Nova Spivack is a technology visionary and entrepreneur with nearly two decades of experience in pioneering ventures. He is CEO and founder of Radar Networks, which runs Twine.com, a consumer online service for interest tracking that is built on the Semantic Web.

In 1994, Nova co-founded EarthWeb, one of the first Internet companies. EarthWeb's IPO (Nasdaq, 1998) was one of the largest gainers of all time. Nova also helped create and grow Dice.com, the leading job board for the IT industry (IPO: Nasdaq, 2007). Prior to EarthWeb, he worked in a variety of roles at several advanced technology ventures, including Kurzweil Computer Products, Individual Inc., and Thinking Machines.

In 1999, Nova worked with SRI to create its business incubator, nVention. Later, he began investing in his own projects through his intellectual property company, Lucid Ventures.

Nova has co-authored several books on Internet strategy and technology and speaks and writes on the future of the Web. He advises global corporations, governments, and nonprofits, as well as a range of startups and venture funds of various stages on technology strategy. He has authored nearly two dozen granted and pending patents.

Nova has a BA in Philosophy from Oberlin College, with a focus on Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence, and a professional degree from the International Space University, the business school for the space industry. He has done research on emergent computation and parallel computing at MIT. He is the grandson of the late Dr. Peter F. Drucker, and shares a lifelong interest in organizational dynamics and knowledge work. In 1999, Nova flew to the edge of space in Russia, as one of the early space tourists, with Space Adventures.