Ruth Cox

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Ruth Cox - "a successful businesswoman with wide ranging experience in high-tech industries"[1] - is currently Executive Director of the US Fuel Cell Council.[2]

Previous Positions

"Ms. Cox was marketing director for a number of Silicon Valley firms introducing leading edge technologies for rich media communications, and earlier was telecommunications marketing director for Oracle, Hewlett Packard Corporation and Tandem Computers. She was the Vice President of Strategy for the Dutch telecom provider now known as KPN, during a critical period after privatization."[3] "Most recently she served as interim Executive Director of 21st Century Democrats, a political action committee."[4]

Conflict of Interest?

Upon acceptance of her new position, she stated, "I look forward to working with the USFCC member companies, allied organizations and the Obama Administration to hasten the commercialization of the fuel cell family."[5] Indeed, "Ms. Cox has also been involved in Democratic politics, and worked on President Obama's campaign in several key states."[6]

Notes

  1. VerticalNews, Ruth Cox to Head U.S. Fuel Cell Council, 17 Feb 2010, accessed 18 Feb 2010. Nexis Screengrab here
  2. VerticalNews, Ruth Cox to Head U.S. Fuel Cell Council, 17 Feb 2010, accessed 18 Feb 2010. Nexis Screengrab here
  3. VerticalNews, Ruth Cox to Head U.S. Fuel Cell Council, 17 Feb 2010, accessed 18 Feb 2010. Nexis Screengrab here
  4. VerticalNews, Ruth Cox to Head U.S. Fuel Cell Council, 17 Feb 2010, accessed 18 Feb 2010. Nexis Screengrab here
  5. VerticalNews, Ruth Cox to Head U.S. Fuel Cell Council, 17 Feb 2010, accessed 18 Feb 2010. Nexis Screengrab here
  6. VerticalNews, Ruth Cox to Head U.S. Fuel Cell Council, 17 Feb 2010, accessed 18 Feb 2010. Nexis Screengrab here