- Rael Dornfest
Rael Dornfest is Founder and CEO of Portland, Oregon-based Values of n. Rael leads the Values of n charge with passion, unearthly creativity, and a repertoire of puns and jokes - some of which are actually good.
- Kent Beck
Kent Beck is the Founder and Director of Three Rivers Institute (TRI). His career has combined the practice of software development with reflection, innovation, and communication. His contributions to software development include patterns for software, the rediscovery of test-first programming, the xUnit family of developer testing tools, and Extreme Programming. He currently divides his time between writing, programming, and coaching.
- Mike Gabbard
Gerald Michael Gabbard, commonly known as Mike Gabbard (born January 15, 1948), is an American businessman, musician and politician from the state of Hawaii. He is a social conservative who rose to prominence for his successful effort to ban the legalization of same-sex marriage through an amendment to the Hawaii State Constitution in 1998.
- Leif Hansen
"'Leif Christopher Hansen"' (b.1957) is the founder and owner of a chain of auto body shops, "Leif's Auto Collision Centers", one of Oregon's largest and fastest growing automotive businesses. Hansen was born in Hawaii where he worked as a full time auto body repair man since the age of fifteen. By his early 20's Hansen admits he was involved in drugs and in the late 1980's he was charged with auto theft.
- Sean Mulvihill
13 years sales management experience. Solid, top line performer with vigilant eye for process improvements. Expert communicator able to drive sales traffic to and through the intersection of technology and money. “Dot-com entrepreneur Sean Mulvihill has a salesman’s rapid-patter energy, but a post-bust sense of humility.” - San Jose Business Journal. Also profiled by Entrepreneur.com, NBC TechNow!, The Industry Standard, Silicon Valley Biz Ink (cover story) and Smart Business Magazine.
- Janine Benyus
BIOMIMICRY is one of those rare hopeful notes in the modern chorus of environmental warnings. Janine offers a radical alternative to today's industrial model of progress - an elegant survival strategy drawn from a better understanding of those natural systems on which we are still totally dependent. Perhaps the best thing about this "quest for innovations inspired by nature" is that it is more than just a theory. It is already underway.
- Bill Bowerman
William J. Bowerman (born February 19, 1911 in Fossil, Oregon, died December 24, 1999) was an American track and field coach and co-founder of Nike, Inc. He was a very successful track and field coach, having trained 31 Olympic athletes, 51 All-Americans, 12 American record-holders, 24 NCAA champions, and 16 sub-4 minute milers. During his 24 years as coach at the University of Oregon, the track and field team had a winning season every season but one, …
- Paul Slovic
Paul Slovic (b. 1938) is a professor of psychology at the University of Oregon and the president of the Decision Research group. He earned his Ph.D. in psychology at the University of Michigan in 1964. Slovic has studied psychological heuristics with frequent coauthors Daniel Kahneman, Amos Tversky and Thomas Gilovich, and first theorized the affect heuristic.
- Doug Cutting
Doug Cutting is an advocate and creator of open-source search technology. He originated the Lucene and, with Mike Cafarella, the Nutch open-source search technology projects, which are now managed through the Apache Software Foundation. Prior to developing Lucene, Doug held search technology positions at Excite and Xerox PARC. Lucene, a search indexer, and Nutch, a spider or crawler, are the two key components of an open-source general search platform, …
- Anonymous Spocker
My work for the last 15 plus years has been dedicated to helping early stage/high growth technology ventures. The working relationship with these companies has always been in either contract, retained, or a one off variation of the two. I like the example in Steven Covey's "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People", and again referenced in "Naked Conversations". He metaphorically described a jungle in which a management team is hacking its way . . .
- John Dobson
John Lowry Dobson (born September 14, 1915) is a highly influential amateur astronomer. He is most well known in astronomy circles because his name is attached to the popular Dobsonian telescope design. He is credited for inventing the design, which is used by a large number of amateur astronomers. He is lesser known for his efforts to promote awareness of astronomy through sidewalk astronomy. Dobson's popularity, particularly his association with telescope building, …
- Murugan Pal
Murugan Pal a serial entrepreneur based in Silicon Valley, Bay Area, USA. Murugan is currently an EIR with Foundation Capital. Being a social entrepreneur, he acts as a technology adviser for CK12. CK12 is a non-profit organization launched in 2006, that aims to reduce the cost of textbook materials for the K-12 market both in the US and worldwide. Previously, Murugan was the founder and CTO of SpikeSource.
- Josh Friedman
Josh Friedman is responsible for Eleven’s marketing and product management. Josh began his career at Intel where, in addition to cultivating relationships with start-up companies to drive demand for Intel products, he crafted and executed marketing programs to expand existing markets, and helped to grow Intel’s newly created server products group.
- Drew Endy
Drew Endy is a synthetic biologist. He was a junior fellow for 3 years and later an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Engineering at MIT. As of September 2008, he continued his research and teaching as an assistant professor in the Department of Bioengineering at Stanford University.
- Kristin Luck
Kristin Luck 's diverse background includes a strong technical knowledge of online research systems and new product development, combined with traditional research experience. Kristin was one of the original pioneers of the multi-media online research business 9 years ago when she joined ACNielsen to assist in the development of proprietary capabilities for testing full screen video and other multi-media materials securely online.
- Jay Barnett
Jay Barnett Founder History has shown Jay to be ahead of the curve of what's next in recruitment strategy and technology. In 1979, he co-founded and fully computerized an Information Technology search firm - the first of its type on the West Coast.
- Ryan
Hey well im Ryan, i live in orono, go to school in bville. I have the most amazing, beautiful girl friend in the world, she the only reason i get out of bed in the morning. i guess im an alright guy, but i dont want to brag about myself so you can just talk to my friends..lol.(theres nothin to brag about).any ways, i also have crazy parents in the worst meaning of the word, if you know me, you understand..but my gf (Jessie) makes up for it a gazillion times over..
- Dave Nieuwstraten
Dave Nieuwstraten has over 14 years of marketing and research experience in the independent telecommunications industry. Prior to founding the Pivot Group, Dave held senior marketing positions for GVNW Consulting, Cathey, Hutton & Associates (now CHR Solutions), and BCT, a full-service Independent telecom provider in Oregon.
- Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson brianw@mailfrontier.com Chief Technology Officer and Founder Mr. Wilson is an expert in Internet networking, collaborative software and digital media. Prior to founding MailFrontier, he founded and managed a software consulting firm, Codeblaze. Previously, Wilson served as chief architect at Kendara, responsible for the company’s technology development. He also has held senior technical positions at Apple, SGI, Hewlett-Packard, Tivo and Excite@Home.
- Benjamin G. Wolff
Ben Wolff Chief Executive Officer Ben Wolff is chief executive officer of Clearwire Corporation, a leading provider of wireless broadband services that are fast, simple, portable, reliable and affordable. Ben Wolff is chief executive officer of Clearwire Corporation, a leading provider of wireless broadband services that are fast, simple, portable, reliable and affordable.
- Stephen W. Horenstein
- Robby Russell
Robby Russell , Founder & Executive Director Robby Russell founded PLANET ARGON in 2002. His experience includes seven years as a professional programmer, and (soon) as a published technical writer. Robby’s current project is a Ruby on Rails book, titled Programming Rails , to be published by the leading technical book publisher, O’Reilly Media . This project, in part, stemmed from his Rails related blog, robbyonrails.com .
- Rosalee Hermens
Rosalee Hermens VP and CIO The Timberland Company Rosalee Hermens is Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Timberland. Rosalee Hermens is Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Timberland. In this role, she is responsible for development and execution of Timberland’s global information systems and strategies. In this role, she is responsible for development and execution of Timberland’s global information systems and strategies.
- Bruce Berkoff
Bruce Berkoff Chairman of the LCD TV Association Bruce Berkoff is the founding Chairman of the LCD TV Association based in Beaverton, OR, USA. He created this global nonprofit trade association to help "inform, promote, improve, and connect" the entire supply chain involved with the large and growing multibillion dollar LCD TV industry.
- Jim Rice
Jim Rice Editor Jim Rice , Editor of Sojourners magazine, has been a member of Sojourners editorial staff since 1989. (Founding editor Jim Wallis remains Editor-in-Chief.) Before joining the magazine staff, Rice served as director of Sojourners Outreach Ministry and as coordinator of Sojourners Peace Ministry. Before coming to Sojourners in 1982, Rice was an organizer for the Center for Peace Studies at Georgetown University.
- Cheyney Ryan
- John Nardolillo
Mr. Nardolillo made his professional conducting debut in 1994 at the Sully Festival in France during a Bastille Day Concert, and has since made conducting appearances throughout the United States, and in France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sweden and Denmark. He has led major American orchestras in subscription series concerts, summer and pops concerts, education concerts and tours, and for television and radio broadcasts.
- Rudy Kadlub
Rudy has participated in the real estate industry in a sales and management capacity for the past 27 years. He has been named Builder of the Year twice by the Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Portland (HBAMP), Developer of the Year by the non-profit organization 1000 Friends of Oregon, and received the prestigious Bill Molster Marketing Award from NAHB.
- Derek Humphry
Derek Humphry (b. 1930 in UK) is an author and founder, in 1980, of the Hemlock Society in California and past president of the World Federation of Right to Die Societies. Humphry is perhaps best known for his suicide handbook, "Final Exit", and for his wife, Jean, who ended her life on March 29, 1975 with an intentional overdose of medication after suffering from terminal cancer.
- Josh Friedman
Josh Friedman , Founder & VP Marketing Josh Friedman is responsible for Eleven’s marketing and product management. Josh began his career at Intel where, in addition to cultivating relationships with start-up companies to drive demand for Intel products, he crafted and executed marketing programs to expand existing markets, and helped to grow Intel’s newly created server products group.
- Howard E. Winklevoss
Howard E. Winklevoss , Ph.D., University of Oregon; Honorary M.S., University of Pennsylvania; M.S. and M.B.A., California State University; B.A., Grove City College; Member of the American Academy of Actuaries; Enrolled Actuary. Taught actuarial science at Wharton for 12 years. Authored four books, including the 1993 Edition of Pension Mathematics: With Numerical Illustrations . About the Founder
- James Paul Sain
James Paul Sain website James Paul Sain (b. 1959), a native of San Diego, California, is Associate Professor of Music at the University of Florida where he teaches acoustic and electroacoustic music composition as well as music theory. He is Composition, Theory and Technology Co-Chair and the Director of Electroacoustic Music.
- Bruce Milletto
Matt Milletto is Bellissimo's Consulting Director. Matt Milletto is Bellissimo's Consulting Director. He is responsible for coordinating Bellissimo's individual and corporate consulting programs, acting as liaison between Bellissimo clients and consultants while improving the operation efficiency of the company's consulting division.
- Jim Smith
Jim also held the position of 1st vice president capital markets with Fidelity Hansen Quality where he facilitated the relationships with all New York Capital Market firms. Additional duties include the management and oversight of all credit due diligence operations of FNF Hansen Quality. Jim has also held senior secondary market positions with Old Kent Mortgage and Southern Pacific Funding Corporation.
- Rick Rigsby
Rick Rigsby Motivational, Education, Diversity Speaker As founder of Rick Rigsby Ministries, Dr. Rigsby speaks to audiences as diverse as congregations in the remote jungles of Africa, to executives for America’s top corporations. For more than a decade, the award-winning professor held a faculty position in the Department of Communication at Texas A&M University before moving into full-time speaking.
- Suzy Tonini
Core Competencies: * Market Research; * Advanced Internet Research Techniques; * Sourcing Techniques; * New & Emerging Technologies; * Web 2.0; * Industry Forecasting & Analysis; * Strategic Marketing Initiatives; * Competitive Recruitment Intelligence; * Corporate Intelligence; * Knowledge Management; * Data Mining; * Web Technologies Evaluations; * Deep Web Research; * Translations & Interpreting; LinkedIn is an AWESOME tool, and I use it to help others as much as I can. . . .
- Stephanie Mcgilvra
- Cookie Segelstein
Cookie Segelstein , 19th Century violin and viola, received her Masters degree in Viola from The Yale School of Music in 1984. She is principal violist in Orchestra New England and assistant principal in The New Haven Symphony Orchestra. She is the founder and director of Veretski Pass, a founding member of The Youngers of Zion with Henry Sapoznik, and has recently joined Budowitz .
- Deni Leonard
Deni Leonard Founder and Chairman, United Native Depository Corporation Deni Leonard is a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon. He is a graduate of Harvard Universitys Kennedy School of Government, the University of Oregon, and San Bernardino Valley College of California.
- Bruce D'Ambrosio
Bruce D'Ambrosio , Ph.D. - Founder & Chief Technology Officer Dr. Bruce D’Ambrosio is CleverSet’s founder and Chief Technology Officer. Bruce is the bridge connecting state-of-the-art developments in statistical relational learning (SRL) to innovative commercial applications. In 1994, Bruce co-founded Prevision, Inc., a computational decision theory company that was sold to Fair, Isaac & Company in 1997.