CEO, Safari Books Online LLC

Jeff Patterson joined Safari Books Online as CEO in January 2007, and oversees all aspects of the company’s operations. Before joining Safari Books Online, he served for nine years in senior executive positions at CMP Technology LLC, most recently as president of the Business Technology Group, which includes leading IT media brands such as InformationWeek, TechWeb and the Web 2.0 Conference. Prior to CMP, he co-founded Beacon Technology Partners LLC, a market research firm specializing in measuring IT audience behavior and attitudes, and held management positions in media, manufacturing and advertising companies including Cahners Publishing Company (now Reed Business Information); National Semiconductor; Foote, Cone & Belding/San Francisco; Raychem Corporation; and Pinne, Garvin & Hock/San Francisco.