Larry Weber Connect: Chairman Larry Weber, a thought leader in the public relations field, has been at the forefront of the use of technology in PR for more than two decades. Larry is also the chairman of W2 Group, a global marketing services ecosystem that helps CMOs in their new role as builders of communities and content aggregators. More... Larry Weber, a thought leader in the public relations field, has been at the forefront of the use of technology in PR for more than two decades. Larry is also the chairman of W2 Group, a global marketing services ecosystem that helps CMOs in their new role as builders of communities and content aggregators. In 1987 Larry founded The Weber Group, which within a decade became the world's largest public relations firm, Weber Shandwick Worldwide. In early 2000, Larry became chairman and CEO of Interpublic's Advanced Marketing Services Group, where he built and oversaw an $800 million group that included the world's top public relations, healthcare communications, branding, research, and entertainment and experiential marketing firms. Larry is the co-founder and chairman of the Massachusetts Innovation and Technology Exchange (MITX), the world's largest interactive advocacy organization. He is also on the Boards of Directors of Yankee Group, MIVA, Communispace and Compete. His second book, business bestseller Marketing to the Social Web: How Digital Customer Communities Build Your Business, was published by John Wiley & Sons in June 2007 with a second edition in February 2009. His third book, Sticks & Stones: How Digital Business Reputations Are Created Over Time...And Lost in a Click, was published in July 2009.
				Marijean Lauzier Connect: President & CEO For more than two decades Marijean has provided strategic marketing and public relations counsel to the world's leading technology, health and science companies. A successful entrepreneur and chief executive, Marijean has founded, sold, integrated and built over $500 million in public relations agency revenues since 1990. More... For more than two decades Marijean has provided strategic marketing and public relations counsel to the world's leading technology, health and science companies. A successful entrepreneur and chief executive, Marijean has founded, sold, integrated and built over $500 million in public relations agency revenues since 1990. Her client experiences include work with Microsoft, General Motors, Genzyme, Hewlett-Packard, Ernst & Young, Hitachi, IBM and VISA. Prior to founding Racepoint Group, Marijean was President and COO of Weber Shandwick, the world's largest global public relations firm with more than 3,000 employees in 60 offices in 35 countries. Marijean is at the forefront of helping the world’s top brands and emerging companies develop and implement digital strategies that build thought leadership and create demand generation. She has provided strategic counsel on social media and digital strategies to clients such as IBM, SAP, T-Mobile, BT, PTC, Akamai, Red Hat, Visa, Genzyme and Cook Medical. Marijean has been recognized as among the "The 50 Most Powerful Women in PR" by industry leaders, has been a guest speaker at forums including, Fortune magazine's "Summit on The Most Powerful Women in Business" and a range of venture capital conferences and business forums.
				Gregg Beloff Connect: Chief Financial Officer Gregg Beloff joined W2 Group and Racepoint as Chief Financial Officer in April 2010, bringing his expertise in financial management, regulatory compliance, mergers and acquisitions and fundraising. During his career, Gregg has worked both in industry and the capital markets. More... Gregg Beloff joined W2 Group and Racepoint as Chief Financial Officer in April 2010, bringing his expertise in financial management, regulatory compliance, mergers and acquisitions and fundraising. During his career, Gregg has worked both in industry and the capital markets. Prior to joining W2 Group, Gregg served as the Chief Financial Officer of Archemix, a venture-backed life sciences company. During his tenure at Archemix he oversaw all aspects of financial operations and accounting and participated in raising more than $100 million from venture capitalists and strategic investors. Before Archemix, Gregg was the Chief Financial Officer at ImmunoGen, a $200 million publicly-traded biotechnology company. Previously, Gregg worked as an investment banker serving as a Vice President in Healthcare Investment Banking at Adams, Harkness & Hill, Inc. During his three year tenure, Adams’ healthcare franchise grew from a start-up to $17 million in revenues. Prior to attending business school, Gregg practiced corporate law in Boston at the law firm of Gaffin & Krattenmaker, P.C.
				Peter Prodromou Connect: Executive Vice President Peter Prodromou is the head of Racepoint Group's corporate practice. For two decades, Peter has worked with leading corporations to develop and implement communications strategies aimed at a range of constituents. More... Peter Prodromou is the head of Racepoint Group's corporate practice. For two decades, Peter has worked with leading corporations to develop and implement communications strategies aimed at a range of constituents. For clients such as Shearson Lehman Brothers, Red Hat, Akamai and Lexmark, he has created dialogues with customers, investors, employees and local communities to support business, policy and regulatory objectives and boost shareholder confidence. Peter has extensive experience working with governments of developing nations. His experience includes working with the leaders of Saudi Arabia and Libya to positively impact global public perception and support negotiating positions with key allies, including the U.S. government. Peter has deep experience working with legislators and local community activists around a host of initiatives. He led the public relations efforts on behalf of the construction of a new convention center in Boston’s Seaport District and also worked closely with leading government officials in the State of Maine around major urban renewal projects. He has helped the U.S. Council on Competitiveness publicize its agenda and support the goals of its membership.
				Bill Orr Connect: Executive Vice President For nearly two decades, Bill has led reputation, public relations and digital initiatives for leading brands including... More... For nearly two decades, Bill has led reputation, public relations and digital initiatives for leading brands including Hasbro Interactive, Mattel Sports, LeapFrog Enterprises, Hewlett Packard Company, Nike, Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Cingular Wireless (now AT&T Wireless), eBay, Clif Bar, The Bay Area Air Quality Management District, Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, Midway Digital Entertainment, Bayer and Major League Baseball, leading efforts to support the All-Star Game activities at AT&T Park in 2007. Most recently, Bill served as senior vice president and managing director for a global communications firm, where he managed new business efforts, led integrated marketing communications programs and spearheaded strategic communications initiatives for clients in the healthcare, digital entertainment, public affairs, clean technology, mobile, consumer marketing and technology industries. Bill has won numerous awards by the Public Relations Society of America and International Association of Business Communicators for strategic program planning. He is an Accredited Member of PRSA, holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism with an emphasis in political science from California State University, Long Beach, and earned an MBA from the Graduate School of Business and Economics at St. Mary’s College.
				Dan Carter Connect: Executive Vice President Dan Carter is the head of Racepoint Group's Waltham operations. For more than 15 years, Dan has led public relations and digital initiatives and provided strategic marketing consulting to leading companies ... More... Dan Carter is the head of Racepoint Group's Waltham operations. For more than 15 years, Dan has led public relations and digital initiatives and provided strategic marketing consulting to leading companies in the B2B technology, consumer, cleantech and healthcare industries, including Yankee Group, Virtual Iron, Marathon Technologies, Cook Medical, EnerNOC, ConforMIS, Dossia, DoubleTake Software and Third Screen Media. Since joining Racepoint in 2003, Dan has led the development of Racepoint's comprehensive social media offering and reporting/measurement platform, Racepoint Labs. Dan also heads up the agency’s Global Social Media Taskforce, which is dedicated to determining how social media can effectively drive business results for companies in the B2B and B2C industries, as well as those in highly-regulated markets such as healthcare and financial services. Before joining Racepoint, Dan led corporate communications for WaveSmith Networks, where he was responsible for the strategic positioning and execution of multiple award-winning product and service launches. Previously at The Weber Group and Neva Group, Dan worked with a number of emerging and enterprise-class clients to increase thought leadership, build brand awareness, launch new products and drive demand generation.
				Cathy Pittham Connect: Managing Director, Europe For more than two decades, Cathy Pittham has delivered strategic marketing and public relations counsel to many of the world’s best-known brands including ARM Holdings, BT, 02, Hitachi, HP and Philips Electronics. More... For more than two decades, Cathy Pittham has delivered strategic marketing and public relations counsel to many of the world’s best-known brands including ARM Holdings, BT, 02, Hitachi, HP and Philips Electronics. She has previously worked closely with Racepoint CEO Marijean Lauzier and Chairman Larry Weber as Managing Director of Weber Group Europe and as Managing Director Technology, Europe, for Weber Shandwick. Most recently, she was an independent marketing communications consultant providing brand development, corporate and product/service positioning and messaging, and communications campaign strategy services to clients in the technology and telecommunications industries. Before building her own consultancy, Pittham led Text 100’s European-based global client practice and was Managing Director, UK.
				Blaise Hammond Connect: Managing Director, Racepoint UK Blaise Hammond has 15 years of experience in technology and healthcare public relations. More... Blaise Hammond has 15 years of experience in technology and healthcare public relations. With significant corporate and product expertise, he has been responsible for national and international campaigns for some of the world’s leading brands including Intel, Cable and Wireless, Sony, AOL, Fujitsu, NEC and ARM Holdings. As an external consultant to the DTI-backed Broadband Stakeholder Group, he led campaigns that secured broadband access as a key election manifesto issue.