Experience

Markup
• Egypt
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Co Founder

  • Jan 2016 - 8 years


Open Source Election Technology Institute

• Member Board Of Directors

  • 2007 - 16 years

  Palo Alto, CA



The Farrington Group

• United States
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder

  • 2003 - 20 years

  Salem, Oregon, United States Advising public and private companies, investors, startups and nonprofits on risk from legislation, regulation, court cases, standards, politics, and media/reputation. Also, identify relationships for sales, finance and and executive recruitment.



Intellectual Ventures

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 100 - 200 Employee

• VP Public Affairs [Lobbying Consultant]

  • Jul 2005 - May 2013

  Washington, DC Identified Democratic and Republican lobbying talent in intellectual property and recruited candidates. Then supported client's management of lobbying and other consultants retained to work on patent reform issues, industry relations, amicus briefs, and politics.



Securify (acquired by McAfee)

• VP Business Development

  • 2000 - 2002

  Silicon Valley, CA Managed development of industry relations through trade groups, standards organizations and government affairs. Initiated and supported sales relationships and on a commission salary basis. Made my numbers each quarter with accounts in financial services and government.



eMusic (acquired by Vivendi-Universal)

• VP Standards & Public Policy

  • 1999 - 2000

  Silicon Valley, CA Testified before Congress and other government bodies on digital music and piracy issues. Managed industry relations and a multi-national campaign to stop industry collusion via a standards body on rights management and intellectual property licenses.



Netscape (acquired by AOL)

• Global Public Policy Counsel

  • 1995 - 1999

  Silicon Valley, CA Created and managed "Global Public Policy Counsel" position and lobbied on export controls on encryption, free speech, privacy, copyright, securities litigation, R&D tax credit, and other issues in Washington, DC, Sacramento, CA, Europe and other locations. Won an export license a year ahead of other competitors as a result of creating a unique campaign.