Advisory Board Members
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Mike Dunn
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Michael Dunn joined Hearst Interactive Media as a vice president in July 2003. Dunn brings to Hearst Interactive Media a wealth of experience in real world technology and product development. Prior to Hearst, he was chief technology officer and executive vice president of Encoda Systems, Inc., a global supplier of sales, traffic, programming and financial systems for the broadcast industry. He has served as corporate chief technology officer for Time Warner Inc. and was the lead technologist for Time Warner Digital Media’s Investment Fund, overseeing the technical due diligence of prospective companies. Michael has held technology positions at Americast, True North Communications and Turner Broadcasting. He serves on the advisory boards of the Internet Capital Group, a global business-to-business-focused company, and Advisen, an insurance industry information portal. In addition, Michael is one of the founding members of InfoWorld’s CTO Advisory Council. To contact Mike Dunn, go to his web portal, http://glemak.com
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Ron Stevenson
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Ron Stevenson is a veteran of the communications industry with 35 years of experience. In his current marketing role he provides GE Commercial Finance clients with expert industry insight and commentary on risks and opportunities within rapidly developing segments of the media and communications sector, as well as on a broad range of emerging technologies affecting U.S. industries. Previous to his marketing role Ron spent 12 years as Vice President of Technology Advisory Services for GE’s Global Media & Communications group and performed technical and business plan assessments working with senior management teams at leading telecom, wireless, cable and broadcasting companies worldwide to help develop and manage the group’s $5Bn communications, media and technology portfolio.
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Greg Verdino
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Equal parts marketer and futurist, Greg Verdino is a recognized expert on marketing innovation, emerging media and Web 2.0. He works as Chief Strategy Officer at crayon, a conversational marketing consultancy. His unique, sometimes controversial, perspectives on media and marketing are presented at http://gregverdino.typepad.com, one of the web’s most influential marketing blogs.
In his leadership role at crayon, Greg leverages over 17 years of experience in online media, advertising, marketing and technology to head the company’s strategic advisory and conversational marketing practices.
Prior to joining crayon, Greg was VP/Director of Emerging Channels at Digitas, where he and his team advised clients such as American Express, AT&T Wireless and GM on creating compelling brand experiences through emerging platforms such as digital video, mobile, social media, gaming and virtual worlds.
In addition to blogging, Greg has written for MediaPost’s OMMA magazine, iMedia Connection and MarketingProfs.com. He has been profiled in and quoted by a wide variety of business and news media including Advertising Age, Adweek, Business Week, Forbes, New York Times, Newsday and the Wall Street Journal. Greg is also an active speaker whose recent appearances include DM Days New York, OMMA Hollywood, WidgetCon2007, Virtual Worlds 2007, several IAB Leadership Forums, and many others.
Email: greg@crayonville.com
Blog: http://gregverdino.typepad.com/
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gregverdino/
Website: http://crayonvile.com/
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