Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 19, 2001

Robert Van Naarden – Authentidate Inc (adat)

ROBERT VAN NAARDEN, Chief Executive Officer and President, AuthentiDate, Inc. is a strong general manager with impressive marketing and business development skills and accomplishments. His entire career has been spent in the technology arena with such companies as Digital Equipment, Convergent Technologies, SuperMac, Firepower, Netframe and Sensar, Inc. Mr. Van Naarden has built several companies from the ground up and has created many successful business alliance relationships throughout the years. He holds an MS degree in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science from Northeastern University in Boston, MA., a BS degree in Physics, and a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. Profile
TWST: Could you begin with an overview of Authentidate, Inc.?

Mr. Van Naarden: The key issue is, we believe people should look

seriously at this technology because there are significant