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Interview with the Chairman & CEO: root9B Technologies, Inc. (OTCMKTS:RTNB)

Grano, Joseph J.
Joseph J. Grano, Jr. is Chairman and CEO of root9B Technologies, Inc., a cybersecurity and regulatory risk mitigation company, and Chairman and CEO of Centurion Holdings LLC, a company that advises private and public companies. From 2001 to 2004, Mr. Grano was Chairman of UBS Financial Services Inc. In 2002, Mr. Grano was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as the Chairman of the Homeland Security Advisory Council. Mr. Grano joined PaineWebber in February 1988 as President of Retail Sales and Marketing, and became President of PaineWebber Group in December 1994. As President, he oversaw the acquisition of Kidder, Peabody in 1995 and J.C. Bradford in 2000. Mr. Grano was also instrumental in helping to bring about the merger of PaineWebber with UBS in 2000, when Mr. Grano was named President & CEO of UBS PaineWebber and the following year was named Chairman & CEO. Prior to joining PaineWebber, Mr. Grano was with Merrill Lynch for 16 years, holding various senior management positions including Director of National Sales. Mr. Grano was Chairman of the Board of Governors of the NASD in 1994 and a member of the NASD’s Executive Committee. Before joining Merrill Lynch, Mr. Grano served in the U.S. Special Forces (Green Berets). Mr. Grano holds Honorary Doctor of Law degrees from Pepperdine University and Babson College as well as Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees from Queens College, City University of New York and Central Connecticut State University. In addition he holds an Honorary Doctor of Business Administration degree from the University of New Haven. In 2012 Mr. Grano was honored at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation, and he also received the Quiet Professional Award from the Green Beret Foundation for his patriotic contributions to our country. In 2004 Mr. Grano received the Sons of Italy Foundation National Education & Leadership Award. In October 2002 he received the Corporate Leadership Award from the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund for his commitment to education. In 2000, he became the 39th recipient of the USO Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Service, and was named Business Leader of the Year by Georgetown University’s School of Business. Mr. Grano is the author of the book “You Can’t Predict A Hero” which was on BusinessWeek’s best-seller list in 2009. Profile
TWST: Let's start with a brief company history and a view to key milestones.

Mr. Grano: Approximately two years ago I was approached by what was then Premier

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