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Fox Information Technology Award Recipients

BILL McDERMOTT

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LEADER AWARD

Bill McDermott is a member of the executive board of SAP AG and serves as President of Global Field Operations, overseeing the company’s strategic business activities around the globe. Previously, McDermott was responsible for managing SAP’s operations in the United States, Canada and Latin America and in the Asia Pacific Japan region. Since McDermott’s arrival, SAP USA has delivered 25 consecutive quarters of market share gains, revenue growth and customer satisfaction improvements.

Prior to joining SAP, McDermott served as executive vice president of Worldwide Sales and Operations at Siebel Systems, and president of Gartner, Inc. Prior to that he was at Xerox Corporation, where he rose through the ranks to become the company’s youngest corporate officer and division president. In 1997, McDermott’s division received the Malcolm Baldrige Award.

McDermott has received numerous awards including Idealist of the Year by City Year Greater Philadelphia, Humanitarian of the Year by Triangle, Inc., the Yitzhak Rabin Public Services Award, and the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Applied Technology. In 2005, McDermott was elected to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and to the Chamber Foundation Board.

McDermott received an MBA degree from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, and he completed the Executive Development Program at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Graduate School of Management. He received his B.S. degree in business administration from Dowling College. In 2004, McDermott was elected to the Dowling College Board of Trustees and was also recognized by Dowling College as its Alumnus of the Year in 2003.

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JONATHAN A. BRASSINGTON

Jonathan A. Brassington

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATOR AWARD

Jonathan A. Brassington is the CEO and a Founding Partner of LiquidHub, a technology consultancy and systems integrator, where he manages Consulting Operations, Finance, and Personnel Development. In addition, he acts as a strategic consultant in engagements with LiquidHub clients.

Mr. Brassington was formerly a Partner with Broadreach Consulting, where he was accountable for the Consulting Services organization. Prior to his role as Partner, Mr. Brassington was the Vice- President of Management Consulting at Broadreach, where he managed and participated in eBusiness strategy and management consulting projects. Mr. Brassington also functioned in a variety of IT roles with Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and Nabisco Brands.

He received his dual BS in Computer Science and Mathematics from College Misericordia, and a cross-disciplinary Masters degree in Telecommunications Operations from the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Brassington is a member of the Young Presidents Organization, a Wharton Fellow, and a trustee of Misericordia University.

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JOE WEISS

Joe Weiss

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI

Joe Weiss is Chairman of Electronic Ink, a leading international design firm. Electronic Ink improves the design and usability of software applications, enterprise software and browser-based applications. As Chairman, Weiss provides leadership for Electronic Ink’s operations including business development to process improvements.

Previously, Weiss was the Chairman-CEO of Packard Press, Inc., the region’s leading financial, legal and commercial printing company. For two decades prior, Weiss practiced corporate law, representing major corporate clients in banking, media and professional sports. In broadcasting, he owned and operated three radio stations, and in print, he previously published The Legal Intelligencer and the Pennsylvania Law Journal. Weiss was also a partner in a film production company that in the 1970s produced films such as The Buddy Holly Story and Under the Rainbow.

Weiss has held volunteer leadership positions in notable organizations including serving as President of the Temple Law Alumni Association, and Member of the Board of Directors of The Bridge Therapeutic Center at Fox Chase. Weiss currently serves on the boards of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, Friends of Rittenhouse Square, Marian Anderson Award and the Central Philadelphia Development Corporation. Weiss earned his bachelor’s of science in Business Administration from the Fox School, and Juris Doctorate from Temple Law.

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MATTHEW C. MULLENWEG

Matthew Charles Mullenweg

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATOR AWARD

Matthew C. Mullenweg is an entrepreneur who is the founding developer of WordPress, the blogging software that is used by thousands of bloggers and read by millions around the world. Mullenweg is also the founder, primary developer, and Chief BBQ Taste Tester of Automattic, a privately held firm that is responsible for WordPress.com, Akismet, an anti spam service, and other tools.

Previously, Mullenweg worked at CNET on blogs and new media offerings. WordPress was started in 2003, and since then Mullenweg has worked on developing the open source software and several related tools. He also co-founded the Global Multimedia Protocols Group, which was an effort to represent human relationships on the web. Later, he co-wrote Ping-O-Matic, a blog notification tool. More recently, he worked on releasing Akismet, a distributed anti spam service.

Mullenweg is frequently cited by the media on Web 2.0 and the open source movement and is a frequent speaker at conferences. He was one of the keynote speakers at BlogWorld Expo 2007. In March 2007, Mullenweg was named #16 of the 50 Most Important People on the Web by PC World. He also serves as an advisor to Sphere and WeGame. Mullenweg is an avid Jazz musician, photographer, and of course blogger.

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CRISTOBAL I. CONDE

Cristóbal I. Conde

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LEADER AWARD

Cristóbal I. Conde is SunGard’s president and chief executive officer, and a member of its board of directors. SunGard is a Fortune 500 company, headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania. With annual revenue of approximately $5 billion, SunGard is one of the world’s top twenty leading software and IT services companies. Conde was elected chief executive officer in August 2002 and has been a board member since August 1999. He served as chief operating officer between 1999 and 2002 and previously headed up SunGard’s Trading Systems division, which he started in 1990.

Under Conde’s direction, the Trading Systems division expanded to four groups comprised of twenty-two operating units employing over two thousand staff. In August 2005, Conde was instrumental in turning SunGard private in a leveraged buy-out (LBO) valued at $11.5 billion – at the time the second largest LBO ever. SunGard is now the largest privately held software and IT services company.

Prior to joining SunGard, Conde co-founded Devon Systems International, Inc., which was acquired by SunGard in 1987. At the time, Devon focused on providing systems for the interest rate and currency derivatives markets. Born in Santiago, Chile, Conde holds a B.S. in Astronomy and Physics from Yale University.

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