Board of Advisors

Dr. Jerome Cox

Senior Professior, Department of Computer Science, Washington University

Dr. Jerome Cox is a senior professor of computer science in the Department of Computer Science at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Cox, who joined the faculty of the university in 1955, left the university in 1999 to co-found Growth Networks, which produced advanced networking chipsets. Dr. Cox served the company as vice president of strategic planning until it was sold to Cisco in March 2000, after which he returned to Washington University.

John Cronin

Industry Advisor

John Cronin is an industry advisor with over 25 years of experience in the design, engineering, and implementation of new technologies. Currently serving as a consultant with one of the industry's leading professional services firms, Mr. Cronin is active in helping large enterprises understand the impact of emerging and maturing technologies and deploy these technologies to create competitive advantage. Mr. Cronin has served on advisory boards for Borland International, InfoWorld, and the University of Missouri, and regularly volunteers his time and talents to help non-profit and small businesses with their technology planning.

Mark Golden

Area Vice President, HP Services

Mark J. Golden is an area vice president with HP Services, one of Hewlett-Packard Company’s six strategic business units. Mr. Golden is a creative, high-energy leader with over 20 years of sales, operations and management experience. Prior to joining HP, Mr. Golden held a variety of positions at Digital Equipment Corporation and Xerox Systems Group where he gained valuable exposure to the manufacturing, financial services, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, consumer products and retail industries. Mr. Golden—a graduate of Hartwick College in Oneanta, New York—serves on a number of corporate advisory boards.