Bruce C. Aaron, PhD, CPLP, Senior Evaluator, Accenture

Mike Burtha, President, Applied Collaborative Strategies

William J. Scott, Principle Research Scientist 2, Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corporation
• Most Admired Company:  
Great Strides Therapeutic Riding, Inc. (http://www.greatstrides.org/)
• Undergraduate School and Subject Degree:
University of Rochester - Chemistry
• Favorite Afternoon Snack:
Coffee

Jeanne Blue, Program Manager- Knowledge Management, The Boeing Company

Mel Oleson, Scientist- Environmental Affairs, The Boeing Company

Mike McAuley, PMP, Associates, Booz Allen Hamilton

Mike Hiemstra, Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton

Stephan P. Taylor, Director, Learning Training & Knowledge Systems,
Process Research and Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb

Peter Sidney, Assistant Vice President, Knowledge Management, Cargill, Incorporated
• Peter Sidney was named assistant vice president of the Knowledge Management Center of Expertise, Public Affairs in October 2000. His responsibilities include the knowledge collection and sharing activities of information management, corporate archives, web management and development, and competitor/customer intelligence.

Jeff Stemke, Senior Knowledge Leader, ChevronTexaco 
• Jeff Stemke is Knowledge Strategist for Chevron's Information Technology Company.  He is the primary architect of Chevron's global KM environment, designing and implementing knowledge-based processes with enabling technology and recommended collaborative behaviors to support Chevron's global business goals in operational excellence, capital stewardship, cost reduction and organizational capability.

Dorothy Leonard, Professor Emerita, Harvard Business School and Author "Deep Smarts: How to Cultivate and Transfer Enduring Business Wisdom"

Robin L. Athey, Research Director, Deloitte Services, LLP
• Most Admired Company:
Several, for different reasons, including SAS, Southwest, Small to medium-sized technology and innovation start-ups that achieve breakthrough innovations and redefine markets
• Favorite Blog:
Euan Semple's blog http://theobvious.typepad.com/blog/
• Undergraduate School and Subject Degree:
University of Florida, Industrial and Systems Engineering
• Favorite Afternoon Snack:
Fresh fruit

Adriaan Jooste Chief Knowledge Officer, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP
• Most Admired Company:
Google
• Favorite Blog:
Bill Ives at http://billives.typepad.com/about.html
• Undergraduate School and Subject Degree:
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, Bachelor of Commerce and MBA
• Favorite Afternoon Snack:
Ice Cream (I live in Texas, it's hot!)

Gloria Hadar, Knowledge Architect, Federal Aviation Administration
• Most Admired Company:
IBM
• Favorite Blog:
Ed Brill http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf  
• Undergraduate School and Subject Degree:
Howard University, B. Arch.

John McQuary, Vice President, Knowledge Management, Fluor Corporation
• Most Admired Company:
My own, Fluor Corporation
• Undergraduate School and Subject Degree: 
University of Arkansas, Mechanical Engineering
• Favorite Afternoon Snack:
Chocolate

Bill Hoffman, Partner, Gallup Organization

Ted Graham, Worldwide Director of Knowledge Management Services, Hill & Knowlton 
• Most Admired Company:
Google and the 20% innovation allocation for employees
• Favorite Blog:
http://blogs.hillandknowlton.com/blogs/
• Undergraduate School and Subject Degree:
University of Toronto - Philosophy
• Favorite Afternoon Snack:
Teddy Grahams

Charlie Gardner, Director, eLearning Center, Home Depot

Kate Ehrlich, Senior Researcher/Consultant, IBM Research
• Most Admired Company:
Visible Path
• Favorite Blog:
http://www.iq.harvard.edu/blog/netgov/
• Undergraduate School and Subject Degree:
University of London; Psychology
• Favorite Afternoon Snack:
Coffee and biscotti

Robyn Becker, Deputy Director, Service-wide Policy, Directives and Electronic Research
Internal Revenue Service
• Over the last 8 years, along with my primary management assignments, I have been an examiner with the President's Quality Award, VA Quality Program and agency-based Baldrige Assessments.

Michael J. Novak, Senior Analyst, Internal Revenue Service
• Most Admired Company:
Meijer, Inc.
• Undergraduate School and Subject Degree:
U.S. Naval Academy, Engineering Science
• Favorite Afternoon Snack:
Fresh fruit

Dr. Jay Liebowitz, Professor, Graduate Division of Business and Management, Johns Hopkins University Author of Strategic Intelligence: Business Intelligence, Competitive Intelligence, and Knowledge Management

Patrice Jackson, Chief Knowledge Strategist, Focused Logistics, Lockheed Martin
• Most Admired Company:
Starbucks
• Favorite Blog: 
www.gurteen.com/gurteen/gurteen.nsf/id/knowledge-log
• Undergraduate School and Subject Degree:
Christopher Newport University, BA, Political Science
• Favorite Afternoon Snack:
Tall Vanilla Cappuccino

Rick Weeks, Knowledge Transfer Lead, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
• Rick Weeks is the Knowledge Transfer Lead for Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company.  
• He currently implements several knowledge transfer mechanisms, including Communities of Practice (CoP), and Technical Coaching. 

John Helferich, VP University Research, Masterfoods USA
• Most Admired Company:
Besides Mars, P&G
• Favorite Blog:
http://www.instapundit.com/
• Undergraduate School and Subject Degree:
MIT Chemical Engineering
• Favorite Afternoon Snack: 
Snickers, of course!

Jean Singer, VP University Research, Masterfoods USA
Alex Chapin, Curricular Technologist, Middlebury College
Dr. Elsa Rhoads, Knowledge and Performance Architect, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, United States Government Agency

Cory R. Brouwer, Associate Director, Knowledge Management, Pfizer, Inc.
• Most Admired Company:
Scaled Composites (I started out in Aerospace Engineering, before switching to Biology. I really admire their innovation and spirit)
• Favorite Blog:
In the Pipeline http://www.corante.com/pipeline/
• Undergraduate School and Subject Degree:
B.S. Biology from Iowa State Univ., Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from Iowa State Univ.
• Favorite Afternoon Snack:
Almond M&Ms

David Hodgson, WW Head Knowledge Management Informatics, Pfizer
• Most Admired Company:
Starbucks
• Favorite Blog:
www.thisisbroken.com  
• Undergraduate School and Subject Degree:
University of Central Lancashire (England). BSc (Hons) in Molecular Biology
• Favorite Afternoon Snack:
Kashi TLC Chewy Grenola Bars

Susan Leandri, PricewaterhouseCoopers Content Development Services Leader, a division of the Knowledge Services Organization, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Doug Thomas, PricewaterhouseCoopers Knowledge Services Organization Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Tracy Cox, Director, Raytheon Professional Services Performance Consulting, Raytheon Company
• Most Admired Company:
IDEO
• Favorite Blog:
www.coolhunting.com
• Undergraduate School and Subject Degree:
University of Oklahoma, BS in Computer Engineering
• Favorite Afternoon Snack:
Popcorn

Erick Thompson, 2VP Knowledge Management, St Paul Travelers

Steve Trautman, Author, "Teach What You Know: A Practical Leader's Guide to Knowledge Transfer Using Peer Mentoring"

Jerry Landon, Program Manager, Knowledge Retention, Tennessee Valley Authority
• Jerry Landon is Program Manager for the award-winning knowledge retention efforts at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).  Jerry has been involved in TVA's Knowledge Retention effort since its beginnings in 1998.  He develops processes and tools for identifying and capturing critical knowledge and consults with executives, managers and others in their application. 

Dr. Susie I. Trinkle, Management and Program Analyst, Internal Revenue Service
• Most Admired Company:
ebay, Marriott, GE
• Undergraduate School and Subject Degree:
BA, English,Tift College; Masters', Education, Georgia State University; Ph.D., Organization and Management, Capella University
• Favorite Afternoon Snack:
fresh fruit

Lynne Feingold, Knowledge Management, Financial Management Service, United States Treasury
• Lynne's work in knowledge management includes serving as the Director of Marketing and Training for the first Knowledge Management Portal at the State Department. 

Paul Rehmet, Global Director, Knowledge Management, Unisys
• Most Admired Company:
Apple
• Favorite Blog:
Portals and KM – Bill Ives http://billives.typepad.com/portals_and_km/
• Undergraduate School and Subject Degree:
Brown University, Applied Math and Computer Science
• Favorite Afternoon Snack:
sesame seed bagel

Bradley Hilton, Knowledge Officer, United States Army
• Most Admired Company:
The next innovative company just over the horizon that will change all the rules.
• Favorite Blog:
Company Command
• Undergraduate School and Subject Degree:
BA in Economics from Millersville University MS in Information Systems Management from Baylor University

Christina Krawczyk, Knowledge Management Specialist, UOP
• Most Admired Company:
I admire individuals, not companies
• Favorite Blog:
The Shifted Librarian www.theshiftedlibrarian.com
• Undergraduate School and Subject Degree:
Knox College (Galesburg, IL), Theatre
• Favorite Afternoon Snack:
Chocolate

Gene Shin, Ph.D., KM Project Manager, Virginia Department of Transportation
• Most Admired Company:
I don't admire companies; I admire people.
• Undergraduate School and Subject Degree:
University of Chicago, AB, English Language and Literature
• Favorite Afternoon Snack:
Chocolate

Pete Deemer, Chief Product Officer, Yahoo! India Research and Development, Yahoo!
• Most Admired Company:
Toyota
• Favorite Blog:
http://www.lifehack.org/
• Undergraduate School and Subject Degree:
Harvard University, Honors Degree in History and Literature
• Favorite Afternoon Snack:
ice cream!