Birthplace: Passaic, New Jersey

Current Position: Founder and Creative Director, Mothers of Invention

Special Skills: Conceiving transformational marketing strategies and concepts; encouraging clients to run unconventional campaigns; energizing colleagues to do their best work; spreading the Mothers of Invention philosophy.

Prior Positions: Agency management positions in the Boston area and New York, including BBDO Direct; Client-side management positions in Los Angeles and New York, including Petersen Publishing, American Management Association, and National Syndications.

Client Experience: Analog Devices, Bausch & Lomb, BJ's Wholesale Clubs, Cognos, EnergyUSA, Fast Company, Fidelity Investments, Harris Connect, Harvard Business School Publishing, HomePortfolio.com, IDG, Iron Mountain, MIT's Technology Review, Monster, Progress Software, RSA Security, Stratus Technologies, Thomson & Thomson, and Ziff-Davis.

Interests: Current events, reading, writing, trips to urban centers, adoption, sports, reality television, and exercise.

Family: Married 17 years to Jodi; one daughter, Sky, age eight.

Education: Bachelor of Science in Marketing, California State University, Northridge

What You'd Never Expect: While in college, this son of a Pearl Harbor survivor did some amateur boxing and retired undefeated with a 1-0 record!