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John
Walber is Chief Executive Officer of LearningTimes. John has
a diverse background in high-tech management and operations.
Prior to LearningTimes, John served four years as Chief Operating
Officer of HorizonLive where he oversaw all aspects of the
start-up e-learning platform company, including Product Strategy,
Software Development, Sales, Marketing, Business Development,
Customer Support, and Finance. Reporting
to a Board of Directors consisting of venture capital
investors, he Initiated and implemented strategic relationships
and integration efforts with on-line content providers, publishers,
learning management systems, value added resellers, and distributors
in the United States, Israel, Canada, and Singapore. Key Clients
included: Allstate, Boeing, Chase, Charles Schwab, Ernst & Young,
Compaq, Intel, NASA, and over 150 colleges and universities including
Strayer University, Temple, MIT, CSU Chico, Columbia University,
Lehigh and Princeton.
As President
of SpeedUs.com, he built the first super high-speed wireless
Internet service in New York City. John led the team that raised
$40 million in a 1996 IPO, and represented the firm to shareholders
and investors. As VP Telco Sales and Program Management at General
Instrument, he developed the team that provided cable TV/modem
hardware and support services to Regional Bell Operating Companies
and GTE. Prior to GI, John was General Manager for Continental
Cablevision operating cable systems in six communities on the
South Shore of Massachusetts.
John also has extensive experience as a television producer. He developed
the first educational programming for the City of Boston's Municipal
Cable TV Channel, produced live and on-demand events for Boston Public
Libraries, Massachusetts Department of Corrections, and the Commission
on Affairs of the Elderly, where he was the executive producer of ElderUpdate,
a weekly TV news magazine for Seasoned Citizens, and long-term care providers.
John
currently serves as co-Executive Producer of LearningTimes.org,
a free and open community network of education and training professionals.
John also serves on the Editorial Board of The
Technology Source, and the Technical Advisory Board of The
Employment Channel, which produces Career Management Television
programming seen on PBS affiliates in NJ and NY.
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