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<h1>Dr. Jeffrey Jaffe, W3C CEO</h1>

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<p style="clear:none">Dr. Jeff Jaffe is Chief Executive Officer of the World
Wide Web Consortium. In this role he works with Director Tim Berners-Lee,
staff, and membership, and the public to evolve and communicate the W3C's
organizational vision. He is responsible for all of W3C's global operations,
for maintaining the interests of all of W3C's stakeholders, and for sustaining
a culture of cooperation and transparency, so that W3C continues to be the
leading forum for the technical development and stewardship of the Web.</p>

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  <li><b>Contact</b></li>
  <li>&lt;jeff@w3.org&gt;</li>
  <li>Office phone: +1.617.253.7697</li>
  <li>Fax: +1.617.258.5999</li>
  <li><a href="/blog/ceo/">CEO Blog</a> <a href="/blog/ceo_feed"
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  <li><b>Postal address</b></li>
  <li>MIT/CSAIL Building 32-G522</li>
  <li>32 Vassar Street</li>
  <li>Cambridge, MA 02139 USA</li>
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<h2 id="bio" style="clear: left">Bio</h2>

<p>After receiving a Ph.D. in computer science from MIT in 1979, Jeff joined
IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Center. During his tenure at IBM, he held a
wide variety of technical and management positions, including vice president,
Systems and Software Research, corporate vice president of technology, and
general manager of IBM's SecureWay business unit, where he was responsible for
IBM's security, directory, and networking software business.</p>

<p>Jeff then served as president of Bell Labs Research and Advanced
Technologies, where he established new facilities in Ireland and India, and
served as chairman of the board of the New Jersey Nanotechnology Consortium.</p>

<p>Most recently, Jeff served as the Executive Vice President and Chief
Technology Officer for Novell. He was responsible for Novell's technology
direction, as well as leading Novell's product business units.</p>

<p>Jeff was appointed by President Bill Clinton to serve on the Advisory
Committee for the Presidential Commission for Critical Infrastructure
Protection. He has also chaired the Chief Technology Officer group of the
Computer Systems Policy Project, and has served on the National Research
Council's Computer Science and Telecommunications Board. He is a Fellow of ACM
and the IEEE.</p>

<p>Dr. Jaffe holds a BS in Mathematics and an MS in Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science in addition to his Doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology.</p>

<h3>Additional Participation</h3>
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  <li>Partnership for Critical Infrastructure Security (1998-2000)</li>
  <li>CTO Council of TIA (2004-2005)</li>
  <li>Commercial Sector Board for ITAA (2008-2010)</li>
  <li>National Research Council reports</li>
  <li>Editor, IEEE Transactions on Communications (1986-1992)</li>
  <li>Editor, ACM/IEEE Transactions on Networking (1992-1993)</li>
  <li>IEEE Comsoc Nominations Board (1992-1994)</li>
  <li>General Chair Infocom (1995)</li>
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