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Since August 2004, he has written a weekly column from Washington on global affairs for Britain's oldest daily newspaper, as well as frequent commentaries on US politics, policy and culture.

In addition to his role at The Times, Baker is a Contributing Editor to The Weekly Standard for which he writes commentaries on US and international affairs. He has also written frequently on global policy and politics for other journals in the US and Europe, including Foreign Policy and The National Interest. He is a regular guest on US and international TV and radio news and talk shows.

A native of the UK, he has lived in Washington for eight years. Before joining The Times he worked for the Financial Times, latterly as the paper's chief US commentator and columnist and an associate editor. Before that he was Washington bureau chief and from 1994 to 1996 was Tokyo correspondent.

Michael Cronan, Design Strategist
Michael Cronan is founder and partner with Karin Hibma of :: CRONAN :: a design and branding firm in Berkeley, California. Michael has developed the name and visual identities for scores of companies including TiVo, Verio and Atheros, and has successfully developed design strategies and identity programs for clients including Apple, Levi Strauss & Co., Estee Lauder, Electronic Arts, and Williams-Sonoma. He is the former president of the American Institute of Graphic Arts, San Francisco Chapter and a member of the AIGA national board of directors and served as an adjunct professor of graphic design at California College of the Arts from 1982 to 1990. Michael has been recognized for design excellence nationally and internationally. His work is in the permanent design collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, The Denver Art Museum, London's Victoria and Albert Museum and the Library of Congress.

Jeffrey Rose, Advisor
As a founding partner of The Rose Group, Jeffrey Rose leads a team that is well-experienced in promoting the nexus of entertainment content and technology.

Currently, The Rose Group works with a wide range of clients, bridging the worlds of business, technology, consumer products and entertainment ranging from Brands such as DWR and SKYY Spirits to entertainment companies such as Atlantic Records and Village Roadshow, AustraliaÂ’s leading diversified entertainment company. The Rose Group has launched technologies such as KaZaA and Veoh.

For nearly half-a-decade, before launching The Rose Group, Jeff was Managing Director, B|W|R, where he was involved in the public relations campaigns for leading brands and entertainment ventures including Sony's robotic pet AIBO, Playboy Enterprises, AT&T, and Excite@Home. Additionally, he helped launch some of the country’s top cable offerings such as ZDTV and TV Games Network - The Fox/Liberty joint venture. Most recently Rose served as Executive Producer of one of 2007's independent hit films "Waitress" and also worked in the same role with filmmakers Daphne Zuniga and Steven Latham on "TED: The Future We Will Create;” a documentary focused on the renowned TED conference.

Prior to his role at BWR as Managing Director, Jeff spent five years as Senior Vice President at Channel One Communications, directing strategic alliances and public relations for the nation's most-watched direct television network for teenagers (viewed by 8 million teens daily). Prior to Channel One, he was a Vice President, Production & Acquisitions for Miramax Films, where he both supervised films the studio produced and acquired finished pictures for distribution. He also served as an agent in the motion picture department at William Morris Agency. He is a graduate of University of California at Los Angeles and prepared for his work with Fora.tv during his years on his high school debate team.

Julius Genachowski, Advisor
Julius Genachowski is cofounder and managing director of Rock Creek Ventures, an investment and advisory services firm focusing on digital media an

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