Brent Schlender

Brent Schlender, 58 years old, is one of the ‘graybeards’ of Silicon Valley journalism, having covered the digital revolution almost since it’s inception, including 10 years at The Wall Street Journal, and two decades as FORTUNE’s lead technology writer. He has won numerous writing awards, and in 2010 was named a ‘Silicon Valley Visionary’ by SD Forum, the software industry’s international trade association. Rick Tetzeli is executive editor of Fast Company. He was Managing Editor of Entertainment Weekly, and Deputy Editor of Fortune. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Mari, and their three children.