John E. Prescott Dr. John E. Prescott is the Thomas O'Brien Chair of Strategy and Director of the Doctoral Program in the Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh. John was a founder of SCIP, the 1991-1992 President, currently on the board of directors and a Trustee of the CI Foundation. He is a fellow, the 1994 meritorious award winner, a finalist for the Fay Brill Service Award and International Advisor of the Society of Competitive Intelligence, China. John was the executive editor of the Competitive Intelligence Review for eight years and currently the co-editor of the Journal of Competitive Intelligence and Management. John is the author and/or editor of four books, the most recent being Competitive intelligence: A Guide to Your Journey to Best-Practice Processes and over 80 articles. Professor Prescott designed the first MBA course in competitive intelligence and in 1986 was awarded the Valley Forge Honor Certificate for Excellence in Economic Education. In 1996 he designed and implemented the first web-based CI course. Dr. Prescott's research focuses on dynamic competitive rivalry, alliance networks, and technology strategy. He is the CI content expert at the American Productivity and Quality Center (APQC). He was the Dean of the Business Analyst Program at Texas Instruments. Dr. Prescott consults internationally.