Thursday, May 4, 2000

John Patrick
VP
Internet Technology
IBM

Route 100
Somers, NY   10589  

Email: john@patrickweb.com
http://patrickWeb.com

Board Seats
Chairman, Global Internet Project (www.gip.org); Advisory Board, ThirdAge Media

Resume:

IBM
VP, Internet Technology

IBM
VP, Marketing, Personal Systems

IBM
various management positions

Education

Lehigh University
B.S. Electrical Engineering

Univerisiy of South Florida
M.S. Management

Cocktail Party Q & A:

Who is the most powerful public person in the Internet industry today?
No one person. The Internet is all about power to "the people"; not big institutions or powerful individuals.

Who is the most powerful behind-the-scenes person in the Internet industry today?
Esther Dyson in her role as interim chairman of ICANN.

You are introduced to someone at a cocktail party. Describe what you do in two or three sentences.
I help people see the Future of the Internet more clearly, get them excited about it, and give them ideas on what to do about it.

What do you wish you had invented?
The Harley-Davidson motorcycle.

Tell us the URL of one site (other than your own) that you think is essential for doing business on the Net, and why.
www.wunderground.com because it is important to know the weather when you travel a lot.