advisors

As the leading provider of semantic data integration software, expressor software receives guidance and counsel from industry experts who serve on the company's advisory committee, including:

• Richard W. Swanborg, Jr.
• Dr Paul Barth
• Steven Mitzenmacher
• Gregory S. Workman

Richard W. Swanborg, Jr.

President and founder of ICEX
Richard has more than 30 years of business experience as a manager, consultant, researcher, professor, and entrepreneur. His primary research interests include knowledge management, business and IT strategies, and innovative IT management practices.

Prior to founding ICEX, Richard was a Principal with the Ernst & Young Center for Information Technology & Strategy, the Director of Planning and Operations at Index Technology, a Management Consultant at Index Group, and Director of MIS at Helix Technology. He has written articles and frequently lectured to industry audiences on a range of business and IT topics. He teaches business strategy and information technology at Boston University's School of Management and is a guest lecturer at Babson's Executive Education Center. Richard formerly co-chaired the Enterprise Value Awards process for CIO magazine and currently serves on their Editorial Board and as a judge for the CIO 100 Awards. He is a graduate of Knox College with a degree in mathematics and computer science.

Dr Paul Barth

Managing Partner/Founder, NewVantage Partners
Paul co-founded NewVantage Partners in 2001. He is a recognized thought-leader and practitioner in leveraging information as a strategic asset and in emerging approaches and best practices in data management.

Paul was founder and CTO of Tessera Enterprise Systems, a nationally-known systems integration firm formed in 1995. He became CTO of iXL Enterprises, a leading international Internet integration firm, following the merger of Tessera/iXL in December 1999. He was formerly vice president of technology at Epsilon Data Management (an American Express company), and held senior technology positions at Thinking Machines and Schlumberger. Paul holds a PhD in computer science from MIT, and a MS from Yale University.

Steven Mitzenmacher

Corporate Development, Yahoo
With over 10 years experience managing Corporate Development in the enterprise software market, Steven brings a wealth of experience in corporate strategy, business development, and M&A, with a focus on business intelligence and integration solutions. Prior to Yahoo!, Steven ran corporate development for Serena Software (a SilverLake Partners portfolio company) and Informatica (NASDAQ: INFA).

Before joining Informatica, Steven spent seven years at Business Objects (acquired by SAP) completing numerous acquisitions and managing large partner relationships. He has extensive experience in leading corporate strategy planning processes, and has also led strategic projects such as Business Objects' market entry into China, including the plan for a local development center. Steven began his career as a consultant with Arthur Andersen and has an MBA and Master's of Science, Information Management from Arizona State University and a Bachelor of Arts in History and Psychology from Stanford University.

Gregory S. Workman

President of TWIG International LLC
Gregory has more than 25 years of experience transforming information-intensive businesses by leveraging data as an asset to achieve unprecedented growth, operational excellence, and innovation. He is currently the President of TWIG International LLC, a management-consulting firm with a proprietary approach to information risk management that is unique in the industry. He advises and executes business transformations with CIOs and other decision makers across many industries, in both large and small, and mature and immature businesses.

Gregory's experience includes stints with leading-edge firms in the financial, insurance, and healthcare industries, where he has been instrumental in the companies' development and growth. He has held executive positions in Information Technology Strategy and Management, Architecture, and Risk Management at WebMD, Emdeon, Medco Health Solutions, Merck, Dun & Bradstreet, ADP, and BOC.  Gregory holds a B.A. in Economics with a minor in Literature from Cornell University. He also has studied Business, Information Management, and Artificial Intelligence at the graduate level at Cornell and New York University.