Sean Ness oversees business development for IFTF. With a specific focus on research derived from the Technology Horizons and Ten-Year Forecast Programs, he looks for creative ways to interact/engage with outside organizations. In addition to his day-job at IFTF, Sean co-founded the STIRR Network (www.stirr.net), a group that helps catalyze early-stage entrepreneurial activity in Silicon Valley. He has previously worked at Forrester Research and ComputerWire. Sean holds a B.S. in Polymer Science from Penn State University, with a minor in Chemistry.