Dr. Richard Mark Soley is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Object Management
Group, Inc. (OMG). 

As Chairman and CEO, Dr. Soley is ultimately responsible for all of the business of OMG.
Since he also was the original Technical Director of the OMG, he serves as a valuable
resource for a broad range of topics: from predictions and trends in the industry to the nuts
and bolts of CORBA implementations and the OMG technology adoption process. 

Previously, Dr. Soley was a cofounder and former Chairman/CEO of A. I. Architects, Inc.,
maker of the 386 HummingBoard and other PC and workstation hardware and software.
Prior to that, he consulted for various technology companies and venture firms on matters
pertaining to software investment opportunities. Dr. Soley has also consulted for IBM, 
Motorola, PictureTel, Texas Instruments, Gold Hill Computer and others. 

A native of Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A., Dr. Soley holds the bachelor's, master's and 
doctoral degrees in Computer Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology. 

Richard Mark Soley
e-mail: soley@omg.org