Some people have vision. Others get things done. Christine Comaford-Lynch embodies the rare blend of entrepreneur and advisor who has been a consistent mover, shaker and trailblazer in the software industry, emerging markets and Fortune 1000.

Christine is five-time CEO/entrepreneur defining new markets, developing products to serve them, executing sales, marketing and product strategies. Throughout Christine’s career, she has assisted over 700 of the Fortune 1000 in accelerating innovation. She was a founder of First Professional Bank, Kuvera Associates, Corporate Computing, planetU and Artemis Ventures. All of these companies have either been acquired or taken public. Christine’s expertise is a result of over 20 years in operational high tech positions at Microsoft, Lotus, Adobe and Apple as well as strategy advisor to Oracle and Symantec. Christine has participated on several Boards of for- and non-profit companies, consulted with the White House on technology and small business strategies, and has garnered numerous industry accolades.

Today Christine leads Mighty Ventures, a business accelerator that assists small to large companies in boosting revenue and optimizing performance. She is also a columnist, where you’ll find her on the home page of BusinessWeek Small Business (www.businessweek.com/smallbiz).

 

Christine’s forthcoming book, Rules for Renegades: How To Make More Money, Rock Your Career, And Revel in Your Individuality will be available September 2007 from McGraw-Hill. 

Click here to read the first chapter of Rules for Renegade .

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