"A platform is an ecosystem," noted Charles Fitzgerald, director of business development in the developer division at Microsoft.
The bridegroom, 40, is a senior director for corporate business development in the Palo Alto offices of SAP, a German computer software developer.
His father manages his own investments in companies engaged in business development in sub-Saharan Africa.
Before that, the bride was director of business development in New York for The Economist.
The bride, 31, is a director of business development in New York for American Express.
Mr. Herscher, 29, is a director for corporate business development in New York with Bertelsmann Media Worldwide.
Mrs. Chambers, 29, is a director of business development in the merchant services group at American Express in New York.
Mr. Auchincloss, 35, manages business development in Arlington, Va., for the Middle Atlantic projects division of Turner Construction.
Her father is a vice president for business development, in Exton, Pa., for the Bionetics Corporation, a technical consulting company.
