Brian brings more than 27 years worth of journalism and new-media experience to his job as Editorial Director of EE Times's EE Life community. This is his second tour of duty with EE Times. The first spanned 15 years, from 1992 to 2007, and included six years as editor-in-chief. During the past two decades, he has helped guide EE Times to become the news and information source for the electronics industry and transformed the property from a strictly print edition into an industry multimedia leader in the online world. He was responsible for a number of industry firsts within the electronics sector, including one of the first blogs and the first podcasts, as well as video coverage. A frequent speaker and panel moderator, Brian also writes about industry issues and evolving communications strategies and tools on his blog, Greeley's Ghost. He was born and raised in San Francisco and received his Bachelor's degree in English from UCLA.