Steven Marks has been active in every phase of the computer industry for over 30 years. He is also a licensed psychotherapist in private practice in New York City. His company, Executive Mentoring, is a leader in helping executives, both in and outside technology, develop their careers and enhance performance for increased success. As a CIO, Steven turned an early interest in technology into a far-reaching career marked by a rare ability to balance technical acumen with the ability to effectively manage staff and communicate with business executives. • At the dawn of the personal computer era, Steven joined his brother at his company developing multi-user CP/M systems and wrote the definitive book on the TurboDOS operating system. • He then went on to found one of the first companies to focus exclusively on PC networking and was one of Novell’s first resellers. • He has been a consultant on large scale computing to Fortune 100 companies, including Kraft-General Foods, Baxter Healthcare, Philip Morris and Equitable Life. • A leader of an innovative SaaS startup focused on the legal industry, • A Vice President during the heyday of Lehman Brothers, where he managed both support for Investment Banking and developed an R&D skunkworks for the 6,500 PCs within the organization, • For over 20 years Steven has served as CIO of several global professional services firms leading innovation throughout the organization. • Mr. Marks is the founder of the New York Large Law Firm CIO group and a frequently requested speaker at major industry events. • Currently, Steven is CIO of Brooklyn Law School. Less   View all posts

Dr. Jonathan Vester has worked in technology for over 22 years, with 20 of those in higher education. During this time, he has held positions ranging from PC Technician to Director of Institutional Research and has consulted for many institutions on topics including technology, leadership, institutional data, and curriculum design. His current position as Vice President of Technology and Chief Information Officer for Nash Community College provides him opportunities to implement new technologies both inside and outside of the classroom and to advocate for the thoughtful use of available and emerging technologies and data. Jonathan holds an Associates in Applied Science in Information Systems from Wilson Community College, and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/Computer Information Systems, Master of Arts in Education in Community College Administration, and Doctorate of Education in Education Leadership with a Community College Administration concentration -- all three from Western Carolina University. He has also completed both the Certified Government Chief Information Officer program at UNC-Chapel Hill's School of Government and the North Carolina Community College Leadership Program. Jonathan was the recipient of the 2014 National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Award and the 2012 North Carolina Research and Education Network/MCNC Empower Award. When not spending time with his wife and four children, he enjoys running, camping, geocaching, and experimenting with open hardware technologies. Less   View all posts

Kelly Walsh is the CIO at The College of Westchester (cw.edu) in White Plains, NY, where he also teaches as a member of the Faculty of Administration. In 2009, Walsh founded the popular website EmergingEdTech.com, where he writes and shares guest articles about emerging instructional technologies and student-centered learning, across the spectrum of grades K through 16+. EmergingEdTech has received many accolades as a go-to resource for exploring education technologies. Walsh is a frequent speaker at education technology conferences and has conducted a variety of training workshops online and at schools across the US over the last decade. Since 2017, Kelly has been writing the “Technology Perspective” column for University Business magazine. In May of 2019, Walsh was recognized as a “Top 30 Higher Education IT Influencer” by EdTech Magazine. Less   View all posts