Bruce is founder and president of Connective Associates LLC and a nationally acclaimed expert on network optimization with expertise in both technology and organizational development. A leading authority on accelerating business results with a network perspective, Bruce has helped many Fortune 500 companies to optimize their operational networks with his groundbreaking decision-support tools. Bruce has also led numerous community renewal programs. He is a Lecturer in the Computer Science Department at Boston University, where he teaches Online Social Networks. Bruce was also a Visiting Professor of Computational and Applied Mathematics at Rice University, and he received his PhD in Computer Science from Cornell University. Bruce writes a widely acclaimed blog, Connectedness, full of practical and thought-provoking insights on improving business productivity, innovation, and leadership with the power of the network perspective.