Beth Cohen

Beth Cohen is President of Luth Computer Specialists, Inc., a consulting practice specializing in IT infrastructure strategy. She has more than 25 years of experience building strong IT delivery organizations from both the user and vendor perspectives. Most recently, Ms. Cohen was Operations Director for Dossia, a company building a portable medical record Web portal designed to handle millions of records securely and transparently. Previously, she served as Operations Director for Broadleaf Services, a data protection services company offering .cost-effective disaster recovery and business continuity solutions for professional services and small and medium businesses. Ms. Cohen was Director of Engineering IT for BBN Corporation, where she was involved in the initial development of the Internet, working on some of the hottest networking and Web technology protocols in their infancy. Today, she helps companies identify promising emerging technologies, while avoiding dead-end or immature systems. Ms. Cohen can be reached at bfcohen at luthcomputer.com; Web site: www.luthcomputer.com.