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Palm, inc., Inc. is a leader in mobile computing and strives to put the power of computing in people’s hands so they can access and share their most important information. Site
Variman, LLC is a global, premier, full service provider of middle, back office & administrative services specifically targeted to the hedge fund industry. Variman covers a wide range of product types - FX to complex OTC derivatives. Site
PNT Marketing Services, Inc. mission is to help clients know their customers better in order to grow more profitable relationships by providing database marketing, list management, strategic insight and other marketing support services to a wide range of clients. Site
Integro is an insurance brokerage firm formed in May 2005 dedicated and designed to serve the complex insurance and risk management needs of large and/or complex institutional risks. Site
TalenQuest provides a unique approach to HR Talent Management by combining comprehensive technology and consulting solutions to maximize human capital effectiveness. TalentQuest has over 200 clients from small businesses to F500 companies. Site
Explicit Advantage
Explicit Advantage, Start-up and software technology services. Site
Patron Technology, Inc. provides professional e-marketing solutions to arts, non-profits, and creative businesses, and currently has over 900 clients in the United States, Mexico, Canada, Ireland, and the UK. Site
The Coughlin Group, Inc. has, since 1947, provided a team of insurance and risk management specialists who create specific programs that protect their clients’ assets and livelihoods. Site
SeamlessWeb provides companies and their employees with a Web-based system for ordering from restaurants, caterers, florists, gift-basket purveyors, and other local vendors. Site
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Renewing Members
SmartPR provides strategic counsel and full-service public relations for any type of business, but specializes in establishing, leveraging and maintaining marketplace credibility for early-stage companies. Site
TriNet provides total HR services that strip away the guesswork and hassle from your company's human resources challenges. The end result: your HR responsibilities and processes become strategically leveraged in service of a single goal - preserving and enhancing the time and talent of your people. Site
OfficeTiger assumes portions of the core functions of their clients’ businesses, and helps the companies they serve, sustain and improve their competitive edge by combining a unique, scalable onsite-offshore model with the knowledge and experience of industry experts. Site
NASDAQ is largest U.S. electronic stock market with approximately 3,200 companies, it lists more companies and, on average, trades more shares per day than any other U.S. market. It is home to companies that are leaders across all areas of business, including technology, retail, communications, financial services, transportation, media and biotechnology. Site
Saatchi & Saatchi is the largest agency in the 143-office Saatchi & Saatchi global network, part of Publicis Groupe, the world’s fourth largest communications group. Their purpose is to be revered as the hothouse for world-changing creative ideas that create sustainable growth for their clients. Site
Morrison & Foerster uses its more than a thousand lawyers in eighteen offices around the world to offers clients comprehensive, global legal services in business and litigation. The firm is distinguished by its unsurpassed expertise in finance, life sciences, and technology, legendary litigation skills, and an unrivaled reach across the Pacific Rim, particularly in Japan and China. Site
Geller & Company has been a pioneer in introducing ahead-of-the-curve financial outsourcing solutions since 1984. Gellar & Company doesn’t just process their clients’ financial information; they help turn it into the intelligence needed to transform businesses. Site
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Upcoming Executive Council Events
The New IP Economy:
What’s at Stake and Why Top Executives are
Listening Up
The Executive Council of New York, Orrick, and Microsoft cordially invite you to attend our annual Intellectual Property Licensing Forum taking place on March 21, 2007 at the Harvard Club of New York. This forum presents a way for CEOs, Directors and all other IP owners — CIO’s, IP executives, corporate counsel, and business development officers — to share practical and innovative strategies for maximizing the value of their company IP and IT portfolios, while minimizing the legal and business risks. Attendees will gain a better understanding of the varied business and legal issues around protecting, growing and leveraging their IP and IT investments. We’ll discuss business issues and also the tale of an unlikely partnership – Novell and Microsoft.
Speakers will include:
 Corporate Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Intellectual Property, Microsoft
Partner, Intellectual Property And Chair, Software Group, Orrick
Senior Vice President & CIO, Mount Sinai Medical Center
Editor in Chief, CIO Magazine
Vice President Information Architecture, Johnson & Johnson
Chief Executive Officer, UGO Networks, Inc.
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Executive Council’s 2006
Leadership & Innovations Summit: Cut to the Chase
Hosted by Executive Council and Stuart Levine & Assoc.
The Executive Council’s 2nd annual Leadership & Innovation Summit will take place on April 11, 2007 and we are lining up another all-star cast of executive speakers. In an age when Americans are spending more hours than ever at work, people share the troubling concern about how to maximize their most precious resource-time. This Leadership & Innovation Summit, based on Stuart Levine’s new book, Cut to the Chase: and 99 Other Rules to Liberate Yourself and Gain Back the Gift of Time, will focus on how to regain the gift of time by cutting to the chase at work.
Speakers will include:
President and Publisher, Doubleday
Founder and Honorary Chairman of the Board, Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
Chief Medical Officer, North Shore-LIJ Health System; Former Candidate for Lieutenant Governor, New York State
CEO, American Red Cross in Greater New York
Addt’l speakers to be announced
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You can learn more about the book here
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Johnston/On
Media +
2008 Election Coverage + New York Business Leaders = Angst?
Does anyone else have that feeling in their stomach whenever you turn on the television or browse the Web — you know, the feeling that there seems to be a political election every two weeks? It seems that certain media love to pontificate, prognosticate and issue poll results, even though it’s a full 20 months before election day. They have to scratch the itch. They just can’t help themselves. Well, it seems...nor can we, the voters. The 2008 Presidential elections has come up as a topic in so many meetings or phone calls I’ve had over the past few months, that I’ve lost count.
So...since the topic of Election Prognostication is top of mind, I’ve decided to issue a non-official rundown of NY business leaders’ sentiment about the current candidates for the 2008 Presidential elections. This is based on feedback I’ve personally received over the past several months from some very prominent New York business leaders. Sorry, I can’t actually tell you who provided me the feedback (they might not renew their membership dues in the Executive Council this year, thus gutting the resources that allow me to pontificate in this very column).
OK...here we go. The following are major candidates that have officially declared their candidacy for the 2008 Presidential Election, or are likely shoe-ins, along with the vastly different views I’ve collected about each candidate:
Republicans
Fmr. Governor Mitt Romney (MA): “Will the country vote for a Mormon?” “Best candidate of all the Republicans.” Smart.” “If he managed the Olympics surely he can run the country.” “Will raise a lot of NY money.”
Senator John McCain (AZ): “it’s his turn.” “Doesn’t he have a temper?” “can fix our Iraq problems.” “Man of the hour.”
Fmr. Mayor Rudy Giuliani (NY): “love him.” “should he run for President?” “What’s his platform?” “will speak his mind.” “a real man.”
Democrats
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (NY): “will never win.” “Nobody can beat the Clinton Machine.” “It’s time for a female president.” “Has a pile of dough.” “Will outraise and outspend candidates on both sides of the aisle.” “Too polarizing.” “The South won’t vote for her.” “Should have walked away from Bill after the Monica incident.” “Shows great courage to other women.” “has already locked up the Democratic money machine.”
Senator Barack Obama (IL): “the fresh face.” “Inspirational.” “Can’t win because country won’t elect an African-American.” “Will eat up media airtime and therefore diminish other candidates’ airtime.” “What’s his experience?” “best candidate in decades.” “will bring in a diverse base of voters.”
Fmr. Senator Jon Edwards (NC): “already vetted from the ‘04 election.” “Could win several of the early primaries.” “Why did he build at 30,000 sq ft home on the eve of announcing his candidacy about the Two Americas (haves and have-nots)?” “Sexy guy, he has my vote” (hey, I’m just reporting to you what people are saying).
Senator Joe Biden (DE): “non-starter after calling Obama the first ‘clean Black candidate.’” “opinionated.” “too old school.” “Won’t get press coverage he needs.” “won’t raise money.”
Governor Bill Richardson (NM): “Who?”
Senator Chris Dodd (CT): “isn’t he a drinking pal of Teddy Kennedy?” “seasoned.” “thoughtful.” “won’t resonate with rest of country.”
So there you have it. A clear direction for ‘08 from our fellow colleagues. Or not. Feeling Angst yet? Yeah, me too. But, the good news is that we have another 20 months to quell our angst and think deeply about who we would like to vote for in ‘08. It does matter. Time IS on our side.
Send your comments, diatribes and pontifications to bobj@execcouncil.org
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Ten Award Winners On the Move
 Congratulations to Ten Award winner Jason Finger, CEO of SeamlessWeb, for making the Crain’s 40 Under 40 list. Jason sold SeamlessWeb to Aramark last year and SeamlessWeb is expanding rapidly to provide online food ordering to corporations nationwide, revolutionizing the foodservice industry with cutting edge technology. We think Crain’s has good “taste” in nominating Jason for the 40 list!
 Ten Award Winner Jon Gray of Blackstone, who took top honors as “Dealmaker of the Year” at the Ten Awards last November, is proving his prolific deal-making skills once again. This time, he was the chief architect for Blackstone’s acquisition of Equity Office, beating out Vornado in deal that now means the Blackstone Real Estate group, headed by Jon, has $43 billion in assets. Congratulations to Jon for his diligence and decisiveness in making this powerful deal a reality.
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