One of the founders of Sun Microsystems, John Gage is responsible for Sun's relationships with world scientific and technical organizations, and for public policy and governmental relations relating to science and technology.

In 1995, Gage created NetDay, a volunteer project to connect all schools and libraries to the Internet.

Gage has served and continues to serve on numerous boards and advisory panels, including those for the National Library of Medicine, FermiLabs, NetDay, Schools On Line, The Markle Foundation Task Force on National Security, and the United States Institute for Peace. He is a frequent keynote speaker at industry and public policy conferences around the world.

This presentation is from the IT Conversations archives of the SDForum Distinguished Speaker Series.

Introduction by Tony Wasserman, Software Methods and Tools.