Tom Crawford is the CEO of VizThink, an organization dedicated to the creation of a sustainable, global community of people who use any form of the visual arts for learning and communication. With an extensive background in technology, 2007 was Tom's 20th year as a professional programmer. However, in 2000, his career began to diverge from enterprise systems design and implementation into corporate education, simulation, and gaming. He spent 6 years at Root Learning starting their e-Learning initiative and growing it into almost 20% of the business. Root's strong use of art and metaphor introduced him to the power of visualization. Through extensive experimentation and testing with customers such as Blockbuster, Pepsi, Holiday Inn Express, and Bank of America, he developed extensive theories on web-based interactivity, engagement, and visualization. Tom left Root to become Vice President of the Masie Center, an association of learning executives professionals. In 2007, he continued his focus on visualization when he was named the CEO of VizThink.