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The Chief Information Officer for the City of Atlanta is Abe Kani. Joining the city in May 2003, Kani is the very first CIO for the city.  Kani comes to Atlanta from Memphis where he was CIO since 1999. While in Memphis, he led  the city into the 21st century by developing an e-business model that is transforming the City into a premier digital government. Mayor Franklin says, “As the City moves to make great changes in information services such as implementing Wi-Fi resources, it is essential that we have a leader that will work progressively to meet the City's technological and enterprise solutions needs.  I am impressed with his professionalism, his accomplishments, and his leadership.  He brings a commitment to and a knowledge of information services that is very exciting.  The City Council and I welcome him to Atlanta.”

In accepting the appointment, Kani said,  “I feel strongly that joining the City of Atlanta is an excellent opportunity to take on the challenges of revitalizing the City's information technology environment. I also find the challenges facing the City to be very similar to the challenges facing the city of Memphis when I signed on there. I was able to meet those challenges very successfully and I intend to draw upon my years of progressive IT experience to transform the Department of Information Technology. My objective is to create a value-driven, customer-focused, well-managed and effective IT service provider. My vision is for the City of Atlanta information technology to be firmly aligned with the business needs of city government while providing the best possible IT value with available funding. The City of Atlanta information technology will soon be recognized as an effective organization by leveraging proven and best-of-class solutions.”

Mr. Kani has received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Utah State University and an MBA degree from Oklahoma State University.  His over 14 years of IT experience consist of various IT positions in banking, manufacturing, healthcare, and government sectors.

Alan Scrime serves as Chief of the Policy and Rules Division in the Office of Engineering and Technology at the FCC. In that role he oversees the formulation of policies and rules allocating radio frequency spectrum to all non-federal users, administers the rules associated with unlicensed (Part 15) devices and handles coordination of spectrum shared with the Federal Government in cooperation with NTIA.

Prior to joining the FCC, Mr. Scrime was an Executive Vice President and founder of Everest Broadband Networks, a company created to bring affordable broadband services to large commercial and residential buildings. His career spans more than 30 years during which he has held a variety of executive positions with Bell Atlantic, Nynex, Bellcore, AT&T, and Bell Laboratories.

Antony Abell leads the private company LastMile Communications Ltd in the design of a new wireless platform that uses a global, pico-cell, low power, low cost wireless information system. The vision is to bring 'intelligence to the edge of the network' and to provide a new, more intelligent, more aware, form of wireless internet to the global marketplace. The technologies being developed are user specific, location sensitive and always on and provide a fundamental shift to how users and the providers of information and services interact with their information and their communities. Antony is originally from Canada. Previous experience includes working at the House of Commons, nine years in the British Army and he was the coach/manager of British National Cross Country Ski Team that competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics. Earlier work was with Army communications followed by Videotron (Cable & Wireless) in the cable industry before he set up his first start up named C-Three Logistics Limited (1995 to 1999). LastMile is his second start up and was formed in 1999.

Mr. Peede has held executive level positions in several publicly traded companies, including Sr. VP of Marketing for TeraGlobal Communications, Inc. (an advanced broadband video solutions company in San Diego, CA), COO for HomeCom Communications, Inc. (an Internet applications development company in Atlanta, GA), and Sr. VP Worldwide Marketing for NetManage, Inc. (an Internet technology company in Cupertino, CA.).

In addition, Peede was the VP of Product Management for Attachmate/DCA (a $400M micro-to-mainframe connectivity software company in Bellevue, WA), president and COO of BuzzVine, Inc. (a community Internet portal company in Atlanta, Georgia), and founder of his own Internet consulting business, TelAviso, Inc., in Atlanta, GA.

Peede has a BSEE degree from Georgia Tech, an MBA from Georgia State, and a Strategic Marketing Certificate from Stanford University.

With his extensive background in technology and his management roles in both mature and start-up companies, including an IPO and P&L responsibilities, Peede has the required experience and expertise to lead Camvera Networks during its early growth stage.

Enrique Barkey is the World Wide Director of Government Services & Administration for HP's Public Sector organization. He is responsible for establishing HP's strategy in Public Sector; developing and delivering key solutions and programs; selecting and managing relationships with critical partners; and the overall values delivered to government customers globally. In doing so, he leverages over 20 years of experience in technology, e-government, e-business, and education.

Mr. Barkey joined HP in 2000 as the Director of Public Sector and
Education for the Latin American Region where he developed a Public Sector business development strategy and instituted an e-Government focus as the essential driver of HP strategy in the public sector. Mr. Barkey also developed a full-service value proposition to drive HP's public sector strategy.

Prior to joining Hewlett Packard, Mr. Barkey worked in various efforts implementing information technology solutions, re-engineering business processes, and coordinating outsourcing projects for the Public Sector in the United States and Latin America. As the Chief Information Officer for the Servicio de Administracion Tributaria (SAT) in Mexico, he was responsible for directing the modernization and re-engineering efforts of the Mexican tax administration. Among his achievements, he successfully implemented Internet Electronic Filing of Tax Returns and the development of Internet/Intranet applications to assist taxpayers and employees accessing relevant information. At the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, he successfully developed and implemented new technologies to increase the efficiency of the tax and revenue agency.

Ken Fellman is a partner in the Denver law firm of Kissinger & Fellman, P.C.  His practice emphasizes local government representation, particularly telecommunications law.  Ken has represented numerous local governments in Colorado and nationally in connection with cable television franchising, transfers, renewals, and enforcement actions.  He works with local governments in development of telecommunications policy documents, rights of way management, tower and antenna siting, litigation in all courts and at the Federal Communications Commission, and other related telecommunications and land use issues.   He has also worked with governments, private property owners, homeowner associations and Indian tribes on telecommunications infrastructure issues.  Ken is general counsel for the Greater Metro Telecommunications Consortium, an agency comprised of 29 cities and counties in metro Denver.

In November 2003, Ken was re-elected to his second term as the Mayor of Arvada, Colorado.  Prior to his election as Mayor, he served two terms as an at large member of the Arvada City Council.  Appointed by then Federal Communications Commission Chairman Reed Hundt to the FCC’s Local and State Government Advisory Committee, he served as chair from 1997 until the FCC disbanded the Committee in  2003.  In 2004, Ken was appointed to serve on the Executive Committee of SAFECOM – an advisory committee to the U. S. Department of Homeland Security comprised of local, state and tribal officials, to help improve public safety response through more effective and efficient interoperable wireless communications. In addition, Ken presently serves as Chair of the Colorado Municipal League’s Telecommunications Committee and is a Past Chair of the League’s Attorney’s Section.  He also serves on the Advisory Board of the Interdisciplinary Telecommunication Program of the University of Colorado.  Ken is a member of the National League of Cities’ Information, Technology and Communications Steering Committee, and is a past President of Rocky NATOA, the Colorado chapter of the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors.  Ken was honored to be chosen as NATOA’s 1998 Member of the Year.

Ken Fellman has made numerous presentations at state, regional and national telecommunications and local government workshops.  He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1978 from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, and his law degree in 1981 from the University of Denver College of Law.

Lauren Gelman is the Associate Director of Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society (CIS), where she writes and speaks about the interaction of new technologies and the law, represents clients in Internet litigation and advocacy matters, consults with businesses on new technologies, and supervises students in the Cyberlaw Clinic. She is also an Adjunct Lecturer in Stanford's School of Engineering. Her current research focuses on the legal implications of technologies that increase citizens' opportunity to participate online. Prior to joining CIS in 2003, Ms. Gelman was Corporate Counsel for RealNames Corporation. She also spent six years in Washington, DC as the Public Policy Director for the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), and as the Associate Director of Public Policy for ACM, the largest association of computer scientists in the world.

Ms. Gelman received a B.S. in Biology and Society from Cornell University, an M.S. in Science, Technology and Public Policy from George Washington University, and her law degree from Georgetown University. She currently serves on the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) Secure Flight Working Group at the Department of Homeland Security. She blogs at http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blogs/gelman/.

Rizwan (Riz) Khaliq is the Worldwide Business Development Leader for IBM’s Wireless Broadband and Sensing solutions for the Public Sector. Riz has been with IBM for nearly five years. Prior to his current position, Riz was the Global Wireless Solutions and Marketing Executive for Public Sector and also held a position of Business Development Executive in Stockholm, Sweden for IBM’s Wireless/ Pervasive business in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) region. Before joining IBM, Riz was with the US Foreign Service and served as Commercial Attaché at the US embassies in Demark and South Africa, in addition to formal assignments with the Foreign Service. Riz holds a Masters of Arts in International Transactions and Bachelor of Arts from George Mason University. As part of the Masters program, Riz attended St. Peters College, Oxford University with the focus on international trade from the European prospective.

Chuck is CEO of MetroFi, which he co-founded in 2002. Previously, Chuck founded Covad Communications where he held various senior management positions in Sales, Marketing, Business Development, Operations and General Management for Covad's wholesale distribution channel.

Chuck has over fourteen years of sales and business development management experience with Intel Corporation. At Intel, he managed corporate business development, focusing on opportunities in the broadband computer communications area, and played a principal role in the development of the company's Residential Broadband strategy.

Dianah L. Neff has 17 years experience in providing leadership and implementation of organization-wide strategic information technology planning, assuring reliability of information technology infrastructure, and directing information technology departments in their delivery of technology support services in both city and county organizations. Prior to working in government she had 14 years experience in the private sector working for high-tech software and hardware firms in Silicon Valley.

She was appointed as Chief Information Officer for the City of Philadelphia in May 2001, reporting to Mayor John F. Street and serving on the mayor's cabinet.

As head of the Mayor's Office of Information Services, the city's central IT agency, Neff has guided the betterment of technology in the city:

• Neff is leading the Wireless Philadelphia project to create a citywide, 135 square miles, digital infrastructure to help citizens, business, schools and community organizations make effective use of wireless technology.

• Philadelphia has recently made the successful transition to the eCommerce world by enabling the capability to pay tax and utility bills online. Future functionality includes online payment for accident reports, city deeds and permits.

• Philadelphia's geographic information system (GIS) is one of the country's most robust, including more than 100 layers of data including crime statistics, social services indicators and information crucial to the mayor's neighborhood transformation initiative.

• The City of Philadelphia's official Web site, www.phila.gov, was relaunched in October 2002 to wide praise. The site has evolved from an information-only site to an interactive resource that empowers residents, visitors and businesses to transact with the city online.

• Under Neff's watch, 11 recreation centers in the city opened computer centers offering families improved, free, neighborhood-based access to technology. The centers were opened at no cost to taxpayers, thanks to support rallied by MOIS from local businesses.

Prior to Philadelphia, she played a leading role in making City of Palo Alto the first city in the US to have a website; worked with San Bernardino County businesses and School District to develop a joint venture, Enterprise for Economy Excellence; developed and implemented City of Bellevue's (WA) Y2K compliance and in San Diego in conjunction with City Center Development Corp. identified and mapped the 70,000 miles of fiber underneath the city's streets in effort to attract businesses downtown.

Neff has a BA in marketing and economics, and MBA with concentration in operations research. She is a past guest professor at Hayward State University and University of Washington in their Public Administration programs where she taught Information Systems Design and Management of Technology to non-technical managers.

As San Francisco’s youngest mayor in 100 years, Gavin Newsom has brought fresh ideas and renewed energy to the City and County. He has earned a reputation as an innovator on issues ranging from homelessness to the environment, healthcare to education.

In January 2004, Mayor Newsom took a bold step to further equality and justice in America when he directed the city’s County Clerk to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Newsom’s willingness to transform the status quo when it has failed has become a hallmark of his administration.

Early in his tenure, facing historic budget deficits, unemployment, and office vacancies due to the dot.com bust and shock of 9-11, Mayor Newsom challenged the city to curb its spending and use fiscal restraint. In the first three years of his administration, San Francisco raised its bond rating and cut millions of dollars of waste from the budget, unemployment decreased by 2.6 percent, 57 companies located to the city – including the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine Stem Cell Institute – and 925 convention groups were booked in 2005, breaking the city’s previous records for tourism.

Mayor Newsom’s refusal to accept the status quo is clearly seen in his innovative solutions to end chronic homelessness. A problem considered to be the "third-rail" of San Francisco politics, homelessness was deemed unsolvable by many local politicians. But by implementing a model that emphasizes housing and services first, 5,224 homeless individuals have left the streets, 2,907 of which have been placed in permanent supportive housing and 1,864 individuals which have been reunited with family or friends. In addition, Mayor Newsom’s volunteer program, Project Homeless Connect, has gathered an incredible 22,000 San Franciscans to volunteer their time to assist the homeless – connecting them with medical attention, federal benefits, and a host of critical services.

In 2005, Mayor Newsom pledged that San Francisco would undertake Universal Healthcare for all San Franciscans. In 2006, in partnership with Supervisor Tom Ammiano, the groundwork for Newsom’s plan began to take shape and in July 2007, the Health Access Plan (HAP) will launch, ensuring that all 82,000 San Franciscans currently without healthcare insurance are guaranteed comprehensive, high-quality healthcare.

To curtail the inefficiencies of bureaucracy and connect citizens directly to all facets of the city’s government, Mayor Newsom launched 311. 2,300 city telephone numbers were replaced by a single 3 digit number that can be used to access a live operator, 24-hours a day, 7-days a week, 365 days a year, and available in 140 languages. 311 will allow for services to be tracked more effectively, minimizing response times for issues such as pothole repair, trash pickup, and parking and traffic complaints.

In 2005, Mayor Newsom undertook a comprehensive overhaul of San Francisco’s century-old Civil Service system and mandatory performance evaluations were instituted to ensure effective and efficient management. To allow San Francisco to compete for the best and brightest candidates across the nation, civil service rules were amended to cut the time it takes to hire qualified candidates from 6-12 months to 60 days. In addition to these reforms, the Mayor also made significant inroads in transforming the way city government operates by implementing SFStat. By effectively tracking and accounting for the city’s costs with a central database, 6 city departments were consolidated, 1,500 positions were eliminated, the city’s vehicle fleet was reduced by 21%, and cell phone use was curtailed by one-third, saving taxpayers upwards of $78 million dollars.

To bridge the digital divide and compete in the 21st Century economy, Mayor Newsom made universal and affordable wireless internet a top priority in 2005. Now, with WiFi for all San Franciscans set to launch in 2007, San Franciscans will soon have the power of the internet at their fingertips.

As a means of keeping and attracting families, over the past three years, Mayor Newsom has made a historic investment of $77 million to support San Francisco’s schools. From Mandarin Immersion to Universal Preschool and Afterschool Programs, to Wellness Centers and Truancy Abatement efforts, the Mayor has partnered with the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) to ensure that all of the city’s children receive an excellent education regardless of the neighborhood they hail from.

In the face of increasing housing costs, in 2005 Mayor Newsom announced Home 15/5 -- a groundbreaking initiative to facilitate the development of 15,000 new housing units over five years, 5,400 of which will be made affordable to low and moderate income San Franciscans. To cope with the massive federal cuts in housing programs like Hope 6 and the Section 8 program, the Mayor will also initiative HopeSF in 2007, an effort to rebuild San Francisco’s most distressed public housing sites.

Striving to undertake the issues that affect us globally, Mayor Newsom has also elevated San Francisco’s environmental stature. In 2004, he unveiled San Francisco’s Climate Action Plan, which aims to reduce local greenhouse gas emissions by more than 2.5 million tons by 2012 and curb global warming through strict goals that exceed the United Nations Kyoto Protocols. The Mayor has also set a course for San Francisco to have the cleanest public transportation fleet in the nation by 2007 and transition the city’s entire taxi fleet to hybrid, alternative fuel, and green vehicles. In addition, San Francisco led 150 cities in signing the Urban Environmental Accords, which mandated the implementation of green building and public space improvements. Mayor Newsom has also committed to studying new alternative sources of energy that exist – such as tidal, wave, and wind power – because of San Francisco’s unique placement at the gateway to the Golden Gate and Pacific Ocean.

Since the environment of the city rests not solely in the hands of the vehicles on the road but also with pedestrians on sidewalks and children in parks, the Mayor has expanded his Livable City Initiative to green San Francisco’s streets and help define the unique characteristics of each of its neighborhoods. By securing $8 million dollars in federal and local funds, the Mayor has implemented sweeping streetscape improvements across the city. As part of the Clean and Green Initiative, this Better Streets Program is a coordinated city effort to repair existing roadways, to redesign streets for more efficient traffic flow, and to beautify city streets with sustainable plantings, trees and community gardens. From planting trees, to improving median strips, to installing new trash bins, flower pots and newspaper racks, Mayor Newsom has demonstrated his commitment to a more livable urban environment.

Mayor Newsom appointed two women – including one Chinese-American – as his Police and Fire Chief in 2004. And as Police Chief Heather Fong and Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White oversee San Francisco’s public safety, they do so with the aid of the award winning city website, 72hours.org, which won widespread acclaim in 2006 for its comprehensive instructions and user friendly demonstrations on how to prepare for a major disaster.

Before embarking on his career in public service, Mayor Newsom was a successful small businessman. In 1992 he opened his first local business, the PlumpJack Wine Shop. Today, PlunpJack owns and operates 15 separate businesses throughout Northern California.

Gavin Newsom was born October 10, 1967 to the Honorable Judge William Newsom and Tessa Newsom. He grew up in the Bay Area and graduated from Santa Clara University in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. In 2005, Newsom earned an honorable mention as one of Time Magazine’s Best Big City Mayors and was named one of the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders.

Political History

• Sworn in as the 42nd Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco, Jan. 8, 2004
• Elected Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco, Dec. 9, 2003.
• Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, 1996-2004
• Elected three times to the Board of Supervisors, 1998, 2000, 2002
• Appointed to the Parking and Traffic Commission and elected President of the Commission, 1996

Greg Richardson is the founder and Managing Partner for Civitium LLC, the market-leading consulting firm for municipal broadband and Digital City initiatives. Civitium serves as the advisory firm for Houston, TX, Philadelphia, PA, San Francisco, CA and many other high-profile cities.  Prior to founding Civitium, Greg served as the Director of Wireless Consulting for Siemens in the U.S.  Prior to Siemens, he was a founder and VP of Professional Services for Wireless Knowledge, a pioneering joint venture between Microsoft and QUALCOMM. He is also a regular speaker at industry conferences and events.

John Foresto, one of the founding principals of Stratum Broadband, heads up the overall consulting services teams. In addition to his strategic consulting role, he is responsible for designing and constructing all wireline and wireless networks, including the back office and operating support systems. Mr. Foresto has extensive experience in carrier operations, administration, and maintenance (OA&M). He also has first-hand knowledge of the business procedures used both to deliver service and to ensure the quality of that service.
 
Prior to founding Stratum Broadband, Mr. Foresto had a successful 30-year career with a national telecommunications carrier, serving in several executive management roles. In his most recent position as vice president of engineering and planning he was responsible for building a new two billion dollar nationwide DSL network. Before that, he was a founding member of a subsidiary company charged with creating a new nation-wide, long distance telephone network. He was the principal network architect and supervised the planning and construction of the long distance network.

Lee Tsao is responsible for solutions consulting and professional services activities at Pronto Networks, working with prospects, customers, and partners to design and deploy large-scale wireless network infrastructures including Corpus Christi TX, Lompoc CA, Chaska MN, and may others in progress.

Lee has more than 18 years experience in technology and business leadership positions, working with Fortune 500 companies and service providers on emerging, high growth technology initiatives including: voice, data, video, content, and commerce. Lee has worked with Boeing company, General Electric, Coopers & Lybrand MCS (IBM), Oracle Corporation, and Portal Software.

Lee is certified as Principal Oracle technologist, and certified as instructor from IBI. Lee received his B.S. Commerce & Engineering degree from Drexel University in Pennsylvania.

Mark is responsible for the operational deployment, business development and collaborative partnerships supporting OneCleveland's ultra broadband community network.  He brings to OneCleveland years of information technology and telecommunications leadership experience from private and public sectors.

Most recently, Mark served as vice president of managed services and chief technology officer for Telsource Managed Network Services of Fairfield N.J.  He was executive vice president of engineering, chief technology officer and director of ClearData Communications where he was responsible for the national deployment of an IP/ATM/WDN network.  Prior to that Mark was president and founder of Information Technology Partners (ITECH Partners), responsible for the development of wireless and national deployment of IP/ATM and network management infrastructures for OPTUS Communications/Advanced Radio Telecom, and Winstar.

Mark holds a MSSM from the University of Southern California and BSBA from Hawaii Pacific College.  He served nine years in the U.S. Navy and earned an IEE Certification in Communications.  Additionally, Mark is certified as a Disaster Recovery Planner.

Mr. Levetin is an entrepreneur and business executive with over 30 years of high tech experience. He is a pioneer in the wireless data, packet voice, and broadband access industries and has extensive experience in planning and deploying wireless networks. Mr. Levetin has previously held positions as CEO of Evergreen Open Broadband a wireless service provider that pioneered the wholesale model; CEO of Sharegate, a residential gateway company; CEO of Socket Communications, a wireless PC-Card company; and a Venture Partner at Blueprint Ventures.

Mr. Levetin has also held senior management positions at CopperCom, where as founder and COO he pioneered a new class of integrated voice-data DSL products, and at RAM Mobile Data (now Cingular Interactive), deploying a nationwide wireless data network with the first wireless messaging product and service (the precursor to Blackberry). He holds BS and PHD degrees in EE from Northeastern and an MS in Management from Pace University.

Patrick Leary, Alvarion’s assistant vice president of marketing for North America, is one of the nation’s top authorities and most visionary thinkers on wireless broadband. His ideas, followed by his aggressive evangelism, have literally transformed the license-exempt industry. For example, in 2002 Mr. Leary created the “mixed spectrum” model whereby multiple frequency band cells are symbiotically layered into a network to enable maximum subscriber acquisition and scale. Today, the mixed spectrum architecture has been embraced as a core deployment technique by most unlicensed operators and is central to the product strategies of every major vendor with a North American market.

Mr. Leary was also an invited panelist for the prestigious Spectrum Policy Task Force established in 2002 by then FCC Chairman Powell to re-evaluate the nation’s spectrum policies. In 2003 Mr. Leary was named “WISP Advocate of the Year” at WISPCON and is an executive committee member of the License Exempt Alliance within the Wireless Communications Association International. Mr. Leary has also guest lectured at academic institutions from Stanford Law School to Virginia Tech. He is a veteran speaker at over 100 spectrum policy symposiums, trade events, and economic development conferences. A key source of industry knowledge for the market’s analysts, Mr. Leary has also advised numerous policy think tanks such as the New America Foundation.

Entering the industry building major metro fiber optic MANs, Mr. Leary emerged literally from the broadband trenches and now has over 18 years specializing in the physical architecture of networks. Mr. Leary has been dedicated to the wireless side of network infrastructures for nine years, holding executive sales and business development roles with previous firms. He has been involved in the implementation of hundreds of WLANs and WMANs using license exempt bands.

Mr. Leary joined Alvarion (formerly BreezeCOM) in mid 1999 where he served for two years as its Southeast U.S. district manager. In 2001 he was promoted to chief evangelist, a position created specifically in recognition of his aggressive advocacy. In 2003 Mr. Leary was again promoted, this time to his current position as assistant vice president of marketing, reporting directly to the president. As assistant vice president of marketing, he is responsible for Alvarion’s North American marketing efforts.

A passionate champion for wireless broadband, especially in underserved communities, Mr. Leary attended West Los Angeles College and James Madison University and holds a liberal arts degree. He currently resides in the Bay Area of California with his wife and two daughters.

Richard Bull, Police Chief, Ripon (CA)

Tom Lockard, joined Stone & Youngberg in 1984. Mr. Lockard's public finance experience covers all facets of local government and not-for-profit corporation finance. He has structured over $3 billion in Lease and Installment Sale Certificates of Participation, Water and Sewer Utility Revenue Bonds, General Obligation Bonds, Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Short-Term Notes, Tax Allocation Bonds, Marks-Roos Pools, 1915 Act Special Assessment Bonds, and Mello-Roos Bonds. Mr. Lockard earned a bachelor's degree from Stanford University. He served a Coro Foundation fellowship in 1980 from which he earned a master's degree in public policy from the Claremont Graduate University. Mr. Lockard graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School with an M.B.A. in finance and public management