Edward Hamburg serves on the boards of directors of public and private high technology companies and as an advisory partner with Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital. His current directorships include HerdDogg, Inc. (analytical solutions for animal traceability), VizExplorer (analytical software for the casino industry), and the American Institutes for Research (behavioral and social science research). Hamburg was Executive Vice President of Corporate Operations and Chief Financial Officer of SPSS Inc. (predictive analytics technology and services), where he managed the company’s two public offerings, directed its mergers and acquisitions activities, and was responsible for all aspects of the firm’s business infrastructure, including finance and treasury, corporate marketing, human resources, legal and corporate governance, and information technology. Hamburg received a Ph.D. from the department of political science at The University of Chicago and was an assistant professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He received his M.A. and B.A. from the University of Maryland at College Park.