Michael Alcock is the Director for Content, Community and Evangelism in the Technical Audience Global Marketing group at Microsoft. As the IT Pro Audience ‘champion’ for Microsoft, he ensures that validated insights and feedback from the audience and its communities drive content and communications decisions across the company.

Mr. Alcock has worked in journalism, TV movie production at Hallmark Entertainment, and with Internet technologies at Disney.com, Lightspan.com, Onlinelearning.net, and Sylvan Online Higher Education.

Mr. Alpert has spent the last eight years at the Corporate Executive Board, advising Finance and IT executives on best practices. He has extensive experience in capital structure, forecasting, and IT portfolio management and resource allocation. He has led numerous research initiatives and is the co-author of several studies, including From Information to Insight: Delivering Forward-Looking and Decision-Oriented Performance Reports, Stress on the Balance Sheet: Structuring Capital for Flexibility, and Ensuring Liquidity Under Widespread Risk Aversion., Stress on the Balance Sheet: Structuring Capital for Flexibility, and Ensuring Liquidity Under Widespread Risk Aversion.

Prior to joining the Corporate Executive Board, Mr. Alpert worked as a management consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers.

He holds a BA in Economics and Jewish Studies from the University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Apgar is the Director for Investment and Risk Strategy at BlueOrchard Finance, oldest of the for-profit microfinance funds, and a long-time Managing Director at the Corporate Executive Board, where he launched best practices research programs for corporate controllers and treasurers between 2001 and 2003.

He joined the Corporate Executive Board in 1998 from McKinsey, where he served insurance, reinsurance, and capital markets clients as a consultant and an engagement manager for three years. Prior to that, he was responsible for numerous mergers and acquisitions assignments as a Vice President in Lehman Brothers’ Financial Institutions Group, and for building a framework for bank security sales as a Senior Policy Advisor to the Comptroller of the Currency. As a Staff Economist to Senator Bill Bradley, he proposed a debt relief program for Mexico and designed the precursor to interest rate relief Brady bonds.

Dr. Apgar holds an AB from Harvard University, an MA from Oxford University, and a PhD from the Rand Graduate School. He occasionally teaches risk management and international development at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC. He is the author of Relevance: Hitting Your Goals by Knowing What Matters and Risk Intelligence: Learning to Manage What We Don't Know.

Jason Averbook is the Co-Founder and CEO of Knowledge Infusion, a strategic consulting company that works collaboratively with clients to help them achieve business results from technology solutions that manage and drive the workforce. As CEO, Mr. Averbook has established Knowledge Infusion as the recognized leader in talent management consulting, with triple-digit year-over-year growth, over 150 global clients, and industry awards including “Partner of the Year,” awarded by the International Association for Human Resources Information Management in 2007, and “Top 25 HR Influencer,” awarded by HR World in 2007.

Drawing on more than 15 years of experience in the HR and technology industry, Mr. Averbook works closely with clients as the executive lead on strategic consulting engagements. Mr. Averbook has held senior management positions at PeopleSoft and Ceridian, and has worked with industry-leading companies around the world to help them transform their HR organizations into strategic partners.

Mr. Averbook holds a BA and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.

As principal of The Beta Group, Bob Benson assists corporations and government agencies with understanding the business value of strategic and financial IT management, effective IT application development, and IT governance.

Mr. Benson has promoted The Beta Group’s methodologies and management approaches through numerous keynote speaking opportunities at executive conferences and taught graduate courses in schools of business and engineering in Europe and the United States. He has developed large-scale computer systems, and provided consulting services to companies and agencies worldwide on their IT organization, management, and applications. He also serves as a Senior Consultant at Cutter Consortium’s Business and IT Strategies practice.

Mr. Benson taught Computer Science and Information Management at Washington University for 40 years, where he also served as Associate Vice Chancellor for Computing and Communications and other executive positions. He also has taught Information Management at Tilburg University for 20 years. Mr. Benson holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Science and a law degree from Washington University.

Ms. Berger is currently Executive Director of Strategic Channels and Operations at the Corporate Executive Board, with overall responsibility for the company’s Strategic Accounts; Middle Market sales; the company’s marketing functions; and Member Services Operations. In this role, she is responsible for the strategy and execution of key programs across the firm, driving customer satisfaction and revenue growth.

Prior to joining the company, Ms. Berger was the Senior Vice President at D&B, overseeing the Strategic Sales organization and global program office with responsibilities for sales, customer satisfaction, and global growth. Before that, Ms. Berger spent over 25 years in numerous leadership roles in the high-tech industry with firms such as Apple Computer, Sun Microsystems, and Wang Laboratories.

Ms. Berger has held Board seats in the high-tech industry and is active in supporting Special Olympics and the Taylor Family Foundation, a non-profit organization which funds treatment and camps for children with HIV and life-changing diseases. Ms. Berger attended Southern Illinois University, majoring in business and marketing.

Scott Bohannon is the General Manager of the Finance and Strategy Division at the Corporate Executive Board and a member of the firm’s Corporate Leadership Team. He started with the company as a researcher in the General Counsel Roundtable before becoming the Managing Director of that program two years later. Dr. Bohannon oversaw the launch of 13 additional programs and also served as the head of the company’s European research team and as head of its member services organization.

Prior to joining the Corporate Executive Board, Dr. Bohannon practiced law for Sidley & Austin in Washington, DC. He primarily advised telecommunications and energy clients in the United States, Asia, and Australia. Before joining Sidley & Austin, he taught Law & Economics at the University of Virginia. He is a member of the Virginia and District of Columbia bars.

Dr. Bohannon received a Bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, in Public Policy from Centre College. He holds a Master’s degree and PhD in Economics, as well as a JD, from the University of Virginia.

Penney Boyd is responsible for all human resources merger and acquisition due diligence at First Advantage Corporation. Since joining First Advantage in 2003, she has been involved in the 51 acquisitions the company has completed to date. She is also the International HR Director for the company’s 1,600 non-U.S. based employees.

Ms. Boyd has worked in the human resources field for more than 15 years, serving in a variety of generalist and specialist leadership roles.

Ms. Boyd holds both a Bachelor’s degree and an MBA in Human Resources Administration.

Jim Braselton is the Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales for the Cement Division of Lafarge in North America. He is responsible for developing and directly leading the marketing function of the division, as well as leading the sales effort in coordination with the four North American business units. Additionally, Mr. Braselton oversees the strategic development of the cement-related products business and its operational implementation.

Mr. Braselton joined Lafarge in 1996 and has served in a variety of management assignments including special products, strategy, business development, and marketing. Prior to assuming his current role, he was Vice President of Marketing and Cement-Related Products for the U.S. Cement Region. Before joining Lafarge, Mr. Braselton was Vice President and General Manager of Columbia Trading.

As Co-Founder, President, and CEO of Sendouts, Donald Breckenridge provides the vision and strategic direction for the recruiting software company, which serves more than 750 staffing firms and 5,000 recruiters worldwide.

Mr. Breckenridge founded Integratia, a custom software and Internet development services firm. Prior to Integratia, Mr. Breckenridge created software that enabled proprietary cell site acquisition, which was acquired by Sprint to track and manage the building of cell towers.

Mr. Breckenridge holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Washington University.

Barb Bruno has over 25 years of experience in direct placement, retained search, temporary placement, contract placement, and training. From 1996 to 2000 she was the Vice President of Training for a publicly held company in Dallas employing over 500 recruiters specializing in IT, Telecom, Engineering, and upper-level management searches. Her training improved sales for first-year recruiters over 150% and increased production for seasoned recruiters by an average of 35% company-wide.

Ms. Bruno owns Good as Gold Training and Development, Inc., which specializes in training for the employment and sales professions. Her programs on attracting, hiring, training, and retaining top producers have been presented to many Fortune 500 companies in the Midwest. She has also been a contributing author for countless articles and books, including the Five O’clock Club Job Finder Series, written by Kate Wendleton.

Tom Bugnitz is Co-Founder and President of The Beta Group, where he leads business development efforts and provides consulting services to clients on improving their strategic and financial IT management. Mr. Bugnitz also takes an active role in promoting The Beta Group’s methodologies at conferences across the United States.

Mr. Bugnitz started his career as a systems developer for American Motors and then with the Monsanto Company. He then became Director of Computer Services for Washington University. Mr. Bugnitz was an Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at Washington University, where he taught for 11 years, and still participates actively in IT management research. He has co-authored several books on information systems practices and management, including most recently From Business Strategy to IT Action.

Mr. Bugnitz holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and an MBA from Washington University.

Steve Burke is the Director of M&A Integration at Intel Corporation. He joined Intel in 1987 as a process engineer. In 2006, after completing a three-year assignment as the Director and General Manager of the Technology Manufacturing Group in Intel Japan, Mr. Burke returned to the United States to lead the M&A Integration practice at Intel Capital.

Prior to 2003, Mr. Burke held several engineering and supply management positions, where he was responsible for improving semiconductor manufacturing equipment efficiency, and aligning strategic investment roadmaps with semiconductor equipment manufacturers.

Mr. Burke earned a Master’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Bappa Choudhury is the newly appointed Vice President of Segment Management in Global Solutions for Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. He is responsible for developing and implementing cross-functional healthcare solutions in segmented customer groupings such as cardiology, radiology, and oncology.

He took over this responsibility after spending four years heading up the Computed Tomography (CT) group of Siemens in the United States. Mr. Choudhury has also served as a Service Engineer, X-Ray Division Product Manager, Service Marketing Manager, and Full-Line Account Executive in medical sales. Mr. Choudhury also traveled abroad on a three-year foreign delegation to Germany, where he conceived the CT Customer Relationship Management Program named WorldCare (now called Life).

Mr. Choudhury holds a Bachelor’s degree from McGill University, and an MBA from Rutgers University.

Kristin Cooke is a Senior Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton, based in Mclean, VA. Ms. Cooke is responsible for implementing large-scale transformation and change management initiatives for public sector clients. Most recently, Ms. Cooke has worked with the Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration. She has extensive experience in program management, strategic planning, business process reengineering, performance management, and organizational design. She recently rejoined Booz Allen Hamilton after serving in senior consulting and strategic planning roles at Unisys, Arthur Andersen, and Mitchell Systems.

Ms. Cooke received a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Economics from Siena College and also holds a Certificate Degree in International Business from the University of Grenoble in France.

Mohamed Elansary is the Director of Information Technology at the Corporate Executive Board. He has over 10 years of experience launching new products into competitive markets and providing advanced technical leadership and training. He is an innovative information technology professional with a proven record of designing cost-effective and high-performance software and system solutions to address complex business problems.

In his current role, Mr. Elansary is responsible for determining the strategic direction of the IT department. As a member of the senior management team, he sits on the company’s IT operating committee. He approves designs and sets technical standards as a member of the Enterprise Architecture Council. Mr. Elansary also manages major vendor relationships, negotiating all contracts and licenses. Mr. Elansary’s previous experience contributed to the profitability and success of major organizations by orchestrating expert alignment of technical resources with enterprise objectives.

Mat Fogarty is the Co-Founder and CEO of Xpree, a leading provider of prediction market software to enhance decision making. Mr. Fogarty has over 10 years of experience in forecasting for Fortune 500 corporations. Prior to founding Xpree, he was the Director of Corporate Financial Planning at Electronic Arts, where he pioneered the use of prediction markets. Prior to that, he worked in strategic finance, venture capital, and financial planning.

Mr. Fogarty is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and holds a BS in Management Science from the London School of Economics and an MBA from UC Berkeley.

Peter Freire is the General Manager of the Human Resources Division at the Corporate Executive Board and a member of the company’s Corporate Leadership Team. With the company since its inception, Mr. Freire began his professional career in London with Bank of America, ultimately as a corporate banker in the aircraft and airline financing division. Immediately prior to the Corporate Executive Board, he worked as a consultant with Bain & Company, a management consulting firm.

Mr. Freire holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from the London School of Economics and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

Simon Frewer is a Senior Engagement Manager at the Corporate Executive Board’s Sales Executive Council (SEC) Solutions practice and one of its founding members. He works closely with senior sales executives at Fortune 1000 companies to enhance sales force productivity by focusing on strategy, processes and tools, and sales professionals’ development.

Prior to joining the Corporate Executive Board, he worked as a strategy consultant for the owner and chairman of the Atlantic Media Company. Prior to this, Mr. Frewer worked with Prism Consulting International where he worked with large manufacturing clients to help solve critical strategic and operational challenges. He has also worked in private equity.

Mr. Frewer holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Economics from McGill University and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

Brian Gareau is currently the Manager of Caterpillar’s Organizational Effectiveness and Engagement (OE+E) practice. His team focuses on organizational culture, employee engagement, employee opinion measurement, values-based support and behavior, and change management. The OE+E practice provides services and support to marketing and service organizations as well as all types of manufacturing and logistics operations including start-ups, existing operations, and mergers and acquisitions.

Mr. Gareau joined Caterpillar in 1981. He is the co-inventor of Caterpillar’s patent-pending Cultural Assessment Process and was actively involved in the redesign of Caterpillar’s Global Employee Opinion Survey process and the launch of Caterpillar’s corporate values.

Mr. Gareau holds a Bachelor’s degree from Hartwick College.

Alex Gershman is a Director of the Sales Executive Council (SEC) Solutions practice at the Corporate Executive Board. His primary responsibilities involve the management of member relationships for those sales organizations participating in SEC Solutions engagements. Prior to joining SEC Solutions, Mr. Gershman worked as an Engagement Manager with the Corporate Leadership Council Solutions practice (the Human Resources equivalent of SEC Solutions) and also worked with the core SEC research program.

Before joining the Corporate Executive Board, Mr. Gershman worked as a management consultant for Oliver Wyman and Company, a strategy consulting firm serving the financial services industry.

Mr. Gershman holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Johns Hopkins University, and an International MBA from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business.

Deb Goldberg leads The Corporate Executive Board’s IT benchmarking program, the Infrastructure Performance Improvement Lab. Ms. Goldberg joined the company as part of the CIO Executive Board in 2003 and has served members in both the London and Washington, DC offices. She has led a number of research initiatives, covering topics such as IT organizational design, staff and leadership development, project portfolio management, standardization and centralization, and innovation management.

Ms. Goldberg has extensive prior experience in journalism, technology, and consulting. She has reported for print and radio publications, led technology initiatives as a project and program manager in Microsoft’s interactive television division, and most recently provided consulting services to communications and high-tech clients across Europe within Accenture’s strategy practice.

Ms. Goldberg holds an MBA from The Wharton School of Business, an MA in International Affairs from The University of Pennsylvania’s Lauder Institute and a BA in Government and International Relations from Cornell University.

Mark Herndon serves as President of Parkwood Advisors, LLC, a diversified professional services firm focused on mergers and acquisitions, investment banking, and private equity financing, as well as the development of early-stage, technology-oriented companies. Mr. Herndon specializes in a broad range of strategic and business effectiveness initiatives, including M&A advisory services; M&A strategy, due diligence, and integration management; strategy formulation and execution; and oragnizational culture assessment and integration. He also has extensive experience in financing and capital formation for early-stage companies, business development and strategic planning for technology-oriented start-ups, and stategic marketing and positioning of new products and technologies.

Mr. Herndon formerly served as U.S. Region Leader for Merger and Acquisition Services with Watson Wyatt Worldwide, a global consulting firm. He is the co-author of The Complete Guide To Mergers and Acquisitions: Process Tools to Support M&A Integration at Every Level.

As Vice President of Marketing for Schneider Electric’s North American Operating Division, Tom Insprucker is responsible for developing and driving business segment marketing strategy in support of sales of Schneider Electric’s brands in North America.

Mr. Insprucker joined the company in 1985 and has held several leadership positions, including Director, OEM Segment and Vice President, e-Base. A guest lecturer at North Carolina State University, and a member of the American Marketing Association’s Speakers Bureau, Mr. Insprucker has more than 25 years’ experience in marketing, advertising, and public relations.

Mr. Insprucker holds a Bachelor’s degree Business and an MBA from Southern California University.

Leah Johnson is a Senior Director of the Corporate Leadership Council at the Corporate Executive Board. She has ongoing responsibility for presenting and discussing the Council’s research findings at national meetings and running the Council’s worldwide teleconference series.

Mrs. Johnson began her career with the Corporate Executive Board’s financial services practice in 1992. In 1993, she moved to the United Kingdom where she co-founded and managed the company’s European operations for nearly 4 years.

Mrs. Johnson holds a Bachelor’s degree with Honors in English and Economics from the College of William and Mary, and an MBA from the Darden Business School at the University of Virginia.

Matthew Karlyn is an associate with Foley & Lardner and is a member of the firm’s information technology and outsourcing practice. He advises companies and associations on all matters involving the use of information technology, including structuring technology initiatives, vendor selection, negotiation, technology implementation, and management of technology assets. He is also a member of the emerging technologies and healthcare industry teams. Mr. Karlyn has extensive experience with transactions relating to information technology, including technology licensing, outsourcing, systems integration, and software development.

Mr. Karlyn is admitted to practice in both Massachusetts and Illinois. He is an active member of the International Technology Law Association. He is a frequent speaker on information technology law and issues pertaining to drafting and negotiating information technology contracts.

Mr. Karlyn received a Bachelor’s degree, cum laude, from Union College and a JD from Temple University. He received his MBA in Economics and Strategic Management from The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.

As Executive Vice President, Mr. Kissinger is responsible for leading the human resources, labor, and employee development functions for YRC Worldwide.

Prior to joining YRC Worldwide, Mr. Kissinger was Senior Vice President of Corporate Operations for AirCell, with responsibility for government, regulatory, human resources, and corporate communications. Mr. Kissinger also led the human resources organization for Sprint Nextel where he was responsible for all human resources, employee development, flight operations, and technical security functions for the company. Mr. Kissinger’s earlier career includes roles in human resources and labor relations for companies such as Beatrice Foods, Lipton Tea, and Pepsi Cola General Bottlers.

Mr. Kissinger holds a Bachelor’s degree in Labor and Industrial Relations from Rockhurst University.

Nate Kontny co-founded Inkling in 2005 after working for seven years at Accenture and Digital River. He designs and builds simple, yet powerful software. Inkling’s first product, Inkling Markets, is an effort to dramatically improve the ease of using prediction markets to help companies make better decisions.

Mr. Kontny holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois (Champaign - Urbana).

Mr. LaPointe is the Managing Partner at MarketingNPV, a highly specialized consulting firm that builds marketing dashboards, marketing ROI and analytical frameworks, and brand scorecards that measure the creation of economic and strategic value for both the short and long term. Mr. LaPointe directs the development of client solutions for CMOs in the areas of marketing measurement processes, tools, and skills to determine the financial return from marketing investments.

Prior to launching MarketingNPV, Mr. LaPointe was an equity partner and Senior Vice President at Frequency Marketing Inc., a consulting and software company known for the design and operation of large-scale CRM and loyalty programs. He also directed the operation of a marketing department at Bell Atlantic (now Verizon). He started his career in advertising in the Y&R network and at Ketchum, where he managed large client portfolios in all aspects of marketing strategy and communications.

Mr. LaPointe is the author of Marketing by the Dashboard Light: How to Get More Insight, Foresight, and Accountability from Your Marketing Investments. He is a regular panelist and chairman at Association of National Advertisers and American Marketing Association events, and has served as a guest lecturer at Wharton School of Business, MIT, and at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. He is a frequent contributor to the Institute for the Study of Business Markets and serves on the Board of Directors of the Business Marketing Association.

Jesse Levin is a Managing Director of Corporate Strategy and Development at the Corporate Executive Board. He manages a team responsible for the identification, cultivation, negotiation, and integration of acquisition and alliances for the company. Since building the Corporate Executive Board’s M&A organization in 2006, Mr. Levin has assisted with three acquisitions (ITtoolbox, Roger Best, Inc., and Executive Performance Group); one strategic investment in Payscale; and two business partnerships with InfoHRM and Payscale.

Prior to his current role, Mr. Levin served in numerous capacities across 10 years at the Corporate Executive Board including Strategic Research Analyst in the Sales Executive Council, Director of New Product Development in Europe, and Chief of Staff for the Office of the Chairman and CEO.

Mr. Levin holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Richmond and an MBA from Columbia University.

Price Marr is the Manager of Strategic Sourcing at Ameren, where he leads a team sourcing more than $2 billion annually of non-fuel materials and services.

Prior to joining Ameren, Mr. Marr was a management consultant in the utility practice at Deloitte and has more than 13 years of experience in the energy industry, focusing on sourcing, supply chain, corporate strategy, financial management, and process design.

Mr. Marr holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the United States Military Academy and an MBA from Pepperdine University. He is a Certified Management Accountant and is certified in financial management. He is also a member of the Board of Directors for St. Louis University’s Consortium for Supply Chain Management.

Joanna Martinez is the Chief Procurement Officer at Alliance Bernstein L.P., a leading investment services firm, where she has responsibility for global strategic sourcing and supplier management. Before joining Alliance Bernstein, Ms. Martinez was the North American head of Purchasing for Diageo PLC, where she and her team received the President’s Award for Innovation. She also held various positions at Schering-Plough, Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation, the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, and Heublein.

Ms. Martinez often speaks at professional events on a variety of topics. She has extensive, hands-on leadership experience in all aspects of the supply chain including procurement, logistics, manufacturing management, customer service, quality management, and third-party manufacturing and outsourcing. Ms. Martinez and her team at Alliance Bernstein received the Customer Excellence award from American Express for outstanding partnership, focus on business transformation, and continuous improvement. They will be featured in an upcoming article in Procurement Travel magazine on the success they have had blending travel expertise with sourcing tools to create a high-service, highly regarded travel group at Alliance Bernstein.

Ms. Martinez earned a BS and an MS with Honors in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering from Rutgers University. She pursued postgraduate work at Stevens Institute of Technology and at Duke University, and is a licensed professional engineer.

As Executive Director for the Marketing and Communications Practice, Molly Maycock has responsibility for the Corporate Executive Board’s program serving communications executives, the Communications Executive Council, and the three programs serving Marketing executives, the Marketing Leadership Council, the Market Research Executive Board, and the Advertising and Marketing Communications Roundtable. Ms. Maycock directly manages the strategic research and customized research teams, and has dotted-line responsibility over the sales and member services teams.

Ms. Maycock has been working in the Marketing and Communications practice of the Corporate Executive Board since 1999. In earlier research roles, she was the lead researcher and principal author of a number of Marketing Leadership Council studies, including Driving Customer-Focused Decision Making and Stewarding the Brand for Profitable Growth. Prior to 1999, she worked for Mercer Management Consulting, and, prior to that, for the health care practice of the Advisory Board Company.

Ms. Maycock holds a Bachelor’s degree for Duke University and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Tom Monahan was named Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Corporate Executive Board effective January 1, 2008. He has served as CEO of the company since July 1, 2005. Prior to assuming the role of CEO, Mr. Monahan served as General Manager of the Finance, the Legal & Governance, the Strategy & Innovation, the Information Technology, and the Operations Practices. He has been a member of the company’s leadership team since its 1999 initial public offering, and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors since 2001. Before joining the Corporate Executive Board, Mr. Monahan was a member of the financial institutions practice in the New York Office of Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group; a Research and Information Director at the Committee for Economic Development; and a staff consultant at Andersen Consulting.

Mr. Monahan holds Bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard University and an MBA with Distinction from New York University.

Eli Murphy is a Senior Director of the Marketing Leadership Council at the Corporate Executive Board. As an executive educator, Mr. Murphy has presented to more than 400 CMOs and their teams.

Mr. Murphy joined the company in 2003 after working in business development for the technology sector. His prior experience includes account management and service for a manufacturing company, as well as presenting and teaching a number of different disciplines to a variety of audiences.

Mr. Murphy holds a Bachelor’s degree from Brown University and an MBA from Georgetown University.

Dr. Nelson is president of Nelson Motivation, Inc., a management training and consulting company, and Co-Founder of Recognition Professionals International. He has sold almost 3 million books on the topic, including 1001 Ways to Reward Employees, 1001 Ways to Energize Employees, and The 1001 Rewards and Recognition Fieldbook. Dr. Nelson has worked with two thirds of Fortune 500 companies on effective recognition and rewards.

He holds an MBA in organizational behavior from University of California-Berkeley and received his PhD in management from the Peter F. Drucker Graduate Management School at Claremont Graduate University.

Tom Pisello is CEO of Alinean, a firm that develops software, methodologies, and tools for accurately evaluating, presenting, and measuring the value of IT investments using benchmarking and ROI analysis. Alinean has an exclusive partnership with IDC, a leading IT industry analyst firm, and its customers include Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, IBM, HP, Intel, BellSouth, and Dell, as well as many of the world’s leading consultancies and CIOs.

Mr. Pisello founded Interpose in 1993, the company that developed the first automated ROI and TCO analysis software for CIOs and IT vendors. Interpose was acquired by Gartner in 1998 and formed the foundation for Gartner’s Measurement, ROI, and TCO software solutions. Mr. Pisello served Gartner as Managing Vice President and was instrumental in establishing the software as the industry standard for TCO assessment.

Mr. Pisello is a regular contributor to ComputerWorld, CIOInsight, CIO Decisions, and other leading IT publications. He holds several software patents and is a featured speaker at major IT and management conferences. He has written several key e-books on ROI and TCO analysis, including Return on Investment for Information Technology Providers: Using ROI as a Selling and Management Tool and IT Value Chain Management - Maximizing the ROI from IT Investments.

Brian Powilatis is a Managing Director at the Corporate Executive Board. Mr. Powilatis is responsible for directing the research and member services of two of the Corporate Executive Board’s membership programs: the Procurement Strategy Council and the Real Estate Executive Board. He is also a member of the company’s Policy Committee, advising the company’s CEO on matters of corporate strategy and business operations.

Mr. Powilatis came to the Corporate Executive Board from Mercer Management Consulting, where he was a partner in the firm’s Financial Institutions and Real Estate practice. He has also worked as an economist and international transfer pricing analyst with Price Waterhouse; an independent litigation consultant; and as part of a multilateral, government-sponsored initiative to purchase and finance energy-efficient capital equipment in Eastern Europe.

Mr. Powilatis holds an Honors Degree in Economics from Harvard University and an MBA with High Distinction from Georgetown University.

Dr. Roberts launched and currently manages the Corporate Executive Board’s executive education platform, comprising the HR, IT, and Finance Leadership Academies. He is responsible for the creation of content and leads the team of facilitators. Dr. Roberts is also a member of the Corporate Executive Board’s Policy Committee, advising the company’s CEO on matters of corporate strategy and business operations.

Dr. Roberts joined the Corporate Executive Board in May 2000 after having been on the faculty at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. He joined the finance practice where he led efforts to design and execute workshops for finance executives built on Corporate Executive Board research. He led both the Treasury Leadership Roundtable and Corporate Executive Board’s first program for division-level finance executives.

Dr. Roberts graduated from the University of Chicago with a PhD in International Political Economy and was a Fulbright Scholar to Egypt.

Scott Rosenberg is the Founder and CEO of Miro Consulting. He has over 20 years of experience in the fields of engineering and operations and over 10 years of senior executive experience in the information technology industry. Mr. Rosenberg is a frequent guest speaker at industry conferences and forums and is an active member of both Sound-Board and Society for Information Management. Immediately prior to founding Miro, he was a co-principal and driving force behind an Oracle consulting company.

Mr. Rosenberg earned a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.

Ray Schlaff is Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer of Owens-Illinois, Inc. Mr. Schlaff joined Owens-Illinois as the company’s first-ever Chief Procurement Officer in 2004. Over the last three years, he has transformed Owens-Illinois’ procurement and supply chain from a group of locally-based tactical operations into a single strategic global organization.

Before joining Owens-Illinois, Mr. Schlaff served one year as Vice President of Global Supply Chain for Tyco Plastics and Adhesives, where he oversaw the creation of a virtual global supply chain organization. Prior to his time with Tyco, he spent three years at Ondeo Nalco Company, a water treatment and processing chemicals manufacturer. Earlier in his career Mr. Schlaff worked for 4 years at GE Plastics and for 17 years at DuPont.

Mr. Schlaff holds a Bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, in Business Administration from Arizona State University. He is a member of the Board of Directors of General Chemical Corporation. He is also a member of, past president, and board member of the Northeastern Chemical Association.

An international speaker, writer, and consultant on performance improvement, Ms. Smith is an authority on human capital management, global recognition, and improving incentive and recognition programs by leveraging technology and measuring return on investment.

She is President Emeritus of the Incentive Marketing Association (IMA) and is active in the Global Incentive Council, the Society of Incentive & Travel Executives, and serves on the Board of Directors for Recognition Professionals International. She is the President of the Board of Trustees of the Forum for People Performance Management and Measurement at Northwestern University; is on the Board of Directors of the Incentive Federation, the National Advisory Board for the Motivation Show, and The Recognition Council; and is on the Editorial Advisory Board of Incentive Magazine. She was the founder of IMA’s Mentor Program, Co-Founder of the Online Incentive Council, and is a member of the International Society for Performance Improvement.

Ms. Smith has earned both the Certified Professional of Incentive Management and Certified Recognition Professional designations.

For more than 30 years, Dr. Sullivan has offered his critique and insight to professionals seeking to develop a competitive advantage for their organization through strategic talent management planning and practices. As an author, corporate advisor, public speaker, and educator, Dr. Sullivan has established a body of work including numerous books and more than 800 articles that serve as a key resource for functional leaders and line managers when developing and implementing best practices. His thought leadership has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Fortune Magazine, Fast Company Magazine, Business 2.0, The Economist, The New York Times, HR Magazine, and Workforce Management Magazine.

Dr. Whelan serves as a consultant with Performance Associates, a consulting firm focused on addressing selection and retention challenges at public and privately held organizations of all sizes. Her areas of focus include development and validation of employee assessment tools, such as pre-employment and promotional tests, leadership audits, and employee surveys.

Dr. Whelan is a member of the American Payroll Association, the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and the Society for Human Resources Management. She has also presented at numerous conferences including at the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, the American Strategic Management Institute, the International Quality Productivity Center, and Christian Brothers University.

Dr. Whelan holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Georgia, and a Master’s degree from Hollin’s College. She completed her doctorate in Applied Psychology at the University of Memphis.

Karen Wilson serves as a Director in PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Washington Federal Practice, providing financial management and operational improvement services to federal agencies including the Department of Interior, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Aviation Administration.

Ms. Wilson has 14 years of experience in public sector consulting, focused on financial management, acquisition and contracting, and government program performance. She has provided consulting services to nearly every executive branch department during her career. Prior to joining PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ms. Wilson served as Vice President of Consulting at FedSources, a federal market research firm. Her division provided analysis and strategy for companies serving the public sector. Previously, Ms. Wilson headed Unisys’ Financial & Cost Management Solution offering, and spent seven years with Arthur Andersen.

Ms. Wilson holds a Bachelors’ degree from Boston University and a Master’s degree from the University of Maryland.