Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 20, 2000
STUART R. PATTERSON, with nearly 20 years of experience in the online
services market, joined SpeechWorks International, Inc. as President in
September 1997 and became CEO in May 1998. From May 1996 to March 1997,
he served as Vice President and Line of Business Manager at Voxware
Inc., a developer of digital speech and audio technologies and
solutions. While at Voxware, he managed software products and
partnerships in the Internet telephony market and also supported its
initial public offering in October 1996. Between his tenures at
SpeechWorks and Voxware, Mr. Patterson served on the Board of Boston
Business Graphics, Inc., a developer of high-end Websites, which was
bought by Think New Ideas, Inc., now answerthink, Inc. From September
1987 to April 1996, Mr. Patterson co-founded and served as the CEO of
Vicorp Interactive Systems, a developer of large-scale voice and data
applications based on open system tools and platforms. His previous
experience includes positions at Hewlett-Packard and France Telecom. Mr.
Patterson holds a BA from Harvard College and an MBA from the Yale
School of Management. Profile
International?
Mr. Patterson: SpeechWorks was founded about six years ago out of
licensing remarkable technology out of MIT.
