2008 Keynote Speaker 
Chris Stone '79
Managing Director, Epic Ventures
Chris Stone has been in the software technology business for 28 years having served first in product development with Data General and with Novell as its CEO and vice chairman. He founded and served as CEO of two software companies, Object Management Group and Tilion, Inc. In 1997 he started a $50 million venture fund which returned over 300%. Stone has been recognized for his achievements in a variety of publications for software development and Open Source technology. In 1999, Ziff Davis Publishing named him to the list of “Smart Top 50” people in High Tech; in 2001 Red Herring named him to their list of “Top Ten Entrepreneurs,” and in 2003 he received the overall Top Innovator and Top Linux Open Source Award from VarBusiness Magazine. Most recently Stone served as the CEO of StreamServe, Inc. as well as on the advisory board of EPIC Ventures, the Massachusetts IT Advisory Board (gubernatorial appointment) and other small software companies. Stone graduated from UNH and the Harvard Business School. For more information, visit http://www.epicvc.com