Cynthia Traeger serves as CEO of Pacific, a technology holding company; and is also founder and President, VSI Pacific, whose key products provide data sonification and spatialization solutions for real-time applications. Most recently, Cynthia has been responsible for developing visualization-centric, sensor-fused location / motion solutions for Pacific's global private clients. She has a strong interest in marrying visualization, sensor-based localization and sonification technologies to support both research and commercial endeavors. Ms. Traeger also serves as Director, Washington DC Founder Institute (DCFI); advises the board LFS; serves as a Trustee to the Board of Trustees, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology; was a participant and author with the American Bar Association's Digital Evidence Work Group, and has been a contributor to the Journal of the ACM Special Interest Group on Graphics.

Ms. Traeger supports the U.S. State Department's Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative and GIST Network through mentorship and is active in GIST's public private partnership program.

Jennifer Haskell is the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Cooperation in the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs at the US Department of State. She joined the Foreign Service in 1988 and has the personal rank of Counselor. Ms. Haskell has served at US embassies in Manila, Prague, Tel Aviv, Mexico City, Ouagadougou, Pretoria, and Santo Domingo, working in consular, narcotics and law enforcement affairs, and management.

Ms. Haskell holds an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management and a double-major BA in International Studies and Political Science from the University of Oregon. She is the recipient of several superior and meritorious honor awards. She is married to Senior Foreign Service Officer Todd Haskell, and they have three sons.