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Christopher S. Rollyson

Christopher S. Rollyson has been a thought leader and proponent of e-business since 1994, when he began designing websites for clients as a marketing consultant. He is currently Vice President of Alliances and Marketing of nVISIA, a technology consultancy that guides Fortune 1000 companies' adoption of leading edge technology. At nVISIA, he formulates and implements business strategy, market positioning and alliances with IBM, Sun, Rational and others. He is active in Chicago's technology community and serves as an advisor to several start-ups.

Recently a subject matter expert for e-business and knowledge strategy PricewaterhouseCoopers' Strategic Change practice, Mr. Rollyson developed and brought e-business thought leadership to clients in automotive, software, telecoms, consumer electronics, chemicals and petroleum industries. His focus was on both helping global enterprises to use e-business strategies to transform themselves and advising e-business start-ups on their business strategy. He helped to lead PwC's venturing efforts by co-launching the B2B Accelerator, innovating alliances with startups, and consulting to entrepreneurs on their business strategies. In addition, he has developed original models and services frameworks for e-business strategy consulting. He is a co-founder of The KnockNow Foundation and holds a board position with the Association of Internet Professionals.

Prior to PwC, Mr. Rollyson directed marketing strategy and pioneered a new knowledge strategy for KPMG's Midwest High Technology practice. Previously at a leading edge Java consultancy, he built the knowledge and marketing infrastructure to drive the firm's expansion and played a key role in co-launching Java via marketing alliances with Sun and Netscape. Mr. Rollyson has done graduate work in economics at the University of Chicago as well as Die Freie Universität Berlin and L'Université de Clermont-Ferrand in France. He took his undergraduate degree from Kalamazoo College.

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Issue 1 - Beyond 2001: Investing in Internet and Early Stage Technology Companies