Recently named by PRWeek one of the industry’s "40 Under 40" PR professionals "who have achieved tremendous feats before the age of 40", Fred Bateman has been in technology-focused public relations for more than 17 years. He launched the Bateman Group in 2004 in an effort to create a new breed of PR firm ? one that excelled in the areas other firms frequently fell short. He has led the Bateman Group through five years of steady growth by staying true to his unique vision – "to make a bigger market impact for a smaller, more select group of companies." Prior to founding the Bateman Group, Fred spent seven years with FitzGerald Communications (now an Omnicom company), most recently as a senior vice president in the firm's Silicon Valley office. A Boston native, he was tapped to open FitzGerald's San Francisco office in 1998, growing it to more than 55 professionals and $5 million in revenue in just three years. Before joining FitzGerald, Fred was with Boston-based technology specialist Rourke & Company (acquired by Manning, Selvage & Lee in 1996). He began his career at The Weber Group of Cambridge, Mass. (now Weber/Shandwick) in 1991. Click here to email Fred » Aspect Communications BackWeb Bay Networks (now Nortel) Sage Software's SalesLogix & ACT! CrossWorlds (now IBM) CyberGuard Digital Equipment's Semiconductor Group (now Intel) FusionOne HyperRoll Integral Software Lotus Development Corp. (now IBM) The MathWorks MERANT (now Serena) MMC Networks (now AMCC) MSC.Software Newbridge (now Alcatel) Quintus (now Avaya) SOA Software Software.com (now Openwave) TimesTen (now Oracle) Tropian Vitria