Jeffrey Walker is an entrepreneur and innovator who resides in the Boston area. He has worked in IT for the past 8 years, including 3 years as an emerging technologies researcher for a Fortune 100 company in Boston. Jeffrey also does frequent technology blogging and consulting. During 2009-2010 he served as founder and CEO of a small startup specializing in open source human-robot interaction (HRI) and humanoid robotics research and manufacturing. Jeffrey holds multiple master’s degrees, including an Ed.M. from Columbia University. He currently operates a website focused on robotics and Internet of Things with the goal of providing easily accessible information for startups and small businesses in these emerging markets.