LEWIS Social Media Summit March 10, 2010 - Part 2 of 7

Social Media Summit March 10, 2010 Dan Burton, Senior Vice President, Global Public Policy, Salesforce.com

Can social media make or break a General Election? was a LEWIS PR Social Media Summit, in partnership with Salesforce.com, held in the Millbank Media Centre in London on Wednesday March 10, 2010.

Mr Burton has played a leadership role in the development of US technology policy for over twenty years. Prior to joining salesforce.com in January 2006, he was Vice President of Government Affairs for Entrust (2000-2005) and Vice President for Government Relations for Novell (1995-2000). Previously, he was President of the Council on Competitiveness where he was a pioneer in the effort to establish government technology policies for the US high-tech industry.

Mr Burton has testified several times before Congress and has lectured widely in the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America. He holds an MA in political economy from Columbia University, a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and a Diplome de Langue et Civilisation Francaises from the Sorbonne. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a member of the board of the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA), and a member of the board of the Washington Project for the Arts.

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