Board & Advisors
Laurence Seifert
Laurence "Larry" Seifert retired in August 2001 as the Executive Vice President of AT&T Wireless Services Group and COO of its Fixed Wireless Services Unit. Previously, Seifert was Vice President of AT&T Global Manufacturing and Engineering and was a member of the Bell Laboratories Cabinet, which oversaw R&D programs and policies. Seifert has also served at AT&T as Vice President of Communications Products Sourcing and Manufacturing, Vice President of Engineering, Manufacturing Research and Development, Vice President, and Director of Engineering, and he spent ten years in Product Management and Marketing.Seifert's international experience includes stints as CEO of AT&T Consumer Products-Mexico, and CEO of AT&T Consumer Products Singapore and Thailand. He began his career in 1957 at Western Electric's Kearney Works.
Seifert holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology. He currently serves on The Board of Overseers of New Jersey Institute of Technology. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1989
Stockton Rush
R. Stockton Rush III is the Chairman and CEO of Remote Control Technologies, Inc, a Redmond, Washington based manufacturer of wireless remote control devices for industrial applications.Prior to joining RCT, Mr. Rush was a founding partner of Peregrine Partners, a San Francisco based venture capital firm. Mr. Rush is also a member of the board of directors of BlueView Technologies, Inc, a manufacturer of small, high frequency sonar systems.
Mr. Rush holds a BSE in Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University and an MBA from the U.C. Berkeley Hass School of Business.
Niranjan Chipalkatti, Ph.D.
Dr. Niranjan "Chips" Chipalkatti is an Associate Professor of Accounting at Seattle University. Previously, he was on the faculty at Ohio Northern University.Chipalkatti is a business valuation consultant and is actively engaged in capital markets research involving policy issues related to the new revenue recognition requirements, equity valuation issues, and the impact of earnings signals and mandated disclosures on the market microstructure.
He has presented at the American Accounting Association, the Financial Management Association and the American Economic Association meetings. His articles have been published in various journals including the Journal of Developing Areas, Journal of International Accounting Research, International Journal of Financial Services Management, Journal of Accounting Research, Oxford Development Studies, CPA Journal, Ohio CPA Journal, and Business Valuation Review. His paper on the market microstructure effects of the transparency of Indian banks was published as a working paper of the National Stock Exchange in India.
Chipalkatti previously worked as an auditor at A.F. Fergusons, Chartered Accountants (associates of KPMG International) and as an accountant at Hindustan Lever Ltd., a subsidiary of Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL).
Chipalkatti received his Ph.D. in Accounting from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He obtained his undergraduate degree in Commerce from the University of Bombay. He is an accredited member of the Institute of Business Appraisers.
Patricia Zuccotti
Patricia "Trish" Zuccotti is the Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller of Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) Prior to joining Expedia, Zuccotti was employed by Deloitte & Touche LLP, serving most recently as a Director of Enterprise Risk Services. Prior to that she served as a Director of Audit for ten years.With 22 years in public accounting, Zuccotti has in-depth experience in auditing, US GAAP, SEC filings, Sarbanes-Oxley readiness and compliance, as well as mergers and acquisitions.
Zuccotti holds an MBA in Accounting and Finance (dual major) from the University of Washington and a BA in Political Science from Trinity College. She is a Certified Public Accountant.
Zuccotti currently serves on the Board of Directors of KUOW, Seattle's NPR affiliate and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).