John Gale is a Business Development and Emerging Technologies Strategy Executive with 15+ years proven experience opening and growing markets, new business development and direct sales, venture funding and M&A, and client/partner relationship management for startup and Fortune 500 companies in the software, semiconductors, social networking, and Internet/content sectors. Experience includes strategic venture capital / M&A / portfolio management; business development and sales for complex offerings; strategies and business models for divisions, startups and products; business plan development for new ventures and new revenue streams; product plans for new products, product migration/product evolution. Clients include NEC Semiconductor, International Thomson, Magnify.com, and numerous startups. Taligo has a business partnership with the Bi-National Sustainability Laboratory (BNSL) of El Paso, Texas.