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Tom is a successful technology innovator/developer/entrepreneurand investor with experience sitting on both sidesof the boardroom table. He has over twenty-five years experiencein communications systems, equipment, chipsetsand software. As a General Partner at Novak Biddle VenturePartners, he currently sits on the boards of portfoliocompanies Centice, Paratek, Princeton Optronics, CommandInformation, Fiberzone Networks, Digital Bridgeand Avail MediaTom served as Senior Vice President of Engineering atHughes Network Systems before founding Telogy Networks,a leader in providing embedded communicationssoftware for wireless and IP networks, in 1990. Telogy’saward-winning products were proven market successeswith world-class customers such as Cisco, Motorola, Samsung,Nortel, Alcatel and NEC. In 1998, Motorola purchasedTelogy’s digital cellular technology and development team,and in 1999, Texas Instruments purchased Telogy as thepioneer in embedded VOIP software. Based on Telogy’stechnology, Texas Instruments has shipped over 1 billionVOIP ports worldwide to date.Prior to joining Novak Biddle, Tom co-founded and waschairman of Cognio, a developer of spectrum managementand MIMO antenna technology for wireless applications.Cognio was acquired by Cisco in October 2007. Tom hasalso served as a Director of Torrent Networking, acquiredby Ericsson, and Integrated Telecom, acquired by PMC Sierra.In 1995, Tom was recognized as the Joseph A. Sciulli “Entrepreneurof the Year” by the Maryland High TechnologyCouncil.Tom has patents relating to software, the Internet, anddigital telephone systems, and he is the author of “PacketSwitching” in McGraw Hill’s Electronic CommunicationsHandbook. He’s a member of IEEE and ACM, and he is analumnus of Purdue University, and the Executive Management(non-degree) program at MIT Sloan School.The Role of Technology Innovation andEntrepreneurialism in Economic ExpansionIn these difficult recessionary times, recently characterizedby government bail-outs and stimulus packages, it isworthwhile to consider the role of technology innovationand entrepreneurialism in economic expansion. Entirelynew industries, such as the mobile phone business, havesprung up as the result of technology innovation. Suchinnovations are often initially under-appreciated and outrightrisky; however, when coupled with entrepreneurialattitudes and behaviors they can lead to success in the marketplacegenerating enormous economic wealth and jobcreation opportunities. Many of the fundamentals are thesame regardless of the industry served. Academia can playa substantial role in preparing future technology leadersand entrepreneurs. Some example cases will be cited.Mr. Thomas Harold SchollGeneral Partner, Novak Biddle Venture Partners, Bethesda, Maryland USA