John J.

Donovan
John J. Donovan (born 1942) is a retired professor of electrical engineering and management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was a professor of Professor of Pediatrics Appointment Letter - Tufts at Tufts University, and is an executive training guru. In September 2010, Donovan announced that he has formed a partnership with The Andrews Institute and Baptist Health Care in Pensacola, Florida. In his press release, Donovan says Harvard Medical School Professor and Economist Thomas McGuire will undertake research regarding the medical work at the Andrews Institute. Business

Wire Press Release Sept. 3, 2010 "Groundbreaking Harvard and Cloud Industries Ealth Workshop Proves "Game Changer" for Andrews Institute and Baptist Health Care. He is researching medical fraud. He is a member of Hamilton Thorne's Scientific Advisory Board. Hamilton Thorne Scientific Advisory Board Since his MIT retirement, he has become a successful entrepreneur, founding many technology companies and amassing an estimated fortune of $100 million. He has co-founded seven public companies, including Cambridge Technology Partners and Open Environment Corporation. He developed innovative solutions for some 200 institutions, including Oracle, Donovan Executive Seminar Oracle Boeing, American Airlines, Aegon, BP, IBM, HewlettPackard, Samsung and SAP. SAP America President to Run New Company New York Times,February 1, 1996.

Education
Donovan attended Lynn English High School. He received his bachelor's degree in engineering from Tufts University. He holds two masters degrees - one in engineering and one in science, and a PhD - from Yale University. Donovan Resume He was a Ford Postdoctoral Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Virtual Machine Communication for the Implementation of Decision Support SystemIEEE Transactions on Software Engineering,Vol. SE-3, No. 5, September 1977

Academic career
While at MIT, Donovan received the David A. Schultz Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1969 and the Student Teaching Award for years 1970-72. John J. Donovan David A. Schultz Award Certificate In 1977, he became one of the youngest tenured professors at MIT. John J. Donovan Tenure Letter In 1998, Donovan retired from MIT following 31 years as a professor at the institution. He authored multiple computer science textbooks, including Systems Programming and Operating Systems, and his research focused on early work in operating systems, databases, and later applications of IT to business. Systems programmingLibrary of Congress Online Catalogue Operating SystemsLibrary of Congress Online Catalogue He has also wrote business textbooks

such as Business Re-engineering with Information Technology and Business & Technology: A Paradigm Shift. * Donovan Executive Seminar - About the Speaker Donovan and his son John Jr. co-authored The Second Industrial Revolution. Second Industrial Revolution,Library of Congress Online Catalogue Second Industrial RevolutionCover and Acknowledgments. Donovan also served as an assistant clinical professor of atTufts University School of Medicine. He received two awards for his work at the Center for Birth Defects. John J. Donovan Recognition Letter From Tufts Medical School 1974 John J. Donovan Recognition Letter From Tufts Medical School 1979 Donovan later lectured on Strategic Computing in Government while at Harvard University. The Oralce e-business Executive Seminar Series Brochure, www.oracle.com

Public service
Donovan served on National Academy of Sciences Advisory Committee on Technology reporting to President Jimmy Carter. Donovan also worked with President George H. W. Bush\'s administration on the impact of the internet and applications for a program sponsored by DARPA.Donovan worked with Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff General Richard Myers to develop the Joint Protection Enterprise Network (JPEN), a system developed in response to theSeptember 11 attacks. Donovan talking about JPEN FOX 25 Morning News. General Myers talking about JPEN C-SPAN 2.Donovan also worked with Tip O\'Neill and Ted Kennedy on birth defect legislation, which was, based on Donovan's work at Tufts University School of Medicine Birth Defects Center. Computers to help in birth defect fightAssociated Press,June 14, 1978. Birth defects information service begins operations at T-NEMCAssociated Press A project to enlist computers in battle against birth defectsSan Francisco Examiner,June 14, 1978 New Birth Defect Computer System DemonstratedTech Talk,June 14, 1978

Business career
Donovan started his business career by providing technical training for AT&T computer business personnel. AT&T - Cambridge Institute Information Systems Brochure Cambridge Institute for Information Systems - Staff Members - 1986 Later courses shifted towards sales and strategy training to executives. This led to Donovan devising a method of helping companies meet their customers' needs through workshops. Key sponsors and partners of those workshops were British Telecom, Hewlett-Packard, Oracle, IBM, Digital Equipment

Corporation and SAP.These workshops were the origin of many companies, including: Cambridge Technology Group,Business@Web(which later was renamed One Wave), Open Environment Corporation, Cambridge Technology Partners,Cambridge Executive Enterprises, Cambridge Technology Enterprises, C-Bridge and CellExchange. Listening is important, but leading is the main job The Boston Globe, January 11, 2004. Sound Bytes: Three Careers and Counting New York Times, August 21, 1994. * Still battling the bullies As John Donovan rolls out companies, he leaves behind both admirers and enemies The Boston Globe, June 30, 1996. Primix Assignment And Assumption Agreement TechAgreements, March 15, 1996. Tidal Wave Hits OneWaveAMR Research,June 16, 1997 Open Environment Corporation SEC Filing 10-K405/A, October 11, 1996. For start-up, connections pay The Boston Globe, August 7, 2003. Fishing for Patterns at C-bridge by Larry Lapide,AMR Research, May 22, 2000 Education, Expertise, and Execution Define C-Bridge by Kate Murphy and Kevin O'Marah,AMR Research,November 14, 2000 AMENDMENT NO. 3 To FORM S-1, C-bridge Internet Solutions, Inc. SEC Archives. CellExchange is a company to watchOne of the companies Donovan co-founded, Knoware, despite winning several awards, ran out of venture money and had to file for bankruptcy. Best Product of the MonthPersonal Software magazine, March 1984. Knoware ReturnsInfoWorld,August 5, 1985. He sold Cambridge Technology Partners (CTP) for $20 million, and CTP's market capitalization soon jumped to $1.3 billion. He sold his share in Mitrol for "very little. Mitrol was subsequently sold to GE for $10 million.In 2010, Donovan began working with The Andrews Institute and Baptist Health Care of Pensacola as part of his technology company Cloud Industries.Gulf Breeze News 2010-09-09 Donovan announced the partnership with James Andrews of the Andrews Institute and Al Stubblefield, CEO of Baptist Health Care Pensacola.Gulf Breeze article

Philanthropy
Donovan has done a lot of charity work personally and through his companies. Gratitude letter by Department of Social Services Commissioner Jeffrey Locke Along with his son John Jr., Donovan established the John J. Donovan Family Scholarship at Yale University. Donovan Family ScholarshipYale University He also estalbised a scholarship at Boston University in his fathers name with Jay-Yong Lee. John J. Donovan Sr. ScholarshipBoston University In 2004, Donovan and his family donated the use of athletic fields to the town of Hamilton, Massachusetts for use in the towns youth sports programs.[50] Donovan has major contributions to Education Outbound, a public charity founded by his son John. Education Outbound Contributors 100 Little RemindersSalem News,2001.Through his charitable organization Childrens Potential Unlimited, he donated computers to Connery Elementary School in Lynn, Massachusetts. Brochure ''Children's Potential Unlimited''During his tenure at MIT, Donovan also lectured at

the Lowell Institute, an educational foundation that gives public and advanced lectures for free. Lowell Institute General Bulletin 1968-1969

Bibliography
* The second industrial revolution : reinventing your business on the web * Business re-engineering with information technology : sustaining your business advantage : an implementation guide * Business and technology : a paradigm shift : strategic weapons and tactics for executives : handbook for implementing strategic advantage through technology * Crisis in technology : the solution, strategic weapons and tactics for executives : handbook for implementing strategic advantage through technology * Software projects : pedagogical aids for software education and research * Operating Systems * Instructors manual to accompany Operating Systems * Systems Programming * Instructors manual to accompany Systems Programming

Awards
In 1982, Donovan was honored by Congressman Harold Ford for contributions to the field of information technology. Proclamation by Congressman Harold Ford Donovan was appointed Kentucky Colonel and New Mexico Colonel, Aide-de-Camp for his information technology and charity work. Kentucky Colonel Appointment Letter Donovan Colonel Award Certificate Donovan was honored by Senator John Glenn for contributions to birth defects information systems and advancing the development of technology. Award Letter From John Glenn Donovan holds Honorary Doctorate of Economics from University of Economics, Prague, first doctorate in economics since the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia. Seznam estnch doktort udlench VE v Praze v letech 1991 - 2008 Prague University Honorary Degree

Personal life
Donovan was born in Lynn, Massachusetts to John J. Sr. and Madeline Donovan. John J. Sr. was an elementary school teacher and part-time police officer. Madeline was a social worker.In August 2007, John J. Donovan was fined $625 for filing a false police report following an incident where Donovan was shot twice in the stomach in the parking lot of his office.

MIT Entrepreneur Survives Execution-Style Shooting, InformationWeek, December 19, 2005 Millionaire Indicted for Making False Shooting Claim, Associated Press, May 4, 2006Salem News November 6, 2010 article by Julie ManganisDonovan is married to Linda Donovan. He has five children. He works closely with his youngest son, John Donovan, Jr.In 2009, Donovan was recognized by the Essex County Trail Association for his land conservation work. John and Linda Donovan honored at Myopia Horse ShowHamilton-Wenham Chronicle, September 24, 2009. Local News Salem News, September 7, 2009. Donovan/Sagamore Hill temporarily closed Essex County Trail Association Run for the Trails Muddy Fun Essex County Trail Association,November 7, 2009 Donovan has also done land conservation work in Vermont. Community Recognizes Pomfret CoupleVermont Standard, Volume 156 - Number 36,September 11, 2009. Donovan has also done land conservation work in Vermont.