Danny E. Stroud

DANNY E. STROUD is President and Chief Executive Officer of
AppliedTheory Corporation. He joined the company in July 1999 to lead
the mergers and acquisitions initiatives and to enhance the management
team for future growth. In October 2000, he was appointed as President
and CEO and became a Director. A telecommunications industry veteran,
Mr. Stroud joined AppliedTheory from Varaz Ventures, Inc., a company he
founded in 1998 to develop telecommunications opportunities in emerging
markets. His experience includes leadership roles at Verio, Nextel,
OneComm, Bay Area Cellular Telephone (Cellular One) and Pacific Bell
Yellow Pages. Mr. Stroud received his MBA from St. Mary’s College of
California and his BS from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.