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| LARRY J. SINGER Senior Vice President, Global Market Strategies SUN MICROSYSTEMS Larry Singer joined Sun in early 2003 and is Senior Vice President, Global Market Strategies. In this function Larry is primarily responsible for implementing programs designed to tightly integrate Sun's products, services and marketing teams with Sun's field organization and key customers; he also leads Sun's competitive office. As a result, Sun will be better positioned as a key contributor to achieving customers' business objectives and ensuring their voice is constantly reflected in Sun's strategy and priorities. Prior to joining Sun, Singer was the chief information officer of the State of Georgia where he was chosen by Governor Roy E. Barnes as tha tstate's first chief information officer and executive director of the Georgia Technology Authority (GTA). As chief executive of GTA, he oversaw the development of IT policy and strategic planning and the purchase of technology resources for the state. Under his leadership, GTA evolved into an organization with almost 800 employees, a $300 million budget and responsibility for operation of the state's central computer systems and telecommunications networks. Singer has more than 18 years of experience in the IT field working in general management positions with Texas Instruments and Computer Associates, and also operated a not-for-profit organization that provided technical assistance in strategic IT planning, governance and systems integration to governments around the world. Larry also worked as a research fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University where his research strategies for implementing welfare reform through IT systems innovations has been widely referenced. |