Gary Schwartz, CEO and President, Impact Mobile

Gary Schwartz is the CEO and President of Impact Mobile, an industry leader in North America that provides carriers, global agencies and mobile marketing for subscribers. Gary ran the first cross-carrier short code campaign in North America and founded the CWTA Mobile Content Committee to establish policies and increase awareness. Gary is the founder of the mobile committee of the Interactive Advertising Bureau and has Chaired it for the past three years in the US. He is also on the North America board of the Mobile Entertainment Forum and developed programming for the first satellite networks in Japan with Asahi and Dentsu broadcast and media divisions. In North America, he developed international programs for the World Bank, CIDA and other organizations. Gary is an honors graduate from Columbia University and the Stanford University Center in Tokyo. He is the recipient of the Macromedia People Choice Award as well as the Dodge Foundation award for innovation.