Boeing's CIO, John Hinshaw, Joins CMP's Internet Evolution 'ThinkerNet' Blogosphere

MANHASSET, N.Y., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CMP's Internet Evolution (http://www.internetevolution.com/), a Web 2.0 site dedicated to investigating the future of the Internet, today announced that John Hinshaw, Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Vice President, Information Technology (IT) of the Boeing Company, is the newest contributor to its "ThinkerNet" blogosphere.

Hinshaw joins more than 70 world-famous Internet contributors, such as Dr. Lawrence Roberts, inventor of packet switching, and one of the world's foremost authorities on telecom network architectures; Jack Uldrich, futurist, scholar and author; Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist.com; Philip Rosedale, CEO of Linden Lab, the company that develops and maintains Second Life; John Grimes, CIO, the U.S. Department of Defense; and Dr. Hamadoun Toure, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), all of whom are addressing today's critical socio-economic issues.

Hinshaw's blog, titled "The Emerging Global Network," (http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=518&doc_id=138081) discusses the advances of the Internet, how it allows Boeing and its global workforce and worldwide partners to stay interconnected. He also talks about how the Internet comes with a great responsibility for all those that interact through it.

"We are very excited to have John contribute to the ever growing ThinkerNet blogosphere," said, Steve Saunders, Internet Evolution creator and blogger. "Overflowing with a multitude of opinions and predictions about the future of the Internet, Internet Evolution continues to be an outlet for enriching dialogue between bloggers and readers."

As Boeing CIO and vice president of the IT organization, Hinshaw is responsible for all IT strategy, operations, processes and people of the world's leading aerospace company. Hinshaw was previously CIO of Verizon Wireless, where he held a number of key positions focused on enabling business growth, reducing costs, and creating business efficiencies. He was also responsible for leading the information technology organization supporting over 60 million customers. Prior, Hinshaw worked as a consultant for Accenture, providing information technology consulting for several Fortune 100 companies and government agencies. He also worked for the Department of Commerce in the American Embassy in London and the Department of Defense Naval Engineering Command in Norfolk, Virginia.

Hinshaw serves on the CIO Advisory Board of Teradata. He also served on the Board of Directors of Men Stopping Violence, a non-profit organization for preventing domestic violence from 2005 to 2006; on the Advisory Board for the Masters in Information Systems Program of Stevens Institute of Technology from 2001 to 2004; and as Chairman of Peoplesoft's Communications Industry Advisory Board from 2000 to 2002.

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