Phil Neches
Dr. Philip M. Neches is a world-renowned authority in databases and was the founder and chief scientist of Teradata, a leading database vendor. He began his career as Manager, Systems Evaluation Group, at Transaction Technology Inc. (Citicorp subsidiary), where he led analysis of consumer banking networks, including the first large-scale deployment of automated teller machines (ATMs) in the US . At Teradata Corp., he helped pioneer the application of parallel processing to commercial applications. As Senior Vice President and Chief Scientist, NCR Corp., he led both the repositioning of their computer product family and the product plan for a merger with AT&T.
Dr. Neches is presently an independent consultant working with early-stage companies in the information technology and communications services industries on their technical, market and business strategies as an advisor, board member and investor. He serves on the Board of Directors of ExpandBeyond Inc. and on the Advisory Boards of EarthLink, Tacoda Systems, Luxtera, and the Technology Group (analyst practice) of Merrill Lynch. Dr. Neches served as Vice President and Chief Technical Officer of Multimedia Products and Services Group, AT&T Corp. Prior directorships include MCC, Semitech, Dayton Public Radio DemoGraFx, MediaMap, PeopleLink, and VendQuest. In addition, Dr. Neches served as Acting Chief Technology Officer of idealab!.
Dr. Neches holds a BS, MS and PhD in Computer Science from the California Institute of Technology. He serves on the Caltech Board of Trustees and sits on its Audit, Business & Finance, Development, JPL, and Executive committees, and chairs the Technology Transfer Committee and the Engineering & Applied Science Division Visiting Committee.
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