Paul Fisher is an accomplished technology leader with over 20 years of experience transforming disparate industries by developing data and computational intensive applications. He has served as the CTO for multiple companies, including genomics firms Phosphorus and Recombine, mobile/tablet publishing company Onswipe, and mobile social discovery platform Sonar Media. Additionally, Fisher was the Director of Engineering at LimeWire, a popular peer-to-peer file-sharing platform, and managed technology for Conde Nast company Wired Digital.

Fisher's professional experience includes founding and serving as CTO at SmartPants Media and Dial Mercury, where he spent eight years building educational software, interactive kiosks for the Smithsonian, and telephony/streaming applications. With extensive business and technical experience, Fisher has a clear understanding of resource management, budgets, project timelines, recruiting, and team building. He is a strong advocate for agile development and has helped restructure organizations' development processes to reach a more iterative and reactive approach. Fisher's latest accomplishment includes co-authoring "Spring Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition," a book on software development frameworks published by Apress.

Fisher's education includes a Bachelor's degree and an MA in Digital Media from The Johns Hopkins University. Currently, Fisher is a co-founder and CTO at Vowel, a company that provides an all-in-one platform for high-quality virtual meetings, and has previously held the same position at the same company. With a diverse background in technology leadership, Fisher is an asset to any organization seeking to build and scale innovative technical applications.