CTO, itaas

A founding partner of itaas, Desai leads the company’s technology vision, strategy and project and product development, with a key focus on interactive technology services that generate revenue, like transactional TV and multiplatform applications. From a business perspective, he’s most proud of “helping our key customers to be first to market and get a fast mover advantage as they deploy new consumer services.” And, though it may not be the biggest story of the year, from an industry perspective Desai believes cable should be mighty proud of RDK deployment.

Barbara Gee

VP, Strategic Sales Alliances, Comcast Cable

Gee continues to redefine the term “mover and shaker” at Comcast. She developed and continues to propel the company’s e-commerce sales strategy, third-party sales alliances, and increasing acquisition and retention of Comcast customers who are moving within Comcast’s footprint. “I am most proud that my team and I have had a direct impact on the growth of comcast.com as a sales channel,” she says. A consummate relationship-builder, Gee excels at maintaining long-term strategic partnerships while constantly looking to bring new partners to the fold.