David C. Wyld currently serves as the Robert Maurin Professor of Management at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana, USA. He is the Director of the College of Business's Strategic e-Commerce/e-Government Initiative, the Founding Editor of the International Journal of Managing Information Technology, and a frequent contributor to both academic journals and trade publications. He has established himself as one of the leading academic experts on emerging applications of technology in both the public and private sectors. He has been an active consultant, a qualified expert witness, and an invited speaker on the strategic management of technology to both trade and academic audiences, as well as an invited panelist on technology issues for The Discovery Channel and other media outlets. He presently serves as the Director of the Reverse Auction Research Center, a hub of research and news in the expanding world of competitive bidding, and is a member of FedBid's Advisory Board. He also maintains a blog, Wyld About Business. In recognition of his research accomplishments, Dr. Wyld has been awarded Southeastern's "President's Award for Excellence in Research" and named a Rising Star in Government Information Technology by Federal Computer Week. Dr. Wyld and his family reside just outside of New Orleans in the small town of Hammond, Louisiana. He can be reached at dwyld at selu.edu.