Innovation Engines and R&D Breakthroughs (2 of 2)

Danny Hillis

Danny Hillis is chairman and co-founder of Applied Minds. Previously, he was vice president and Disney fellow for Research and Development at Walt Disney Imagineering, and a co-founder of Thinking Machines Corp. While completing his doctorate at MIT, he pioneered the concept of parallel computers that is now the basis for most supercomputers, as well as the RAID disk array technology used to store large databases. He is the recipient of the inaugural Dan David Prize, the Spirit of American Creativity Award, the Hopper Award, and the Ramanujan Award. He is a fellow of the Association of Computing Machinery, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the International Leadership Forum, and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

Gary Labovich

Gary Labovich is a Booz Allen Hamilton Vice President leading the firm's federal civilian information technology (IT) efforts, with a focus on environment and energy, transportation, finance and entitlements, strategic programs and health. Labovich also manages the firm's IT investment portfolio which supports capability building and innovation across the technology business. He directs five Centers of Excellence that support research and development in the strategic application of technology solutions for clients. He is a member of the Critical Strategic Initiatives (CSI) team consisting of a select group of partners who support the largest and most complex business opportunities across the firm. He is also a member of the firm's prestigious Professional Excellence Awards (PEA) committee which recognizes those projects that generate the highest impact and most meaningful results for clients.

William Swope

William A. Swope is corporate vice president and general manager of Intel's Corporate Affairs Group and is responsible for ensuring Intel's continued focus on corporate social responsibility as an integral part of Intel's corporate strategy. In this role, he leads the company's global education and citizenship programs, as well as its community and corporate contribution activities and the Intel Foundation. His team is charged with driving policy, education, and community agendas that effect positive change around the world. Since joining Intel in 1979, Swope has held numerous roles including manufacturing technology planning, strategic product planning and product management. Swope was director of Digital Enterprise Brand Management, and prior to that he was general manager of the Software and Solutions Group (SSG), reporting to the president and chief operating officer of Intel. In that capacity he managed the software products and enabling efforts within SSG. From 1993 to 1995, Swope was the general manager of the Intel® Pentium Pro processor team. Swope was promoted to vice president in 1996 and corporate vice president in 2003.