META Group Inc.

Dr. Howard A. Rubin, Professor Emeritus at Hunter College of the City University of New York, is Chief Strategy Officer and Executive President of META Group, Inc., a leading provider of information technology research, advisory services and strategic consulting. Dr. Rubin holds a Ph. D. from the City University of New York, which was awarded in the areas of Biology (Ecology/Oceanography) and Computer Science.

Helen DiCesare is the Director of North America IT Operations for Chemtura Corporation. She is primarily responsible for Customer Support, Site Support, and Data Center monitoring. Helen joined Chemtura in February 2005 and managed the Global IT Customer Support team after spending several years with Meta Group which was eventually acquired by Gartner. Her last position at Gartner was serving as Manager of Support, Security and Administration. Helen's primary responsibility was Customer Support (internal and external); Security awareness and risk assesments; and overseeing the network administration.. Helen's other positions included Help Desk Manager and IT Buyer in the management services industry. She has spent several years applying, six sigma; best practice, and touch of world class to her day to day function.