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Panelist Biography

James Van Dyke

Last Updated: December 11, 2011

James Van Dyke is the Founder and President of Javelin Strategy & Research, and has over twenty years’ of experience in electronic commerce, financial services, security and payments. Javelin provides leaders with strategic and factual insights on customer transactions.

Prior to founding Javelin, Mr. Van Dyke was Research Director of financial services and payments efforts for Jupiter Media Metrix; served as the product director for an Internet encryption system used by Global 1000 commercial banking firms; provided Internet products strategy at Hewlett Packard, launched an Internet banking and payments system; and worked in the creation and implementation of interactive capabilities within the supply chain industry including online point of sale, electronic transactions, and accounting applications.

Mr. Van Dyke presents before audiences ranging from the US House of Representatives, Federal Reserve Banks and numerous and numerous other professional venues. His published comments reach a global audience of over 40 million people per year though such outlets as NPR, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, The Economist, Forbes, USA Today, The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, Financial Times and American Banker. Mr. Van Dyke holds a BS in Management and an MBA, resides in the San Francisco Bay Area and is an avid bicyclist.