Paul Pierce, nicknamed 'The Truth,' is an NBA player and captain for the Boston Celtics. He is a seven-time All-Star, four-time All-NBA team selection and also led Boston to an appearance in the Eastern Conference Finals in 2002 and the 2008 championship. He was named the 2008 NBA Finals MVP in his first trip to the NBA Finals.
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Paul Pierce, nicknamed "The Truth," is an NBA player and captain for the Boston Celtics. He is a seven-time All-Star, four-time All-NBA team selection and also led Boston to an appearance in the Eastern Conference Finals in 2002 and the 2008 championship. He was named the 2008 NBA Finals MVP in his first trip to the NBA Finals. Paul has a charitable foundation known as The Truth Fund, which was founded in May of 2002 to connect with disadvantaged children in the Greater Boston area and his hometown of Inglewood, CA. The mission of The Truth Fund is to provide educational and life-enriching opportunities for underprivileged youth by offering resources and programs that foster safe and stable environments. Paul also launched the Truth on Health to help empower and encourage young people to lead healthier lives in an effort to prevent obesity (and illnesses that often come as a result - heart illnesses, diabetes, etc). His FitClub34 program, launched at the Clinton Global Initiative in September 2009 and presented by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, helps the young people of New England get up, get out < less

Mr. Tropper is an experienced entrepreneur with proven track record in operations, finance and strategy. Prior to Switch2Health, he was a founding partner of high-tech startup, PlasmaSol Corp., acquired by Fortune 100 medical device maker Stryker Corp. for $20 million.
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Mr. Tropper is an experienced entrepreneur with proven track record in operations, finance and strategy. Prior to Switch2Health, he was a founding partner of high-tech startup, PlasmaSol Corp., acquired by Fortune 100 medical device maker Stryker Corp. for $20 million. Mr. Tropper has nineteen years experience in management of research, development, engineering and operations of technology organizations from concept to advanced product/service development through product support. As an entrepreneur in residence at Stevens Institute of Technology and previously a technology commercialization consultant to Rutgers University, along with former employment at AT&T Business Services and IBM Global Services; Mr. Tropper's career includes government and commercial business development; strategic planning, intellectual property management, technology transfer, finance and capitalization, as well as the design and optimization of information technology architecture, applications and infrastructure. He is active in several local and national organizations; advisor for operational and strategic planning for small and early-stage companies; and an invited speaker on subjects ranging from entrepreneurialism to "doing business with the government". He holds an Executive Masters of Technology Management degree from Stevens Institute of Technology and an undergraduate degree in Computer Science and Applied Statistics from St. John's University. Mr. Tropper held several Board positions to include director to the New Jersey Technology Council (NJTC); chair the NJTC Environmental, Energy, and Engineering Industry Network; advisor to the Rutgers Technology Commercialization Fund; the NJ Economic Development Authority's Technical Advisory Board; and advisor to the Columbia Business School's Lang Fund. < less

With over a 15 year multidisciplinary design background, Amado Batour brings together a unique combination of creative skills and marketing perspective to all of his work..
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With over a 15 year multidisciplinary design background, Amado Batour brings together a unique combination of creative skills and marketing perspective to all of his work. With a Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Amado went on to design multi-million dollar exhibitions and dimensional advertisement. His understanding of graphical design and architecture allows him to work between the world of communication and architecture. He founded AXB Group, Inc., a multidisciplinary design and consultation firm; The firm is engaged in a wide variety of work, from 3D design, to multimedia, identity, marketing, architecture, graphic design, engineering design, and a variety of other design driven projects. Amado Batour has taught design to undergraduates at the School of Architecture, and the College of Computing Science at New Jersey Institute of Technology. He has recently completed a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering and Product Architecture from Stevens Institute of Technology. < less