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Center for Science, Technology & Society - Eric Carlson Biography

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     Eric Carlson, President and CEO. Eric Carlson has worked in research, product development and executive management in Silicon Valley since 1972. Most recently, Eric spent two years as a management consultant and Visiting Senior Fellow at the Santa Clara University Center for Science, Technology and Society. From 1994 to 1999 Eric held VP/GM positions at Silicon Graphics (SGI) including VP/GM of the Visual Computing Business Unit. Eric was with the ASK Group from 1990 to 1994 and held several executive positions including President and CEO. Prior to this, Eric was with Unisys, Convergent Technologies, Inc., and the IBM Research Division. His research at IBM resulted in more than 50 papers, 1 patent, and an IBM Outstanding Contribution Award for the Geo-data Analysis and Display System.

     Eric has a Ph.D. in computer science and a master's degree in city and regional planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His bachelor's degree in economics is from Carleton College in Minnesota.