Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 4, 1999

Robert F. Bernard – Whittman-hart Inc (whit)

ROBERT F. BERNARD, Chairman and CEO of Whittman-Hart, Inc., founded the company in 1984. He manages and directs the company's Executive Committee, which is responsible for implementing corporate strategy and identifying business development opportunities. In addition to founding Whittman-Hart, Mr. Bernard's professional experience extends to the following concerns: member, Special Events Board, Marklund's Children's Home; member, Dean's Advisory Board, Lumpkin College of Business, Eastern Illinois University; past-President, The INC. Council of Growing Companies, Illinois Chapter; Founder and past-President, Illinois Mid- Range User Group. His numerous awards and honors comprise various well- known organizations: KPMG Peat Marwick, Illinois High Tech Entrepreneur of the Year, 1992; 'Crain's Chicago Business', Who's Who in Chicago Business, 1993; 'Crain's Chicago Business', 40 Under 40 list, 1997; Ernst & Young, Illinois and Northwest Indiana Service Entrepreneur of the Year, 1998. He is also a volunteer and a sponsor in diverse community services. Mr. Bernard holds an Associate's degree in Business from Ball State University as well as several Certifications in Entrepreneurial Seminars from the University of Chicago, the University of Illinois, Northwestern University and the University of Pennsylvania. Profile
TWST: Could you start off with a bit of a background profile on

Whittman-Hart, enough information to put us into context, and then also

describe what you see as your business, and what you see as