Sentence examples for boards of technology from inspiring English sources

Born and raised in England, Mr. Bates, 43, has served on a number of boards of technology companies, including YouTube before its acquisition by Google in 2006.

She sits on the boards of technology giants such as Cisco and Intel; she used to work at Sun Microsystems and DEC; and she has a nice house and garden in Atherton, the Valley's swankiest suburb.

In addition to leading Autodesk, a maker of design software, for 14 years, Ms. Bartz has served for years on the boards of technology giants like Intel and Cisco Systems, where she rose to become the lead independent director.

The most important mandate for any board of directors — and particularly for the boards of technology companies — is to identify long-term threats and opportunities facing a company, and guide the executive team toward the best possible outcome for shareholders.

Three years ago he was appointed to the advisory board of technology company Dell.

[Disclosure: Robert Metcalfe, a general partner at Polaris Ventures, is an investor in Alnylam; Metcalfe also serves on the board of Technology Review.] Alnylam went public at the end of last May, hoping to raise $75 to $85 million at $10 to $12 a share.

After many incarnations at 3Com, he cashed in his chips and became, in his words, a "technology pundit," who writes a column for InfoWorld, organizes some of the information world's best conferences, and sits on the board of Technology Review.

He currently serves as Associate Editor of the International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated Simulations as well as the editorial board of Technology, Knowledge and Learning.

CIOs can support boards' oversight of technology issues and investments by engaging them in continuous dialogue about using technology to address the key board mandates of protecting the business and driving shareholder value.

More generally, the Grand Canyon of information gap between executives and boards of large technology companies needs to be narrowed to facilitate oversight of all-powerful CEOs.

He serves on the boards of multiple technology companies.