We propose John Ehrig to serve as the Executive Director for AIME. John joined Inventures in 2004. He currently leads the Inventures association business development practice and serves as the executive director of the West Coast Lumber & Building Material Association (WCLBMA) and the CollabForum – a nonprofit hosting organization serving multiple types of collaborative organizations. He works closely with each board to define the short and long-term strategic direction and annual goals for the organization and lead the operational programs required to achieve success. Other client experience includes serving as the executive director of the OSGi Alliance and the Open Authentication Technical Committee (OATC), launching and managing the Open Identity Exchange (OIX), transitioning the Open Identify Foundation (OIDF) and the PC Gaming Alliance (PCGA) from self-managed to AMC managed, managing the Enterprise Grid Alliance (EGA) and merging the EGA with the Global Grid Forum (GGF) to create the Open Grid Forum (OGF), and having a key role in forming and launching of the GENIVI Alliance. Prior to joining Inventures, John worked as Director of Product Management for Symmetricom, the worldwide leader in telecommunications network synchronization equipment, where he led the development of a $30m/year product line and later headed the corporate marketing department. Previously he was Director of Marketing and Sales for Coastcom, a telecommunications equipment manufacturer.

John graduated with distinction from Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. degree in Business Administration. In his free time, John can be found in pursuit of his other passion, rock climbing the mountains of the western US.