Steve Gehlen

Founder & Executive Director

internet Strategy Forum

Steve has been the top Internet strategist at companies such as Nike, Digimarc, Hollywood Entertainment (dba Hollywood Video) and Oregon Health &
Science University (OHSU). He was responsible for producing the first public
Web sites at the first three of those companies and recently produced the
Web site for the Portland Aerial Tram while working as Director of Internet
Strategies at OHSU.

Steve started his career in Information Technology, with almost 10 years of
experience integrating desktop computing into business processes at
companies such as PacifiCorp and Nike.  Having studied both mass media
communications and computer science at the University of Oregon, when the
two started to converge in the mid-90's while Steve was at Nike, he shifted
his career from IT to digital marketing and business development.

Prior to founding the Internet Strategy Forum, Steve held leadership
positions with several other nonprofit organizations. He was a founding
Board member of the Oregon Multimedia Alliance (later merged with the
Software Association of Oregon), a founding Advisory Board member for
RAINS-Net, and a 6-year Board of Directors member for the Portland Creative
Conference.

Steve was a judge for the 2006 Yahoo! Big Idea Chair Award and currently
sits on the Advisory Council for the InnoTech Conference & Expo.