ABOUT US
ADVISORS
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Yobie Benjamin, CEO TrueCarbon
Yobie has been called "computer geek extraordinaire" and his tech days go back to his roots as one of the original programmers at Lotus Development Corp. Yobie was Partner at Ernst and Young, LLP where he was Chief of Strategy and CTO - Security and Technology Services. After E&Y, Yobie was Managing Director of the Business and Technology Risk Management group at Computer Sciences Corporation. Yobie was also Chief Knowledge Officer and Director of Enterprise Security services at Cambridge Technology Partners' Management Labs.
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Jane Bullock, Former FEMA Chief of Staff
Jane spent 22 years at the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and ender her career as Chief of Staff. She served on President Obama's team to help select a new FEMA Director. She is a principal in the DC based disaster management consulting firm of Bullock & Haddow, LLC. She has authored several books on emergency management and she enjoys spending time on the Carolina's Outer Banks.
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Rand Fishkin, CEO SEOmoz
Rand is an expert in search engine optimization and is the founder and CEO of SEOmoz, a leading SEO firm. Rand has spoken around the world on SEO and web design and is known in the tech circle for wearing bright yellow sneakers.
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George Haddow, Former FEMA Deputy Chief of Staff
Mr. Haddow was appointed by President Clinton to be the Deputy Chief of Staff to James Lee Witt at FEMA where he served for eight years and was responsible for the areas of disaster response and recovery, public/private partnerships, public information and disaster mitigation. He is currently a principal in the DC based disaster management consulting firm of Bullock & Haddow LLC. George has relocated back to his home in New Orleans.
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Howard Lee, CEO Hyperquality
Mr. Lee is the Chairman and CEO of HyperQuality. Previously, Howard was the CEO of PhotoWorks. He also served as the Senior Vice President of Disney Direct. Howard can often be found at 5:00 a.m. rowing in Seattle.
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Tara Lemmey, CEO Lens Ventures
Tara is the CEO of LENS Ventures, an innovation, investment, and development company. Tara is the Co-Chair of the Markle Task Force on National Security in the Information Age. She is the Ambassador from Silicon Valley on the Embassy of the Future Commission where she serves with 26 former Ambassadors to bring innovation to the State Department.
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Henry Roth, Dean of the School of Business & Management, Notre Dame de Namur
Mr. Roth is Dean of the School of Business and Management at Notre Dame de Namur University. Prior to academics he served as Senior Vice President of Treasury at Visa USA and Vice President and Treasurer of eBay, helping to transform the start-up company into a global technology leader.
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