John is the founder of the SWI Group, a portfolio of software and IT services companies. He was also the former Head of Global Technology of Barclays Global Investors. Before 1990, John worked on control systems engineering projects in the nuclear power industry, playing a major role in developing custom operating systems used in safety critical applications. Since then, he has worked primarily in the investment industry creating a wide range of custom solutions for both sell side and buy side.

Mark is the CEO of Tier1CRM Inc., a provider of specialized CRM solutions powered by on-demand industry leader salesforce.com. He has an entrepreneurial track record of creating innovative new products and businesses with more than 25 years of experience in the financial, telco and energy sectors. Co-Founder and former CEO of Halcyon Monitoring Solutions (spin-off from SWI Group), he established a licensing deal to Sun Microsystems in the 2nd year of operation as well as a co-selling agreement resulting in a profitable business for over 10 years.