Leading Experts in Former C-level Executives in the Technology, Media & Telecom Councils in Member Programs

Harutake ASHITATE is currently a senior consultant at Big Picture International. Between Aug 2007 - Sep 2008, he had a position at BPI and also had a position as a manager in the strategic partner development department of Google where he was in charge of strategic partnerships for Google and Youtube...

Israel Beinglass, Ph.D., is the Managing Director at ISB Ventures. He was most recently (until 2006) the Chief Technology Officer & Chief Marketing Officer at Applied Materials. He is now working as an independent consultant to the industry. Dr. Beinglass has over 25 years of experience in semiconductor...

Christopher Boone is the President and Chief Executive Officer at AppCentral, a software-as-a-service company that delivers leading business software and IT resources on demand, as a subscribe and use utility. Mr. Boone specializes in enterprise information technology, internet media and telecommunications...

Matthias Brandl is an Owner and Managing Director of Carl Hahn Partners GmbH (CHP), an exclusive Swiss-based advisory boutique in corporate finance and M&A. Mr. Brandl is an experienced vendor & market due diligence for German and pan-European cable companies, and corporate turnarounds. Previously,...

Anthony Buccheri is an independent consultant. Previously, he was the Chief Technology Officer and Chief Security Officer at WebMD. He is a management professional specializing in financial and technology management of all aspects of information technology and security. He has succeeded by maximizing...

Shawn Burgess, CISSP, is the Vice President & Chief Information Officer for Abrazo Health System. He has over 16 years of experience in managing technology progression, system implementation, support management, security program administration, and client services operations. Mr. Burgess is knowledgeable...

Jim Byrom is currently the Chief Executive Officer of NetMedia, Inc., a Business, IT, and Professional Services consulting firm. He has worked on accounts for companies like BellSouth, Allstate Insurance, Honeywell, Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Question Mark, FedEx, Synovus, Lowe's Home Improvement, Learn.net...

Laureen R. Cook has 25 years of worldwide experience in the telecommunications industry. She holds an MSc in Telecoms Eng from RIT, and an MBA. She is the former Executive Advisor (COO) to the Chairman of MTC-Vodafone (now Zain) in the Middle East. She has held executive and BOD level positions with...

Peter Curnow-Ford is the Chairman at Eisar Ltd, a handset manufacturer. He is responsible for the development, sales, marketing and branding of mobile and cellular handset products from Chinese and Taiwanese handset manufacturers into EMEA. He is also the Chairman of Bluenowhere Ltd, a municipal wireless...

Anand Das is the President of Commerce Events Corporation, an enterprise software company specializing in RFID middleware, asset tracking and security applications. He has more than 18 years of experience in IT management, mergers and acquisitions. He is experienced in securing multi-year federal and...

Pearse Flynn is a Chairman of Red2Black UK Finance, a privately owned company, registered and authorised by the FSA, which focuses on the provision of re-mortgages and secured loans in the prime and sub-prime market. He is also a Chairman at Contact 4, an outsourced contact centre service provider....

Paul Fox is President of Corran Tuathail Inc. which provides strategic advice, M&A search and support, fund raising support, strategic partnerships, business development, operational development, and a hands-on Silicon Valley presence. He consults to private equity groups, VCs and growth companies at...

William Gardner is the President of Digital Entertainment Insights and was most recently (05/08) the President and Chief Executive Officer at Eidos, Inc, a major videogame publisher, until the takeover of USA Sales by Time Warner. There he was responsible for rebuilding the business from finance, sales,...

Tim Hanrahan is the Managing Partner at Iheira Solutions, a company specializing in management consulting and information technology solutions. He is a management and information systems consultant with over 30 years of information technology experience. Previously, Mr. Hanrahan was the VP of IT and...

Michael Higgins is a Managing Partner at Gen Outdoor Media Intelligence, the UK's fastest growing out-of-home planning and buying specialist agency. He is responsible for new business development, and he has introduced a new and revolutionary business model of direct client appointment to the outdoor...

Ralf Hirt is the Vice President- International at Glam Media, a Web 2.0 distributed media firm. He previously spent nine years at DoubleClick in New York, London, Sydney and Hong Kong as the Vice President- Operations and Strategic Partnerships, Senior Director- Publishers, Managing Director- Asia Pacific,...

Joseph Holop is an independent Consultant. He was until September 2008 the Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Telscape Communications, a competitive local exchange carrier. Mr. Holop was responsible for engineering, network, switching, field operations, IT development and IT infrastructure....

Hong Jiang, PhD, is the President and Chief Executive Officer in HJ Solutions, a technology consulting firm. Dr. Jiang has expertise in the Chinese mobile industry. She focuses on Chinese operators’ reorganization efforts, 3G wireless developments including the domestic standard TD SCDMA and wireless...

Neil Kelly is an independent semiconductor test Consultant since October 2005. Previously, Mr. Kelly was Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at LTX Corporation, a semiconductor test equipment and services company. With more than 25 years experience in semiconductor test, in engineering and engineering...

Mahesh Khera is a Head in corporate strategy and business excellence function in Reliance Communications, a telecommunications company based in India. Mr. Khera is involved in strategizing launches of wireless (GSM/CDMA/WiMax) wire line, satellite, broad band, DTH, IP TV and multi play services. His...