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Bob Parsons is the CEO and Founder of The Go Daddy Group, Inc. Parsons joined the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and received the Combat Action Ribbon, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry and a Purple Heart Medal. Upon his return, Parsons enrolled in the University of Baltimore where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. He is a Certified Public Accountant.

A serial entrepreneur, Parsons’ first endeavor was Parsons Technology, a software company he started in his basement in 1984, after teaching himself how to write computer programs. After creating the company’s initial software, MoneyCounts and Personal Tax Edge, Parsons used direct mail marketing to sell these and subsequent products.

When Parsons Technology was sold to Intuit, Inc. in 1994 for $64 million dollars, the company had nearly 1,000 employees, $100 million in annual revenue and three million customers. At the time, Parsons Technology sold more than 100 products, was releasing a new product or significant product upgrade every six days, and was sending more than six million pieces of direct marketing mail each month.

In 1997, Parsons started Jomax Technologies, using funds from the sale of Parsons Technology. He renamed the company Go Daddy in 1999, and in 2000, Go Daddy became an ICANN-accredited domain name registrar.

Today, The Go Daddy Group, Inc. family of companies is comprised of three ICANN-accredited domain name registrars, including flagship registrar GoDaddy.com and reseller registrar Wild West Domains, Inc., as well as Starfield Technologies, Inc., its technology development arm.

Throughout his entrepreneurial career, Parsons' business philosophy has been to create low-priced, feature-rich products combined with the highest levels of customer service. This philosophy has fueled Go Daddy's growth, leading it to become the No. 1 registrar worldwide, both in terms of new registrations and domains under management. Go Daddy currently registers or renews a domain name every second, has more than 5.5 million customers worldwide, manages more than 29 million domain names and employs more than 2,000 people. Most of the applications sold on GoDaddy.com are developed in-house and none of its customer support is outsourced or off-shored.

Parsons has driven the expansion of Go Daddy’s core business beyond domain names, to include Web site hosting, secure SSL certificates and email accounts. With more than 40 complementary products and services, Go Daddy is a one-stop shop that enables individuals to establish, maintain and evolve an online presence.

Parsons was awarded the 2007 Arizona Business Leadership Award. In 2005, Parsons accepted Arizona’s prestigious “Ed Denison Business Leader of the Year,” awarded at the Governor’s Celebration of Innovation.

GoDaddy.com was also recognized with several 2007 Arizona Corporate Excellence (ACE) Awards, including the prestigious distinction as the state's "Most Innovative Company." Go Daddy also ranked number 2 on the ACE “25 Fastest-Growing” companies list and number 20 on the ACE “Top 50” companies list.

Parsons' personal web blog, www.bobparsons.com ranks in the top 1% of most visited blogs on the Internet, out of 100 million+ blogs worldwide. For three years, Parsons also hosted a weekly Internet radio show, Go Daddy LIVE with Bob Parsons™.

Go Daddy was named the fastest-growing privately held technology company (ranked # 8 overall) on the Inc. 500 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Privately Held Companies in 2004.

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Thomas H. Glocer
Chief Executive Officer
Thomson Reuters

Tom Glocer is Chief Executive Officer of Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. It combines unmatched industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial, legal, tax and accounting, scientific, healthcare and media markets, powered by the world’s most trusted news organization.

Mr. Glocer joined Reuters Group in 1993 as Vice President and Deputy Counsel, Reuters America. He held a number of senior leadership positions at Reuters, including President of Reuters LatAm and Reuters America, before being named CEO of Reuters Group PLC in July 2001.

He is a director of Merck & Co., Inc., a member of the International Advisory Board of British American Business Inc., Columbia College Board of Visitors, the President’s Council on International Activities at Yale University, the Advisory Board of the Judge Institute of Management at Cambridge University, the European Business Leaders Council, the Corporate Advisory Board of Tate Britain and the Madison Council of the Library of Congress. Mr. Glocer is also involved in several public education initiatives in New York City and London.
Mr. Glocer holds a bachelor's degree in political philosophy from Columbia University and a J.D. from Yale Law School.

Mr Glocer is married with two children and lives in New York City.
He writes his own blog at www.tomglocer.com.

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Wouter Jacob Bos was born in Vlaardingen on 14 July 1963.

Professional Biography
In 1996, Stephen R. Covey was recognized as one of Time magazine's 25 most influential Americans and one of Sales and Marketing Management's top 25 power brokers.

Dr. Covey is the author of several acclaimed books, including the international bestseller, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. It has sold more than 15 million copies in 38 languages throughout the world. Other bestsellers authored by Dr. Covey include First Things First, Principle-Centered Leadership, with sales exceeding one million, and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families.Dr. Covey’s newest book, The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness, which was released in November 2004, has risen to the top of several bestseller lists, including New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today Money, Business Week, and Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. The 8th Habit has sold more than 360,000 copies.
In 2002, Forbes named The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People one of the top 10 most influential management books ever. A survey by Chief Executive Magazine recognized The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People as one of the two most influential business books of the twentieth century. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People audiobook on tape is the best-selling nonfiction audio in history, selling more than 1.5 million copies. Over two million copies of First Things First have been sold. Simon & Schuster expressed the opinion, "...First Things First is the best-selling time management book ever." Dr. Covey's book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families was released in October 1997 and ranked fourth on the New York Times list within three months of its release date. It is the No. 1 best-selling hardcover book on family.


Dr. Covey's organizational legacy to the world is Covey Leadership Center. On May 30, 1997, a merger of Covey Leadership Center with Franklin Quest created FranklinCovey. Dr. Covey's vision of empowering organizations to implement "principle-centered" leadership in their cultures continues to be an important focus of FranklinCovey.
Dr. Covey is cofounder and vice chairman of FranklinCovey, the leading global professional services firm with offices in 123 countries. FranklinCovey shares Dr. Covey’s vision, discipline and passion to inspire, lift and provide tools for change and growth of individuals and organizations throughout the world.

Academics
Dr. Covey earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Utah, his MBA from Harvard, and completed his doctorate at Brigham Young University. While at Brigham Young University, he served as assistant to the president and was also a professor of business management and organizational behavior.

Dr. Covey currently serves on the board of directors for the Points of Light Foundation. Based in Washington, D.C., the Foundation, through its partnership with the Volunteer Center National Network, engages and mobilizes millions of volunteers from all walks of life—businesses, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, low-income communities, families, youth, and older adults—to help solve serious social problems in thousands of communities.

Awards
2003 National Fatherhood Award: As the father of 9 and grandfather of 44, Dr. Covey received the National Fatherhood Award, which he says is the most meaningful award he has ever received.
Each year since 1997, the Fatherhood Awards have been presented to individuals, corporations, and organizations that significantly contribute through their work or personal lives to strengthening involved, responsible, and committed fatherhood. Past Fatherhood Awardees include James Earl Jones, Tom Selleck, Stephen Collins, Tim McGraw, and NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly.

1999 Speaker of the Year Award
1998 Sikh International Man of Peace Award
1994 International Entrepreneur of the Year Award, National Entrepreneur of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award for Entrepreneurial Leadership
1990 Thomas More College Medallion
Dr. Covey was awarded the first Thomas More College Medallion for continued service to humanity. The Honors Leadership Seminar at Thomas More College includes a component based on Dr. Covey's approach "principle-centered leadership" concepts.
Dr. Covey has been awarded eight honorary doctorate degrees.

Mr Sutherland is Chairman of BP p.l.c. (1997 - current).
He is also Chairman of Goldman Sachs International (1995 - current).
He is currently UN Special Representative for Migration and Development.

Of Irish nationality he was born on 25 April 1946 and was educated at Gonzaga College, University College Dublin and the King’s Inns. Mr. Sutherland graduated in Civil Law. He was also admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States of America. From 1969 to 1981 he practised at the Bar. He is a Bencher of the Middle Temple, London and is an Honorary Bencher of the King’s Inns.

In addition to his Chairmanships listed above he also serves on the Board of Directors of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc and is associated with the following organisations:

• Trilateral Commission (Europe), Chairman
• World Economic Forum, Foundation Board Member
• Chief Executive’s Council of International Advisers, Hong Kong,
• Member The Federal Trust, President
• European Policy Centre Advisory Council, President
• European Round Table of Industrialists, Vice-Chairman
• The Royal Irish Academy, Member
• Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation
  

Prior to his current position, Mr Sutherland served as:

• Attorney General of Ireland (1981-1984)
• EC Commissioner responsible for Competition Policy (1985-1989)
• Chairman of Allied Irish Banks (1989-1993)
• Director General of The World Trade Organisation, formerly GATT (1993-1995)
  

His awards include:

• an honorary Knighthood (UK 2004),
• the Gold Medal of the European Parliament (1988)
• the First European Law Prize (Paris 1988)
• The David Rockefeller International Leadership Award (1998)
• the Grand Cross of Civil Merit (Spain 1989)
• the Grand Cross of King Leopold II (Belgium 1989)
• the New Zealand Commemorative Medal (1990)
• Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur (France 1993)
• Commandeur du Wissam (Morocco 1994)
• the Order of Rio Branco (Brazil 1996)
• the Grand Cross of the Order of Infante Dom Henrique (Portugal 1998)

He was also presented with the Robert Schuman Medal for his work for European Integration. Furthermore, he received:

• the European Person of the Year Award (1988)
• the Irish People of the Year Award (1989)
• the Consumer for World Trade Annual Award (1994) for distinguished service
• the Dean’s Medal (1996) from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
  

He has received fourteen honorary doctorates from universities in Europe and America. He was awarded an honorary fellowship of the London Business School in recognition of his contribution to business and trade (1997).

His publications include the book ‘Premier Janvier 1993 ce qui va changer en Europe’ (1989) and numerous articles in law journals. He Chaired the Committee that reported to the EEC Commission on the functioning of the Internal Market after 1992 (The Sutherland Report).

Mr Sutherland is married and has three children. His leisure interests include reading and sport.

Born 1938 in Ravensburg, Germany.

Studied at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and the Universities of Fribourg and Harvard.

His academic activities include:
1972-2003, Professor of Business Policy, University of Geneva.
Member, Overseers’ Visiting Committee, JFK School of Government,
Advisory Board Member, Center for International Development, Harvard University,
Member of the Corporate Visiting Committee, MIT
Member of the Royal Academy of Morocco.

Degrees:
- a Doctorate in Economics (summa cum laude) from the University of Fribourg,
- a Doctorate in Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
- a Master’s of Public Administration from the John F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Additionally, he has been the recipient of six honorary doctorates, the most recent granted by the London School of Economics.

He is a Member of the Editorial Board for Foreign Policy, Chairman of the Editorial Board for World Link Magazine and author of the annual Global Competitiveness Report (since 1979) , in addition to numerous articles and several books.

Memberships:
- Member of the United Nations High-Level Advisory Board on Sustainable Development
- Vice-Chairman of the United Nations Committee for Development Planning
- Member of the Earth Council when it was located in Costa Rica.

Founded the World Economic Forum in 1971 as a not-for-profit foundation and built it into the foremost global partnership of business, political, intellectual and other leaders of society, committed to improving the state of the world.

Co-founder (1998), with his wife Hilde, of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, supporting social innovation projects around the world.

Founder (2004) of The Forum of Young Global Leaders.

Has been active, in addition, in editorial, academic and public service organizations, as well as in UN-related high-level functions.

Honorary Knighthood (KCMG) and recipient of numerous international and national honours for initiatives in the spirit of entrepreneurship in the global public interest and for peace and reconciliation efforts in several regions.

He currently serves as Trustee for the Peres Center for Peace, Israel and the Ibrahim Hussein Museum and Cultural Foundation, Malaysia.

He has two children, a son, Oliver and a daughter, Nicole. His hobbies include cross country ski marathons and mountain climbing.

Terry S. Semel is the chairman and chief executive officer of Yahoo! Inc, a leading global Internet company.

Semel is focused on providing the strategy and vision that will allow Yahoo! to attain its goal to be Internet’s leading global consumer and business services company.

A globally-respected media and entertainment executive, Semel was named Yahoo!’s chairman and CEO in May 2001. Previously, Semel spent 24 years at Warner Bros., most noted for his role as chairman and co-chief executive officer where he and his partner, Robert Daly, helped build Warner Bros. into one of the world’s largest and most creative media and entertainment enterprises. Like Yahoo!, Warner Bros. reaches billions of worldwide consumers through its vast stable of properties. Semel is credited with building Warner Bros. from a single revenue source generating less than $1 billion to nearly $11 billion total revenues from multiple, diverse businesses in 50 countries.

Prior to Warner Bros., Semel was in charge of Walt Disney’s Theatrical Distribution division and previously in charge of CBS’ Theatrical Distribution division.

Semel is currently on the Board of Directors of Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation, the Guggenheim Museum and the Museum of Television and Radio.

In 2005, Semel was granted the UCLA Medal, which is the highest honor bestowed by the university, and the Yale Legends in Leadership Award. Semel holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Long Island University and an honorary doctor of humane letters degree from Emerson.