Moderator - Howard Greenstein, What Happens When Networks Break?

Howard Greenstein is currently the Senior Director of the Management Programs and the Non-Credit Virtual College at the School of Continuing and Professional Studies at NYU. He is responsible for creating the Non-Credit Certificate Programs in Business Continuity and Homeland Security. He is part of the team contributing resources to the Center for Catastrophe Preparedness and Response and the International Center for Enterprise Preparedness at NYU. He recently presented these Certificate Programs in front of the New York Congressional Delegation staff in Washington D.C. and in front of the Center's Board, which includes the commissioners of NYPD, FDNY and the city and state Offices of Emergency Management.

Previously, Howard was the Director of Operations for Mayor Giuliani's Twin Towers Fund In this role he was responsible for the day-to-day workings of this not-for-profit that served the families of uniformed services heroes who perished at the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001. He managed donation reciepts, accounting, email, web and the distribution of over $168 million dollars to the families.

Howard has been a digital media consultant and expert in cutting edge technology applications and solutions for over fourteen years. As a Technical Evangelist for Microsoft's Developer Relations team he helped gain acceptance and adoption of Internet Explorer 4, SiteServer, and Windows Media among top partners. Howard came to Microsoft from streaming media startup company Netcast in 1997, where he was Director of Operations and Customer Service.

Howard is a member of the Board of Directors of the New York Software Industry Association. He has also served on the board of the New York New Media Association and is a co-founder of the World Wide Web Artist's Consortium. He is also on the advisory board of America's Camp, which hosts children who lost parents on 9-11.

Howard has been featured in the New York Post, Daily News, New York Times, Fast Company, and the Silicon Alley Reporter. Howard was awarded his degree at the Masters of Interactive
Telecommunication Program (ITP) at New York University in 1996 and
graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Labor Relations. He
recently finished the coursework for the Certificate in Personal and Life
Coaching at NYU.