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Robert Pittman, President & Chief Operating Officer, America Online, Inc.http://www.aol.com/corp/profile/whoswho.html#rpRobert Pittman is president and chief operating officer of America Online, Inc.and a member of its Board of Directors. Mr. Pittman oversees the overall day-to-dayoperations of the world's leader in branded interactive services. Prior to joining AmericaOnline, Mr. Pittman served as chief executive officer of Century 21 Real Estate, SixFlags Entertainment, Time Warner Enterprises, Quantum Media and MTV Networks.David Pottruck, President & co-Chief Executive Officer, Charles SchwabCorporationDavid Pottruck is president and co-chief executive officer of Charles SchwabCorporation, as well as a member of its Board of Directors. The Charles SchwabCorporation, through its principal operating subsidiary Charles Schwab & Company, Inc.,is one of the nation's largest financial services firms, serving 4.7 million active investoraccounts. Pottruck directs the Company's financial, technology, and administrativegroups. During his tenure as president, the Company's revenues have increased nearlythreefold. Pottruck joined the firm in 1984 from Shearson/American Express.John Sidgmore, Vice Chairman, MCI WorldCom and Chairman, UUNEThttp://www.us.uu.net/about/executives/sidgmore.htmlJohn Sidgmore is vice chairman of MCI WorldCom and chairman of UUNET. He joinedthe company in 1994 as president and chief executive officer. Sidgmore is responsible forMCI WorldCom's technology vision and Internet services. Prior to joining MCIWorldCom, Sidgmore was president and CEO of CSC Intelicom (formerly IntelicomSolutions). Before joining CSC, he spent 14 years with General Electric InformationServices (GEISCO). During his four-year tenure as vice president and general manager,Sidgmore engineered a turnaround in GEIS' U.S. performance, which led to a tripling ofnet income and a 20 percent growth in revenue.7
Stanley Sokul, Independent Consultant, Association for Interactive MediaStanley Sokul is an independent consultant to the Association for InteractiveMedia (AIM) on Internet taxation and is an experienced congressional advisorwith extensive knowledge of a variety of Internet and taxation issues. Sokul previouslyserved as the top D.C. aide to Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH). In this position, he helpeddraft Senator Gregg's Net FAIR Internet tax moratorium bill, many of which keyprovisions were incorporated into the final version of the Internet Tax Freedom Act.Sokul is currently a public policy consultant at Davidson & Company in Washington,D.C.Ted Waitt, Chairman, Gateway, Inc.http://www.gateway.com/about/info/bios.shtml#tedTed Waitt is chairman of Gateway, Inc., a multi-national, Fortune 500company with more than 19,000 employees and 1998 sales of $7.5 billion. Since cofoundingGateway 13 years ago, Waitt has helped transform the direct sales model in thecomputer business into a major, shaping force for the entire industry. Over the years,Waitt has earned a number of prestigious, including: the Young Entrepreneur of the Yearaward from the U.S. Small Business Association, an honorary doctorate of science degreefrom the University of South Dakota, and the Ten Outstanding Young Americans(TOYA) award from the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce.Larger photographs are available on the E-Commerce Commission web site:http://www.ecommercecommission.org/bios.htm8
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