http://tedxriverton.com - We can't separate the story of infrastructure to the story of economic development. Communication is the economy. It is time for cities to take ISP networks into their own hands for faster service and lower monthly expense for users. Jeff Christensen explains how this is possible. Jeff Christensen is the President of EntryPoint Networks where he oversees research & development, business development, customer service and strategic partnerships. EntryPoint provides a Software Defined Network Management Platform designed to make broadband networks open to competition and innovation. Christensen is also the Principal Investigator for a U.S. Department of Energy Grant on Edge Intelligence for Virtualization and Security in Open Networks. Christensen was formerly the Chief Operating Officer for FVTech, and V.P. of Operations at Emdeon. Christensen has a B.S., degree in Psychology from the University of Utah (1988) and a M.S. degree in Human Resource Management / Organizational Behavior from the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University (1991). This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx