Mueller was elected Chairman and CEO of Qwest Communications International Inc. on August 10, 2007. Most recently, he led Williams-Sonoma, Inc., which he joined as chief executive officer in January 2003 and served until July 2006. Mueller joined the company’s board of directors in 1999 and departed in 2007. Williams-Sonoma owns and operates home-centered retail chains, including Williams-Sonoma and Pottery Barn.

Prior to joining Williams-Sonoma, Mr. Mueller served as President and CEO of Ameritech Corporation, a subsidiary of SBC Communications, Inc., from 2000 to 2002; as president of SBC International Operations from 1999 to 2000; and as President of Pacific Bell from 1997 to 1999. He joined SBC in 1968, and held other executive positions, including that of President and CEO of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company.

In addition to serving as Chairman of the Board of Qwest Communications, Mueller is a member of the board of directors of The Clorox Company. He is also a member of the board of trustees of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. A native of St. Louis, he holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Missouri and an executive M.B.A. degree from Washington University.

Stankey has a broad portfolio of responsibilities that include sales, marketing, operations and network for AT&T's five regional telecommunications units -- planning, and building and maintaining AT&T's domestic and global technology infrastructure, both wireline and wireless. This includes the company's initiative to provide fiber-based IP video services to millions of households. Stankey also holds responsibility for AT&T Labs as well as corporate supply chain and real estate functions.

Prior to his current position, Stankey was the company's chief information officer. He also served as President and CEO of AT&T's Southwest region and President of Industry Markets, AT&T's wholesale division. He began his career with Pacific Bell in 1985, where he held a variety of positions in sales and service, network operations, information technology, video operations, engineering, and corporate support.

A native of California, Stankey earned a bachelor's degree in finance from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles in 1985, and a master's degree in business administration and management of information systems from UCLA in 1991.

Laphen has been CEO of CSC since May 2007, Executive Chairman since July, 2007 and its President since April 2003. He joined CSC in 1977 and had responsibility for CSC’s global line organizations in Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas

Laphen served in the U.S. Air Force and Pennsylvania Air National Guard. He is a Member of the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA), and National Defense Industrial Association. Laphen earned his Bachelor's Degree in Business from Pennsylvania State University and his MBA from Wharton School of Business at University of Pennsylvania. He also performed Graduate Studies in Computer Science at Temple University.

Lynch heads one of the world’s largest providers of engineered electronic components, network solutions, wireless systems and undersea telecommunication systems. With fiscal 2007 sales of $13.5 billion, Tyco Electronics has nearly 100,000 employees in more than 45 countries.

He joined Tyco International in September 2004 as President of Tyco Engineered Products and Services (TEPS). With 2005 revenue of $6.5 billion, TEPS is the world’s leading manufacturer of industrial valves and controls. He was promoted to CEO of Tyco Electronics in January 2006.

Lynch joined Tyco from Motorola, where he served as Executive Vice President of Motorola, and President and CEO of Motorola’s Personal Communications sector, a $12 billion leading supplier of cellular handsets. Prior to this role, he served as President of the Integrated Electronics Systems sector, of which automotive was the largest market segment.

Prior to Motorola, Lynch was Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Satellite and Broadcast Network Systems segment for General Instrument Corporation. He serves as a Director of the U.S.-China Business Council, the leading organization of U.S. companies engaged in business with the People’s Republic of China. Lynch has a Bachelor of Science in Commerce from Rider University. He also serves on the Tyco Electronics Board of Directors.

Roper, having served as a director of VeriSign since November 2003, became president and CEO of the company in May 2007. Prior to joining VeriSign, Roper served as Executive Vice President of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC),. From 1990 to 2000, he also served as SAIC's chief financial officer. During that time, he played a leadership role in Network Solutions from its acquisition by SAIC in 1995 through its merger with VeriSign in 2000.

Prior to joining SAIC, Roper spent 22 years in senior management positions in banking, private enterprises and public companies involved in information technology. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics from the University of Mississippi and graduated from the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University.