About Us

The Business Intelligence Network™ focuses on business intelligence, performance management, data warehousing, data integration and data quality, serving these communities with unparalleled industry coverage and resources.

Executive Team

Ron Powell: Cofounder & Editorial Director
Ron has an extensive technology background with more than 30 years of experience in the field as a CEO, COO, consultant, manager and editor. Prior to the founding of the Business Intelligence Network with Shawn Rogers, he was cofounder, publisher and editorial director of a business intelligence publication. Ron has a wealth of expertise in business intelligence, business management and marketing.

Shawn Rogers: Cofounder & Editorial Director
Shawn has more than 19 years of hands-on IT experience with a focus on Internet-enabled technology. Prior to the founding of the Business Intelligence Network with Ron Powell, he was a partner at a business intelligence publication. His wide knowledge of both IT and business management enables him to provide extensive industry insight for the Network.

Jean Schauer: Editor in Chief
Jean has more than twelve years of editorial experience in business intelligence, data warehousing, data integration and corporate performance management. Prior to joining the Business Intelligence Network, she held the position of editor in chief of a business intelligence publication where she worked closely with the industry experts who contributed articles for publication.

Mary Jo Nott: Executive Editor

Mary Jo has more than 12 years of print and online experience in the business intelligence/data warehousing space. At the BeyeNETWORK, Mary Jo is responsible for research report project management, global content provisioning and the Vision Awards for Business Impact. She also moderates many BeyeNETWORK features, including web seminars, Executive Spotlights and Ask the Experts. Highly regarded in the industry, Mary Jo has developed strong relationships with writers and other key members of the business intelligence community.


Domain Experts

Ajay Bhargava
Ajay has more than 20 years of industry, research, mentoring and teaching experience in areas relating to databases, data warehousing (DW), business intelligence (BI) and data mining. His career started with working on database product development with companies such as Novell, Pervasive Software and BMC Software. He has been Novell’s chief database architect to standards organizations such as SQL Access Group (SAG), ODBC and IDAPI, and has been doing strategy consulting and implementation in areas of BI and DW since 1998 to various customers in retail, banking and financial services, telecom and insurance. As adjunct faculty at the University of Texas (UT) in Austin, he has taught a database design course for 4 years. Ajay is currently heading Enterprise Data Management (EDM) Services at TCS and teaches an undergraduate database management systems (DBMS) course at the College of Engineering in Pune. He can be reached at ajaybhargava00@yahoo.com.

Malcom Chisolm
Malcolm Chisholm, Ph.D., has over 25 years of experience in enterprise information management and has worked in a wide range of sectors. He specializes in setting up and developing enterprise information management units, master data management and business rules. Malcolm has authored two books: Managing Reference Data in Enterprise Databases (Morgan Kaufmann, 2000) andHow to Build a Business Rules Engine (Morgan Kaufmann, 2003).  He can be contacted at mchisholm@refdataportal.com.

Maureen Clarry
Maureen is the Founder and President/CEO of CONNECT: The Knowledge Network (CONNECT), a consulting firm that specializes in helping IT people and organizations to achieve their strategic potential in business. She has been on the faculty of The Data Warehousing Institute since 1997, has spoken at numerous other seminars, and has published several articles and white papers. Maureen regularly consults and teaches on organizational and leadership issues related to information technology, business intelligence and business.

Steve Dine
Steve Dine is President of Datasource Consulting, LLC, Denver, CO. He has more than 10 years of experience delivering successful, highly scalable and maintainable data integration and business intelligence (BI) solutions that align to the unique requirements of each individual organization. Steve combines hands-on technical experience across the entire BI project lifecycle with strong business acumen. He has experience as a director of BI for a global manufacturing company as well as a consultant for Fortune 500 companies. He also teaches a course on the topic of Lean BI at The Data Warehousing Institute world conferences. Steve earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Vermont and a MBA from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Jill Dyche
Jill Dyché is a partner and co-founder of Baseline Consulting, a professional services firm that helps companies solve problems with data. Jill's work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune, CIO Magazine, Intelligent Enterprise and Computerworld. She is a frequent speaker on the business value of technology and writes a blog on the topic of data as an asset for DataFlux. She is the author of two business books, e-Data and The CRM Handbook, and her new book, Customer Data Integration: Reaching a Single Version of the Truth – coauthored with Evan Levy – is scheduled to be published by Wiley.

Seth Grimes
Seth is a business intelligence and decision systems expert. He is founding chair of the Text Analytics Summit and principal consultant at Washington, D.C., based Alta Plana Corporation. Seth consults, writes, and speaks on information-systems strategy, data management and analysis systems, IT industry trends, and emerging analytical technologies.

Richard Hackathorn
Dr. Hackathorn is President and Founder of Bolder Technology Inc. (BTI). BTI is an 11-year-old consulting and education firm specializing in the IT industry. Richard has more than 30 years of experience in the IT industry as a well-known technology innovator and international educator. Richard has published numerous articles in trade and academic publications, presented regularly at leading trade conferences and conducted professional seminars in eighteen countries.

Richard Herschel
Richard is Chair of the Department of Decision & System Sciences at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. Before becoming an educator, he worked at Maryland National Bank, Schering-Plough Corporation, Johnson & Johnson, and Columbia Pictures as a systems analyst. He received his BA in journalism from Ohio Wesleyan University, his Master’s in Administrative Sciences from Johns Hopkins, and his Ph.D. from Indiana University in Management Information Systems. He has earned the Certified Systems Professional designation, and he has written extensively about both knowledge management and business intelligence. Dr. Herschel can be reached at herschel@sju.edu.

Cindi Howson
Cindi is the founder of BIScorecard, a website for in-depth business intelligence (BI) product reviews and has 15 years of business intelligence and management reporting experience. She is the author of Business Objects XI: The Complete Reference and Successful Business Intelligence: Secrets to Making BI the Killer App (to be published in November 2007). Prior to founding BIScorecard, Cindi was a manager at Deloitte & Touche and a BI standards leader for a Fortune 500 company. She has an MBA from Rice University. She may be contacted by e-mail at cindihowson@biscorecard.com.

Claudia Imhoff, Ph.D.
Claudia is the President and Founder of Intelligent Solutions, a leading consultancy on CRM and business intelligence technologies and strategies. She is a popular speaker and internationally recognized expert, and serves as an advisor to many corporations, universities and leading technology companies. She has coauthored five books and more than 50 articles on these topics.

Bill Inmon
Universally recognized as the father of data warehousing, Bill is a popular speaker and internationally recognized expert, providing advice to many corporations, universities and leading high-tech companies. He has published more than 40 books and 1,000 articles on data management and data warehousing, and his books have been translated into nine languages.

Eric King
After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh with a bachelor's degree in computer science in 1990, Eric joined NeuralWare, Incorporated, a neural network tools company, as a senior account executive. In 1994, he moved to American Heuristics Corporation (AHC): an advanced software technology consulting company specializing in artificial intelligence applications. At AHC, he performed as the director of business development for the commercial services division and the training division, The Gordian Institute. With the valued support of AHC, contractors, customers and family, Eric founded The Modeling Agency in the spirit of establishing long-term professional relationships.  The Modeling Agency's focus is providing guidance and results for those who are data-rich, yet information-poor. Eric may be contacted by e-mail at eric@the-modeling-agency.com.

Krish Krishnan
Krish is an expert in the strategy, architecture and implementation of high performance data warehousing solutions. He is a recognized data warehouse thought leader, writing and speaking at industry leading conferences, user groups and trade publications. He is a certified Bill Inmon professional and holds all major DBA certifications. In his 18 years of professional experience, he has been solving complex solution architecture problems spanning all aspects of data warehousing and business intelligence for Fortune 1000 clients. With his “get it done” approach, he has implemented data warehouse solutions ranging up to hundreds of terabyte data volumes and drives performance tuning into existing BI/DW investments to realize greater than 90% performance gains. Krish leads the Data Warehouse Appliance Expert Channel at BeyeNETWORK.com and is helping drive and mature the data warehouse appliance market. Krish also serves as Associate Vice President of DAMA Chicago. He is a BI Principal at Daugherty Business Solutions in Oak Brook, Illinois.

Larry Goldman

Larry has more than 15 years experience in database marketing, customer relationship management, business intelligence and analytics. A well-known speaker and author, he has been a regular contributor to industry publications for almost 10 years. With experience across multiple industries, Larry helps his clients create new business processes, sales and marketing strategies, analytical plans, contact strategies and customer experiences. And with his extensive technology background, he helps operationalize these strategies by ensuring they can be practically implemented. Larry can reached at 773-456-3996 or larry@amberleaf.net.

David Loshin
David Loshin is the President of Knowledge Integrity, Inc., a consulting and development company specializing in customized information management solutions that include information quality solutions consulting, information quality training and business rules solutions. He is the author of two books: Enterprise Knowledge Management - The Data Quality Approach (Morgan Kaufmann, 2001) and Business Intelligence - The Savvy Manager's Guide. He is a frequent speaker on maximizing the value of information.

Mark Madsen
Mark, President of Third Nature, is a former CTO and CIO with experience working in both IT and vendors, including a stint at a company used as a Harvard Business School case study. Over the past decade, Mark has received awards for his work in data warehousing, business intelligence and data integration from the American Productivity & Quality Center, the Smithsonian Institute and TDWI. He is co-author of Clickstream Data Warehousing and lectures and writes about data integration, business intelligence and emerging technology.

William McKnight

William is a Partner, Information Management at Lucidity Consulting Group. William functions as strategist, lead enterprise information architect and program manager for complex, high-volume full lifecycle implementations worldwide utilizing the disciplines of data warehousing, master data management, business intelligence, data quality and operational business intelligence. Many of his clients have gone public with their success stories. William is a Southwest Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist, a frequent best practices judge, and author of more than 150 articles and white papers. William has presented more than 150 international keynotes and public seminars. His team’s implementations from both IT and consultant positions have won best practices awards. William is a former IT VP of a Fortune company, a former engineer of DB2 at IBM and holds an MBA. William may be contacted at wmcknight@luciditycg.com.


Dan Power
Daniel J. "Dan" Power is a Professor of Information Systems and Management at the College of Business Administration at the University of Northern Iowa. He is also the editor of DSSResources.com, the Web-based knowledge repository about computerized systems that support decision making; the editor of PlanningSkills.com; and the editor of DSS News, a bi-weekly e-newsletter. Dr. Power's research interests include the design and development of decision support systems and how these systems impact individual and organizational decision behavior.

Craig Schiff
Craig is a pioneer in business performance management (BPM). He helped create and define the field as it evolved from business intelligence and analytic applications into BPM. Craig has worked with BPM and related technologies for more than 20 years as a founding member at IMRS/Hyperion Software (now Hyperion Solutions) and later co-founded OutlookSoft where he served as President and CEO. He is a frequent author and columnist on BPM topics and has led many Web seminars including: "Beyond the Hype: The Truth about BPM Vendors", the three-part vendor review entitled "BPM Xpo" and "BPM 101: Navigating the Treacherous Waters of Business Performance Management."

Richard Skriletz
Richard is a manager and management consultant with more than 35 years experience working in large corporate and start-up environments. His professional focus is on leading the strategic application of information technology to customer-focused business operations, improving operational performance, managing organizational and technical change, and optimizing business operations. As the global leader of the Business Intelligence and Data Delivery practice for RCG IT, Richard evaluates technologies, vendors, and market trends and works with customers to help them drive business results through Business Intelligence and Data Delivery. He can be reached at strategicthinking@rcgit.com.

James Taylor
Prior to cofounding Smart (enough) Systems, was a Vice President at Fair Isaac Corporation where he developed and refined the concept of enterprise decision management or EDM. Widely credited with the invention of the term and the best known proponent of the approach, James helped create the emerging EDM market and is a passionate advocate of decision management. He has 20 years experience in all aspects of the design, development, marketing and use of advanced technology including CASE tools, project planning and methodology tools as well as platform development in PeopleSoft's R&D team and consulting with Ernst and Young. He has consistently worked to develop approaches, tools and platforms that others can use to build more effective information systems. He is an experienced speaker and author, with his columns and articles appearing regularly in industry magazines. He may be reached by e-mail at james@smartenoughsystems.com.

Dave Wells

Dave is a consultant, mentor and teacher in the field of business intelligence (BI). He brings to every consulting endeavor a unique and balanced perspective about the relationships of business and technology. This perspective – refined through a career of more than 35 years that encompassed both business and technical roles – helps to align business and information technology in the most effective ways.


Colin White
Colin White is the Founder of BI Research. He is well known for his in-depth knowledge of leading-edge business intelligence and business integration technologies, and how they can be used to build a smart and agile business. With over 35 years of IT experience, he has consulted for dozens of companies throughout the world and is a frequent speaker at leading IT events. He is also conference chair for DCI's Portal, Collaboration, and Content Management conference. Colin has written numerous articles on business intelligence and enterprise business integration, and has an expert channel and blog on the B-Eye-Network.

Nancy Williams
Nancy serves as Vice President of DecisionPath’s Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing Consulting practice. She has more than 17 years of consulting and management experience, and is a highly sought after authority on data warehousing and business intelligence issues. Nancy is a regular instructor at TDWI World and Regional Conferences and has taught the TDWI Fundamentals and Data Modeling courses for a number of Fortune 500 companies and Government agencies. She holds an MBA from the Darden School at the University of Virginia and a BS in Education from the University of Virginia.

Richard Winter

Richard is an internationally known industry expert in large scale data management technology, architecture and implementation with over twenty-five years of experience. As President of WINTERCORP, a consulting firm in Waltham, MA,  he advises executives on their strategies and critical projects, focusing on data warehousing. 


Lyndsay Wise
Lyndsay is the president and founder of WiseAnalytics, an independent analyst firm specializing in business intelligence, master data management and unstructured data. For more than seven years, she has assisted clients in business systems analysis, software selection and implementation of enterprise applications. Lyndsay conducts regular research studies, consults, writes articles and speaks about improving the value of business intelligence within organizations. She can be reached at lwise@wiseanalytics.com.

Industry Experts

Dr. Ramon Barquin: Government Channel
Ramon is the President of Barquin International, a consulting firm. He specializes in developing information systems strategies, particularly data warehousing, customer relationship management, business intelligence and knowledge management, for public and private sector enterprises. He has consulted for the US Military, many government agencies and International governments and corporations. Dr. Barquin is a member of the E-Gov (Electronic Government) Advisory Board, and chair of its knowledge management conference series; member of the Digital Government Institute Advisory Board; and has been the Program Chair for E-Government and Knowledge Management programs at the Brookings Institution. He was also the Cofounder and first president of The Data Warehousing Institute, and President of the Computer Ethics Institute.

Keith Boyer: Transportation
Keith is the Founder, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Marketing Officer of Data Management Group, a consulting firm that focuses on business intelligence and custom-designed Web-based systems. Keith is responsible for all internal operations, sales, marketing and strategic alliances.

Al Cordoba: Retail
Al Cordoba is the Vice President of global sales for Qualex Consulting Services, a 15-year SAS Integrator. Previous to Qualex, Al worked for 13 years in different management positions for SAS Institute. Al began as a regional sales support manager in Washington, DC. He moved to Brazil to start the SAS subsidiary as General Manager. Promoted to SAS Vice President, he started six additional SAS subsidiaries in Latin America. Al won several awards for sales excellence and grew the business by over 300%.
 
Previous to SAS, he acquired over 7 years of health insurance consulting experience with Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association in Washington, DC.  He also worked for Chevy Chase Bank in their IT Department, Lockheed International in the Engineering & Science division, and Steptoe and Johnson, the third largest law firm in the Nation's capital. Al has Master's degrees in computer systems management from the University of Maryland and quantitative analysis from SUNY/Syracuse University.

Debra Del Mar: Defense
Debra is Managing Partner of Vanguard Advisors, LLC, and a recognized defense industry senior executive and thought leader with more than 20 years of experience creating innovative business strategies to drive quantum growth in the defense and intelligence sectors of the government market areas. She founded Vanguard Advisors, LLC in 2003 as a recognized woman-owned small business. Prior to forming Vanguard, she was a Vice President with one of defense industry’s largest ERP/software and professional services firms - responsible for all aspects of business strategy, P&L management, client relationship/satisfaction, large opportunity creation/capture, as well as program management, delivery and execution.

David Gleason: Manufacturing Channel
As Vice President of Solutions and Business Development for Alliance Consulting, David is responsible for developing new solutions and focusing on new client acquisitions within the company’s Information Management Practice. He brings 18 years of experience in the consulting field to his role, with expertise in data architecture, data management, business intelligence and data warehousing, as well as working with several Fortune 500 and mid-market manufacturing and high tech companies on their most pressing business intelligence-related needs. Prior to joining Alliance, David served as VP of Marketing for Platinum Technology’s Global Consulting Organization, a position he was appointed to after serving as the company’s VP of Business Solutions for several years. He has also held leadership positions at Intelligent Solutions and Reltech Group. David holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from The College of William & Mary. David can be reached at dgleason@allianceconsulting.com.

John Myers: Telecom
John has more than 10 years of information technology and consulting experience in positions including business intelligence subject-matter expert, technical architect and systems integrator. Over the past eight years, he has a wealth of business and information technology consulting experience in the telecommunications industry. John specializes in business intelligence/data warehousing and systems integration solutions.

Greg Nelson: Biopharma Channel
Greg Nelson is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of ThotWave Technologies, a firm specializing in helping companies get the most out of their information assets. Greg provides professional services to the BioPharma industry and has consulted with most of the large pharmas, biotechs, CROs, and laboratories. Greg has served as the Director of Technology for the largest, privately held CRO, Director of Application Development for the Gallup Organization and a director at the University of Georgia’s computer center. He has published and presented more than 150 professional papers in the United States and Europe.

Dan Ross: Retail
Dan is a Senior Principal at Claraview, Inc., a professional services firm focused exclusively on delivering business intelligence solutions for large commercial enterprises and government agencies. Dan has over 12 years of business intelligence and management experience, and has consulted for some of the world's largest retailers on data warehousing architecture and strategy. Prior to joining Claraview, he worked at MicroStrategy where he held senior management positions and was the company's retail solutions expert. Dan is a frequent contributor to business intelligence literature, writing on topics spanning technical approaches and business impact. Dan graduated from the University of Michigan, where he received a BS in Electrical Engineering.

Christina Rouse: Insurance Channel
Chris specializes in enterprise business intelligence and data warehouse solutions. She is an improvement catalyst who applies business intelligence strategy for performance improvement. Chris has more than 20 years of data experience on a broad range of technical platforms. Clients rave about her blend of business acumen, technical architect and trainer skills. Clients ask Chris to conceptualize the business intelligence (BI) solution, then architect, construct and implement that solution. She is a seasoned business intelligence solution architect, an applied statistician and a former college professor. She currently directs Dayhuff Group’s Business Intelligence practice. Chris can be reached at crouse@dayhuffgroup.com.

John Ruddy: Energy Channel
John Ruddy joined HP's Information Management Practice (formerly Knightsbridge Solutions) in January 2005 and leads the firm's Energy Practice. John has more than 20 years experience in management consulting, systems integration and data management, with an exclusive focus on energy throughout his career. John has worked across various segments and functions of the energy industry, including upstream, midstream, downstream refining and marketing, electric power, energy trading, oil field services, and pipeline operations. His experience spans a range of energy commodities, including crude oil, refined products, power, natural gas, NGL's, and associated financial instruments. John has brought innovative solutions to more than 45 major energy clients to solve complex business problems. Prior to joining Knightsbridge, John was with IBM's Business Consulting Services (formerly PricewaterhouseCoopers), where he provided leadership and engagement management for their global energy trading practice. John is active in multiple industry associates, including the Petroleum Industry Data Exchange (PIDX) and the International Energy Credit Association.

Markus Sprenger: Financial Services Channel

Markus is a BI Global Solutions Director and Avanade’s primary business intelligence (BI) expert. He defines and directs the implementation of Avanade’s solution strategy relative to Microsoft’s BI products and alliances, including the creation of intellectual property (IP) and reusable implementation assets that accelerate customer deployment.

Markus leads a team of solution architects who work closely with the Microsoft Office Business Applications product group. His team influences the Microsoft product road map through the escalation of technical learnings, challenges and feedback from Avanade customers and the global BI community. Markus joined Avanade in 2005, and has more than 10 years of experience in designing and delivering Microsoft-based BI solutions. Prior to joining Avanade, he owned a business intelligence consulting company in Germany and worked in the management of a BI-focused ISV.


Dave Stark: Entertainment and Hospitality
Dave is the Founder and President of Analysis Team. This is a business intelligence consulting firm focused on helping its client companies improve economic performance by deploying targeted business analysis, management reporting and financial planning software applications, as well as improving related business processes.

Scott Wanless: Healthcare Channel
Scott is a member of Fujitsu Consulting's Business Intelligence Practice, part of the $40-billion Fujitsu group, a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace. He has more than 20 years of experience in business intelligence strategic planning, business intelligence application development, business, economic and financial analysis across numerous industries including healthcare, laboratory research, insurance, lending, manufacturing, retail and state government. Scott can be reached at scott.wanless@us.fujitsu.com.

Michael Zubey: Pharmaceutical Channel
In his role as a principal in Information Management Consulting at IMS, Michael offers pharmaceutical clients support in critical business processes involving outsourcing practices, sales reporting and analytics. His expertise lies in the business and technical challenges of IT, sales, marketing, market research and sales operations. Zubey has coauthored a textbook, Customer Relationship Management: A People, Process, and Technology Approach with his associate, William P. Wagner Ph.D. He is also a speaker at industry venues including the Data Warehousing Institute.

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