Most recently, I was the director of operations and strategy at the MIT Media Lab and the CEO of MarketCentrix, a strategic consultancy.

Barak previously served as CEO of Evi, a virtual personal assistant acquired by Amazon and is at the core of Amazon Alexa.

Prior to Evi, Barak was Managing Director of Wolfram|Alpha, the award-winning "Computational Knowledge Engine." For five years before that, Barak was chairman and CEO of Six Apart, the global leader in blogging software, including Typepad, Vox, Movable Type, and Live Journal.

Barak started his technology career at Macy's, where he built the world's first chain of consumer computer stores. Recruited in 1985 to Apple, he spent five years leading the creation of innovative consumer marketing programs. Later, at Apple Japan, Barak brought the same skills to help make Apple a leader in the Japanese market.

In 1994, he became GM of Logitech America's region. Barak helped grow this powerhouse in computer peripherals.

In 1997, Barak became the EVP General Manager of the Go Network, a Disney-owned site that he helped build into one of the top five web portals at the time, uniting the web properties of Infoseek.com, Disney, ABC, ESPN, and others.

Two years later, Barak realized the power that would come from being able to carry the Internet with you everywhere, and he became the co-founder and president of OmniSky. This wireless Internet innovator went public in 2000 and was later acquired by Earthlink.

Throughout his career, Barak has focused on the mass adoption of technology, which gives people unprecedented power to change their lives and the world.