Bill Warner is the founder and Managing Partner of Paladin and Associates, a firm that helps executives create successful businesses by providing a broad array of executive services. He is Chairman of the Triangle Accredited Capital Forum, an angel investor network that reaches throughout the southeast. He is also co-founder of the NC Sustainable Entrepreneurs Group which mentors sustainable businesses in NC. Bill has more than thirty-eight years of experience in the computer industry, with the last twenty years as a CEO and general manager responsible for computer software and hardware businesses. He most recently served as President and CEO of LiveWire Logic, a customer relationship management company in the service and support market. Previously, he was Executive Vice President of Products and Services at Dialogic, an Intel Company, and a $400M computer telephony company headquartered in New Jersey. Prior to that, he held executive positions at Banyan Systems, SystemSoft and IBM. His community service includes board directorships in the Association for Corporate Growth, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Cooperaci—n OrtopŽdica Americano NicaragŸense and the Triangle Community FoundationÕs Entrepreneurial Partnership, and is a member of the Council for Entrepreneurial Development, Angel Capital Association, Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, North Carolina Citizens for Business and Industry, North Carolina Technology Association and National Association of Corporate Directors.