Earl has over 35 years' experience in general management and managing research, development, and engineering. He has conceived and grown new businesses and brought a variety of advanced technologies to market. Dr. Sacerdoti has spent 20 years operating The Copernican Group, an affiliation of management and technical consultants focused on making applications of advanced software technology practical. His clients have included Apple, IBM, Sun Microsystems, Pacific Bell, Schlumberger, and numerous startups. His recent work includes collaborating on business plans, setting development plans, recruiting staff, conceiving products, managing product development and product marketing, developing and managing patent portfolios, negotiating distribution agreements, and mentoring executive staff. He is a co-founder of Symantec, held bottom-line responsibility for a top-200 software products business through its IPO, and has held executive positions at Apple, a wide variety of software vendors, and a medical device company. He has served on the Board of Directors of six companies. Earl is co-chair of the Software Committee for the Keiretsu Forum. He earned a PhD in Computer Science from Stanford University and a BA in Psychology from Yale. He has five issued and four pending US patents.
