CTO & EVP Product, DonorsChoose.org Oliver is responsible for the technology and user experience that power DonorsChoose.org`s unique philanthropic marketplace. Prior to joining the team, Oliver managed product engineering projects for Microsoft`s new Internet search engine, now called Bing. He also helped start Microsoft Live Labs, an applied research laboratory for Internet technologies, and is the co-inventor of 11 issued U.S. patents related to Internet search technologies. Oliver joined Microsoft when the Windows division acquired EQuill, a venture-backed startup that he co-founded and led for three years as CEO. He earned a Computer Science degree from Brown University and spent the first 13 years of his academic career attending New York City public schools. Profile ©

20-year old undergraduate Computing student and drummer, with a passion for good music, technology and crime fiction. ©