Steve Francis is an experienced leader, marketer, and technologist. He currently splits his time between five technology companies, each in an exciting and different market. Previously, Steve had joined Verizon through their acquisition of Intel Media after Intel acquired Avtrex, Inc. where he was CEO. He had been involved with Avtrex, a boot-strapped startup in the TV software business, from its inception.Before joining Avtrex, Steve was president and CEO of Captiva Software (NASDAQ:CPTV; previously ActionPoint, Inc.) where he was responsible for refocusing the company and returning it to profitability before doubling its size through a merger with a strategic business partner. His career has spanned roles as diverse as software development, engineering management, marketing, and OEM sales. Captiva was acquired by EMC, now part of OpenText.He holds a BS degree and pursued advanced work in electrical engineering and computer science from Stanford University where he started three companies and was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa and Tau Beta Pi honorary societies.