"AS A TECHNOLOGY GEEK READING HIS BLOG AND MEETING NORMAN WINARSKY IN PERSON DEEPLY INSPIRED ME ON MY ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY. NORMAN WINARSKY HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN ESTABLISHING STARTUPS THAT ENCOMPASS A WIDE RANGE OF TECHNOLOGIES, INCLUDING COMMUNICATIONS, BIOSCIENCES, ENERGY, COMPUTING, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, SPACE SYSTEMS, AND ROBOTICS. OF PARTICULAR SIGNIFICANCE IS HIS ROLE AS A CO-FOUNDER AND BOARD MEMBER OF SIRI, THE GROUNDBREAKING VIRTUAL PERSONAL ASSISTANT THAT BROUGHT THE POWER OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING TO THE HANDS OF MILLIONS OF CONSUMERS WORLDWIDE."