A former licensed merchant marine engineering officer, John began his career in the engine rooms of merchant ships where the exposure to heat, pressure and noise (not to mention constant travel) would serve as excellent training for 20+ years of managing emerging technology. John’s experience as a consultant, software vendor, end user, author, and lecturer gives him a unique perspective on managing information.

John is also serves on the board of directors at AIIM, the leading nonprofit organization focused on helping users to understand the challenges associated with managing documents, content, records, and business processes. He currently serves as board chair.

John is a certified records manager (CRM) and holds an MBA (operations research) from the University of Maryland and a BS (marine engineering) from the United States Merchant Marine Academy. He is also the author of articles in the trade press and in peer review journals, as well as an occasional speaker at both industry conferences and seminars hosted in academia. John is an active volunteer with several community service organizations.

Lisa has held positions in real estate and community development finance with the Enterprise Foundation, JP Morgan Chase and Travelers Insurance. She holds a BS in economics from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard University. In 2003, Lisa participated in the American Marshall Memorial Fellowship, a travel program for emerging leaders from the U.S. and Europe.

Lisa serves on the boards of Mentor’s Inc., The Funders’ Network and ROC USA. She also serves on the executive committee of ANDE (Aspen Network for Development Entrepreneurs) and the board of Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Public Charter School in the Brookland neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Lisa lives in Northeast Washington, D.C., with her husband and young daughter.

After graduating from the Smith School of Business, Robert started his own printing company. Unlike many who worked in the industry at the time, he looked upon this industry as a business rather than a trade, but realized that in order to grow the business he needed the most talented people in every area of the print production process.

In the early 1980s, technology transformed the industry. This change brought economies of scale and best-practices to an industry that greatly needed them. By embracing these new technologies Robert and his company were able to greatly increase efficiencies and productivity, attract extremely talented people, and grow the business both organically and through acquisition.

Robert is skilled in the M&A process and constantly challenges and focuses on the financial importance of growing a business. Today, EarthColor is one of the leading commercial print and integrated marketing companies in the US with a reputation for producing outstanding work, but more importantly, as a leader in environmental and sustainability initiatives.

EarthColor is dedicated to a strong sustainability initiative. It is about ‘doing the right thing’ and embracing practices that continue to reduce waste and have a positive impact on the environment.

Robert has long believed in enhancing client value by integrating/deploying the latest technology, developing streamlined digital workflows and providing customers with the most cost effective solution in the marketplace. EarthColor is a preferred total solution provider to many Fortune 200 companies and offers prepress, asset management, print (sheetfed/web/digital), binding, finishing, fulfillment, mailing, and innovative integrated marketing solutions.

Under Stan, IBM has developed innovative voice recognition technology to help non-literate children and adults learn to read, automatic language translation and bilingual e-mail, open source technology to help people with disabilities access the web, a humanitarian grid to power research on cancer and AIDS and new digital imaging technology to improve water quality. He helped devise IBM's Global Citizen's Portfolio consisting of matching accounts for learning and The Corporate Service Corps, a corporate version of the Peace Corps that trains thousands of IBM's future leaders. IBM's efforts in education have raised student achievement and won the company two Ron Brown Awards presented by the President.

Before joining IBM, he served as deputy chancellor of schools for New York City, the nation's largest school system, and prior to that he founded and ran Interface, the non- profit "think tank" and served as an aide to both mayor and governor in New York City.

His articles and essays have appeared in numerous books and publications including the Yale Law Review, Annual Survey of American Law, Brookings Papers, the American Academy of Sciences, the Journal for the Center for National Policy, Education Week, Harvard Business School’s Working Papers, New York Times, and Newsday.

Stan is a recipient of the Council on Foundation's prestigious Scrivner Award for creative philanthropy and awards from the Anne Frank Center, Martin Luther King Commission, Manhattanville College, Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, Coro Foundation, Helen Keller Services to the Blind, and the Women's City Club. He has taught at New School University, the City University of New York, and Long Island University. Corporate Responsibility Officer Magazine voted him CEO of the Year for 2008 and 2009.

He served on the President's Welfare to Work Commission, and now serves on the board of Harvard Business School's Social Enterprise Initiative, Citizen's Budget Commission, The After School Corporation, and the Albert Shanker Institute.

Fast Company won two national magazine awards one for general excellence, one for design and Webber was named Adweek's Editor of the Year in 1999, along with co-founding editor William Taylor. Prior to founding Fast Company, Webber was for five years the managing editor and editorial director of the Harvard Business Review. During his tenure, HBR was twice a finalist for National Magazine awards; he oversaw the journal's visual redesign and created the architecture for the journal’s editorial performance that continues to this day.

Webber is the co-author of two business-related books, Changing Alliances, a Harvard Business School study of the competitiveness of the U.S. auto industry, and Going Global, a look at the techniques and tactics needed to succeed in the global economy. His articles and columns have appeared in The New York Times Sunday magazine, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and the Los Angeles Times, among other publications.

Recommended inspirational reading: Creating a World Without Poverty, by M. Yunus

He served as CEO until February 2009, and concurrently as president of PHI from 2002 to 2008. He was a member of the board of directors since 1998. Prior to joining Potomac Electric Power Co., Dennis worked for Exxon Corp. where he held various financial positions in the controller's organization.

A native of Washington, D.C., he graduated from the University of Maryland with a BS in accounting. He also holds a MS in finance from the George Washington University and is a certified public accountant.

He served as a director of the Edison Electric Institute, Association of Edison Illuminating Companies and the Institute for Electric Efficiency and was past president, Southeastern Electric Exchange. In addition, he served as a director of the National Capital Area Boy Scouts, Federal City Council, Economic Club of Washington, and the Washington Performing Arts Society. He currently serves as the treasurer and director for the University of Maryland Foundation and is vice chairman of the Washington Hospital Center. He also is a trustee for Northeast Utilities located in Hartford, Conn. He is a member of the Financial Executives Institute and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

In 2010, Pepco was named in the top 100 of Newsweek magazine's annual Green Rankings, one of only three electric utilities to do so.