that role he led the AdWords Product Specialist team, which works with customers to help develop new products for Google's search marketing business.

Prior to Google, Tom was a Product Manager at Autodesk and helped build the mobile platform and applications used by Verizon for their location services offerings. He started his career as a software engineer at Silicon Graphics, and also co-founded an online video startup.

Tom holds bachelors and masters degrees in Computer Science from MIT, and an MBA from Harvard. For his MBA internship, Tom worked at Apple as a Product Marketing Manager and helped launch the iPod nano.

Pete Snyder, New Media Strategies

Bio
Pete is the Founder and CEO of New Media Strategies, the industry pioneer and market leader in Online Intelligence and Word of Mouth marketing, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.

Drawing on his background as a nationally known pollster and a media consultant, Pete founded New Media Strategies in 1999, and in doing so created an entirely new industry in Online Intelligence and Word of Mouth marketing.  For three years in a row, New Media Strategies was named to the “Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Companies in America,” by Inc. Magazine.  Proving that a company can achieve fast growth, profitability, and create a winning corporate culture, both Washingtonian Magazine and Washington Business Journaltwice named New Media Strategies as one of the area’s “Best Places to Work." Additionally, Pete was recently honored by Fortune Small Business for his innovative management-style when they named him “2006 Best Boss.”  

Over the past nine years years, Pete has guided New Media Strategies as CEO, building a blue-chip client base that features some of the best known brands and corporations in the world, including among others: ABC, Boston Beer Company, Burger King Corporation, CBS, Chanel, Coca-Cola, Disney, Dodge, EA, Ford Motor Company, HBO, Jeep, Levi’s, McDonald’s, Northwest Airlines, Paramount Pictures, PepsiCo, RCA Records, Red Bull, Reebok, Revlon, Sci-Fi Channel, Sony, USA Network, and Wyeth. NMS’ record of real results for our clients speaks for itself, for in 2007 NMS helped market twenty-five feature films that hit the top spot at the box office.

National media have taken notice. Ad Age, Ad Week, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Bloomberg, Brandweek, Businessweek, The Chicago Tribune, The Hollywood Reporter, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Philadelphia Daily News, The South China Post , The Sydney Morning Herald, Variety, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and Washington Business Journal have covered Pete and New Media Strategies.

A former political media consultant and a pollster to New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Pete regularly appears as a commentator on the Fox News Channel and he can been seen every Tuesday morning on Fox News’ “Happening Now.” Pete has also served as a marketing and political expert on CNBC, The News with Brian Williams, the CBS Evening News,Fox News Channel’s Your World with Neil Cavuto, Hannity and Colmes and Fox and Friends.

Pete and his wife, Burson, reside in McLean, Virginia.

David Sifry , Technorati.com

Bio
Founder & Chairman of the Board, Technorati, Inc. David Sifry is a serial entrepreneur with over 20 years of software development and industry experience. Before founding Technorati, Dave was cofounder and CTO of  Sputnik, a Wi-Fi gateway company, and previously, he was cofounder of Linuxcare, where he served as CTO and VP of Engineering. Dave also served as a founding member of the board of  Linux International and on the technical advisory board of the  National Cybercrime Training Partnership for law enforcement. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from  Johns Hopkins University. Dave can often be found speaking on panels and giving lectures on a variety of technology issues, ranging from wireless spectrum policy and Wi-Fi, to Weblogs and Open Source software.

Martin Stoll , Goseetell.com

Bio & Company Description
Martin Stoll is the founder and president of GoSeeTell Network Inc. (www.goseetell), a Portland (Oregon) based travel e-commerce and consulting company. GoSeeTell develops social networking solutions for the travel space. Destination Marketing Organizations, Fortune 500 companies and various other organizations use the GoSeeTell platform to increase customer loyalty and satisfaction by delivering highly relevant, personalized user-generated content to consumers.

Martin has worked in the travel industry for over 15 years as a travel journalist, consultant and in various management positions in network planning, revenue management, sales, marketing and e-commerce for Lufthansa German Airlines in Frankfurt, Munich, Cologne, Moscow, Miami and San Francisco.

Brian Tan, Zicasso.com

Bio
Brian Tan is the founder and CEO of Zicasso.com, a unique site that matches travelers with a network of carefully pre-qualified travel agencies & tour operators that compete for the travelers' business.  Travelers get personalized, handcrafted itinerary bids—all within a Web 2.0 environment.

Brian has extensive Internet business experience, having launched and grown businesses from zero to several hundred million dollars in revenue. He spent 10 years in senior management roles at Cisco Systems, with responsibilities for growing Internet networking businesses as well as the Global Learning Network, a web-based learning solution. Brian’s passion for travel has taken him to 38 countries. During his travels, he developed a passion for learning about and contributing to social entrepreneurship projects that improve the lives of local communities.

Brian received his MBA and MS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT as well as BS in Electrical Engineering from Brown University.