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Julie A. Ask serves eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals. Her nearly 30 years of work experience is balanced between the engineering and management consulting work she did in the first half of her career and her work as an analyst for the past 17 years. The combination of technical and business expertise positions prepared her well to work with business leaders to identify new opportunities offered by mobile technology and to develop strategies to engage with consumers on mobile devices. She has worked with hundreds of clients across retail, travel, banking, insurance, CPG, healthcare, and more to advise and guide the development of their mobile strategies.Julie's research and analysis have been widely cited in publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, and The Onion, as well as on Bloomberg, CBS, NBC, and PBS.Previous Work ExperiencePrior to becoming an analyst, Julie worked at a contextual services mobile startup in San Francisco and prior to that at Booz Allen & Hamilton.EducationJulie holds a B.S.E.E. and a Master of Science in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She also holds an MBA from the University of Michigan.

Laurie Kumerow is an IT security consultant with Code42 and a communications consultant, a writer at Laurie Kumerow Consulting, and a member of the Cloud Security Alliance.

John L. Bissell is president and CEO of Greylock Federal Credit Union, Pittsfield, Mass.

Jason Silverberg, CFP, CLU, ChFC, is vice president of financial planning at Financial Advantage Associates in Rockville, Maryland.

Mark Stadler is responsible for the overall strategic direction and management of BridgeHealth, the country’s leader in lower-cost, high-quality bundled surgical case rate benefit plans. Stadler brings nearly 40 years of health care, business, sales and marketing experience to his role as CEO. Previously, he served as chief marketing officer at HealthSmart Holdings and has served in multiple executive positions that include senior vice president for the U.S. markets for Great-West Healthcare. Stadler spent nearly 18 years with Mercer Human Resource Consulting.

Vice President and Actuary Derek Kueker leads the Data Solutions team for RGAx, the company’s new innovation accelerator. He is responsible for driving data strategies and leading strategic partnerships for RGAx initiatives.Previously, Derek was part of RGA’s Global Research and Development department where he led the data strategy efforts for RGA globally. This included setting objectives and strategies for RGA and its clients to optimize the value of data assets. Prior, Derek led RGA’s Experience Studies team, assisted RGA’s U.S. pricing team on assumption setting and client benchmarking, and worked in RGA’s U.S. valuation department.Derek is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA), is a regular presenter at industry events and has contributed to numerous industry publications.