Gary Beach brings 28 years of information technology publishing experience and knowledge to his role as group publisher of CXO Media, publisher of CIO and CSO magazines. Gary is a highly regarded spokesperson throughout the United States and global technology industry. He has testified before both the U.S. House and Senate and is frequently quoted by major media organizations such as CNN, USA Today, The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle and San Jose Mercury News. As CIO Magazine's resident expert on the CIO Magazine Tech Poll, he has provided commentary to a number of media outlets including Reuters, Business Week, The Associated Press, and CNBC. Gary has served on the United States Department of Commerce's National IT Workforce committee and headed a special United Nations multinational team that assisted developing countries to deal successfully with the Y2K issue. Gary serves on the board of directors of NetDay, another non-profit focused on technology issues in America's K-12 classrooms. Prior to joining CXO Media, Gary was president of two International Data Group publications, Computerworld and Network World.