Jeff Williams, Vice President North America Sales, Ironport (a Cisco Company)

Jeff Williams' responsibilities include leading IronPort's North America sales, systems engineering, channels, renewals and operational support teams. Under his leadership, IronPort's business has experienced an impressive 135% compound annual growth rate and was recently acquired by Cisco (CSCO) for 830M. Before joining IronPort, Williams was Vice President of Sales at IntruVert Networks (acquired by Network Associates), VP of Sales of Abeona Networks (a Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia Capital funded company), and GlobalCenter, where he led the sales organization through its $6.5 billion merger with Exodus Communications. He holds a B.S. degree in Marketing from California State University at Chico.

R. Bruce Stewart, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board,
Arrowhead Research Corporation

A life-long entrepreneur, Bruce Stewart has started and funded more than 18 companies and has taken several of them public. His capital market experience spans thirty years, having raised substantial capital for both public and private companies. Bruce is well known for his success in building value for shareholders and innovating novel strategies in corporate finance. Early in 2003, Bruce brought the sum of his knowledge and experience to the field of nanotechnology. In forming Arrowhead Research (Nasdaq: ARWR), he has combined his access to capital and his talent for finding early-stage technology with commercial potential with the belief that the path to the future goes through nanotech. In the short time Arrowhead Research has been operating, Bruce’s vision has resulted in a well-financed company partnered with some of the most respected minds in the field. Prior to founding Arrowhead Research, Bruce founded Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACTG) which he took public in 1995. During Bruce’s eight-year tenure, Acacia built a portfolio of subsidiary companies operating in the areas of biotechnology, media technology licensing, direct marketing and early internet applications and reached a market cap of nearly $1 billion. Bruce gained much of his knowledge and experience in corporate finance as President of Annandale Securities, an investment banking firm and registered broker dealer.

Matt Kestian, Technical Director for Microsoft's Technology Team and
the Microsoft Technology Center

Matt manages the MTC in Irvine and delivers engagements around infrastructure, operations and security. He has more than 11 years of IT experience focusing on secure infrastructures and operations. Kestian joined Microsoft in January 2000 as a consultant on the E-Commerce team focused on infrastructure, operations and security. At the MTC, Kestian is responsible for driving the Security Practice nationally. He is a member of Microsoft's Security Content Review Board and has reviewed many of Microsoft's most acknowledged security guidance including Windows 2003 Security Guide (IPSec) and The Administrator Accounts Security Planning Guide. Kestian holds a CISSP, a B.S. in Economics and an M.S. in Applied Computer Science from Illinois State University (ISU). Kestian is an active participant on the United States Secret Service, Chicago Electronic Crimes Task Force (CECTF) and the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA).

Jeff Dickerson, Chief Executive Officer, Metatomix

Jeff is responsible for the strategic direction and continued growth of Metatomix, the leading provider of integrated justice solutions to state and local governments. He has more than 20 years of executive experience at various technology companies, including senior management positions with MCK Communications, VMARK Software, Parametric Technology (PTC), and Prime Computer.