Joshua Broder is President of Tilson Technology Management. He honed his leadership skills as an Army Signal officer, managing the US communications network in Central Asia, which included satellite, microwave, and fiber optics networks. Josh has worked for Tilson since returning to Maine in 2006, leading a team of consultants who provide IT and telecommunications consulting and project management services for private and public sector clients around the world.

Josh finds satisfaction in creating and fostering an environment in which intellectually curious, motivated, and talented individuals are able to work with purpose, mastery, and autonomy, enabling the leaders of businesses, government entities, and non-profits to further their missions through the implementation of technology. Josh is particularly interested in creating solutions that drive the innovation economy.

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)