Max Goff is a 20 year veteran of software development with extensive experience in network distributed computing. Max was the CEO and Senior Consultant with Decillion, Inc., a boutique M&A advisory firm. He served Sun Microsystems for 9 years, 6 of which were spent traveling internationally as a Java Technology Evangelist. Max has an MBA with honors from the University of San Francisco, is a published author of a textbook on distributed computing, has three distribute computing patents and has served in management roles for Fortune 500 computer firms including Sperry/Univac, Unisys, Amdahl and Sun Microsystems.

Dr. Anita K. Jones has made significant contributions to computer science research and in the Department of Defense (DOD) science and technology programs. Dr. Jones served as the Director of Defense Research and Engineering in the Pentagon for over four years, where she controlled the budget for research and engineering for the DOD, and was recognized for her exemplary service to the country with the Department of Defense Award for Distinguished Public Service. Dr. Jones’ service to the computer science industry is also well known—she has served as founding editor-in-chief of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Transactions on Computer Systems and as an editor of the Communications of the ACM, two of the more widely circulated journals within the field, served on several advisory boards including MIT Lincoln Laboratories Advisory Board, the Defense Science Board and has served on or chaired numerous national academies’ committees. Her research has produced seminal results in several areas including operating systems, protection, security and software engineering. Dr. Jones was instrumental in building a “top-notch” computer science research program at Virginia. Dr. Jones served as vice chair on the National Science Board where took a leadership position in fostering advancement in long-lived data repositories, increased investment in small and medium research infrastructure and more transparent management of the major research equipment construction processes. Currently, Dr. Jones is the Lawrence A. Quarles Professor of Engineering and Applied Science and University Professor in the department of computer science at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va., where she has taught for 19 years. An IEEE Fellow, Dr. Jones has a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Rice University, Houston, Texas and a master’s in English Literature from the University of Texas at Austin and a doctorate in Computer Science from Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Dr. Michael Keeley has, for more than 20 years, consulted on or served as an expert in a variety of business issues and legal disputes, including antitrust, intellectual property, breach of contract, securities fraud, and other complex business litigation. He has consulted on or served as an expert in a number of cases, including the Long Beach case (MDL 150), the Mercedes-Benz tying cases, Aguilar, et al. v. Atlantic Richfield Corporation, et al., Anzai v. Chevron, et al., Sony v. Connectix, MCI v. AT&T, and In re Cigarette Antitrust Litigation. Dr. Keeley also has consulted on nonlitigation business and economic issues, such as antitrust policy, auction design and bidding, and pricing strategies. He has expertise in a number of industries, including oil and gas, computer hardware and software, telecommunications, electric utilities, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, chemical, automotive, and financial services.Dr. Keeley has published his research in and served as a referee (i.e., reviewer) for economics and finance journals. He was selected for inclusion in Who's Who in Economics and was awarded the Garn prize for his research on bank risk-taking. Dr. Keeley has a bachelor’s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and both a master’s and doctorate degree from the University of Chicago.

John Minetos brings business management experience acquired in the U.S. Intelligence Community and health care industries, including software development experience over the span of his 20 year career. Previously, John was the General Manager for the Nashville operations of Quilogy Corporation responsible for all aspects of its operation and performance in the healthcare software services field. Prior to that John was Director of Software Development at Eclipsys Corporation, successfully leading the development efforts for its Health Care Integration product suite. Before his shift into the health care industry John developed software for satellite ground control software systems and digital signal processing systems at Scitor Corporation and Lockheed Martin Corporation. His contributions included overseas assignments in support of programs vital to U.S. national security for which John held DoD TS/SCI /TK /EBI w/Poly clearances. John obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Austin Peay State University.

Matthew D. Wald is a founding partner of Context Knowledge Group , a knowledge strategy consulting firm. For the past 22 years, Mr. Wald has been developing and implementing strategies, plans, and business cases that help organizations create competitive advantage and capitalize on investments made in information technology and knowledge management. Mr. Wald has held leadership positions in national and international companies ranging from $30M to $3B in revenue in the information technology, telecommunications, and research and development industries, including Qwest Communications, GTS/Ebone, Neustar, and Battelle. An entrepreneurial corporate leader, Mr. Wald has held several senior positions in corporate strategy, competitive intelligence, and business transformation that built the foundation for his knowledge management experience. Projects that he has been responsible for include the introduction of 40+ products and services, the acquisition and integration of a $380M public communications firm, launching a new business unit, and deploying several large-scale software systems.At Battelle Memorial Institute, the world’s largest non-profit research and development company, Mr. Wald launched a knowledge management consulting practice aimed at national security and health and life sciences clients. He also sponsored research programs aimed at developing knowledge extraction techniques and was recognized for successfully architecting and launching Battelle’s enterprise-wide knowledge management strategy and pilot program. Mr. Wald earned his degree in Computer Engineering from The Ohio State University in 1986. He is a member of the Babson Working Knowledge program, serves on the board of directors of the Central Ohio Diabetes Association, is on the IT Technical Advisory Board for Reservoir Venture Partners, and has been a speaker at local and national technology events, including the National Defense University.