W Stephenson

W. David Stephenson, (http: //stephensonstrategies.com/w-david-stephenson-bio/) a religion major in college, belatedly became an evangelist ---- for structured data and visualization. He's also particularly credible on data visualization because he has a life-threatening allergy to large columns of numbers in their raw form, while reveling in their visualization. He is a leading theoretician on the subject (including writing the white paper on it for Don Tapscott's Gov. 2.0 project), and has a...See more

W. David Stephenson, (http: //stephensonstrategies.com/w-david-stephenson-bio/) a religion major in college, belatedly became an evangelist ---- for structured data and visualization. He's also particularly credible on data visualization because he has a life-threatening allergy to large columns of numbers in their raw form, while reveling in their visualization. He is a leading theoretician on the subject (including writing the white paper on it for Don Tapscott's Gov. 2.0 project), and has a 35-year record of innovation and change-management in fields including energy, the environment, Web 2.0, and homeland security. He is a skilled writer, with many years of writing for print publications and the web, with particular emphasis on futurism and explaining technology in easily-understood terms. Known for his holistic thinking, he is witty, irreverent, and passionate. Stephenson is also a professional speechwriter and former award-winning public relations consultant, and will apply those skills to publicizing the book. See less