Independent consultant and writer based in San Francisco .

• Frequent speaker and writer on a wide variety of technology and business topics. 

• Founding editor-in-chief or editorial director for the successful launches of award-winning publications, including:

  • Interactive Week

  • Sm@rt Reseller (later, Sm@rt Partner)

  • Yahoo! Internet Life

  • Also, was editor-in-chief of Network Computing

• For one year, was the host of Working the Web for TechTV

• Co-founded and continue to write for Conferenza and Conferenza Premium Reports, online publications that cover events for hi-tech executives

Repeated interest in software startups. Formerly:

• Chief Operating Officer of Evolve Software, Inc., which pioneered the Professional Services Automation field

• VP of Marketing for Network Products Corporation, an early network communications vendor.

Regular stints as a consultant. Some examples:

• Late 80's: Goldman Sachs, technology documentation and project management

• Late 90's: McKinsey & Co., Web site

• Recently: Silicon Valley Bank, strategy for Knowledge Bank

Strong interest in the social capital arena.

• Co-founder of Collective Intelligence, a consulting group coordinating projects to help accelerate the flow of capital to social ventures and social investment funds

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