Admiral Bill Owens, Independent Director, is the former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the second highest-ranking military officer in the United States. Admiral Owens currently serves as the Executive Chairman of Red Bison, a provider of smart building technology. Admiral Owens served as Chairman of CenturyLink Telecom and private equity firm AEA Investors, Asia. He also served as Vice Chairman of the New York Stock Exchange, Asia, Vice Chairman and CEO of Teledesic LLC, CEO of Nortel Networks Corporation and President, COO and Vice Chairman of SAIC. Currently, Admiral Owens serves as Director of Wipro Technologies, Tethr, TruU, Versium, Know Labs and Kyrrex.