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David Opton is Chief Executive Officer and Founder of ExecuNet (www.execunet.com),the leading Internet-based center for executive career management. Since founding ExecuNet in 1988, Mr. Opton has used his 35 years of experience in Human Resources to develop and grow what has become the nation's premier career management firm for executives and senior managers with salaries above $100,000. Prior to founding ExecuNet, Mr. Opton served as Vice President of Personnel for Sterling Drug International, an operating unit of 14,000 employees and over $1 billion in revenue. From 1971 to 1983, Mr. Opton held several executive positions in Xerox Corporation's domestic, international, and corporate operating units. A widely recognized executive career management expert, Mr. Opton is regularly quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, BusinessWeek, Fortune, Fast Company, and other leading business publications. Mr. Opton received his BA from Indiana University. He is a former President of the New Haven Jaycees and has served on the Board of Trustees for the Hopkins School in New Haven.