Thinktomi Welcomes New Board Member Chris Shipley

REDWOOD CITY, CA -- Chris Shipley, a leading technology analyst for more than 25 years, has joined the board of Thinktomi, a Silicon Valley company delivering high-impact entrepreneurship and business education to an audience of all ages and backgrounds.

Since 1984, Chris Shipley has identified startups that are driving market disruption. As leader of theDEMO Conference (1996 to 2009), she helped more than 1,500 companies go to market. A journalist, analyst and innovative thinker, Chris focuses her work on entrepreneurs who are making sustainable impact in the world.

“A rapidly shifting global economy requires a workforce educated in the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and innovative thinking, regardless of the field of endeavor,” says Chris Shipley. “Thinktomi’s approach to entrepreneurial education is smart, scalable and high impact and I’m delighted to join the company’s Board and help steer the organization as it grows both domestically and internationally.”

“Silicon Valley is the ideal location and Chris Shipley, with her rich Valley background, is the ideal board member to guide us as we continue to grow,” says Thinktomi Co-Founder & CEO Manoj Fernando.

ABOUT CHRIS SHIPLEY

A leading technology analyst for more than 25 years, Chris is passionate about entrepreneurship as thedriver of innovation, economic growth, and restorative sustainability. She has built a career identifying innovative startups that create market and drive positive and disruptive change. As the executive producer of the DEMO conference from 1996 to 2009, Chris helped more than 1,500 companies make their market debut. If those companies were a portfolio, they would have a combined market value of more than $60 Billion.