Christopher S. Penn

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Christopher S. Penn (born October 1, 1975) is a self-described new media leader, speaker, and author of a book on college scholarships. Based in Boston, he is the co-founder of the PodCamp conference series and a frequent speaker about new media, marketing, and college affordability.

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[edit] Background

Penn graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in 1993 with a BA in Political Science, focusing on the evolution of transnational terrorism. He pursued a career in information systems and graduated from Boston University in 1999 with an MS in Management Information Systems, with a focus on web-enabled business strategies. Immediately afterward, he served as CIO of CASCAP, a non-profit mental healthcare firm in Cambridge, MA, then as a technical recruiter for R2 Services, director of IT for a credit union data processing center in Waltham, Massachusetts, and recently as CTO of the Student Loan Network, a student loan company based in Quincy, MA.

Since 2005, Penn has also published a daily audio podcast called the Financial Aid Podcast, with over 785 episodes (as of April 28, 2008).

[edit] Community

In 2006, with partner Chris Brogan, Penn created PodCamp, an UnConference series based on the BarCamp model. Since its founding, there have been 35 PodCamps in 11 countries.

[edit] Speaking and Publicity

Penn frequently speaks at conferences on the topics of increasing college access and affordability using new media tools and strategies, as well as on marketing techniques using new media. He has also appeared in a number of publications about new media such as BusinessWeek [1], US News & World Report [2] [2], the New York Times [3], and the Wall Street Journal [4].

[edit] Works

Christopher S. Penn is the author of two books:

  • Scholarship Search Secrets (4th ed.)
  • Financial Aid 101

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[edit] References

  1. ^ King, Rachael. "Make Some Noise", BusinessWeek, McGraw Hill, 2007-08-01. Retrieved on 2008-04-29. 
  2. ^ a b Palmer, Kimberly. "Look Twice at Loan Advice", US News & World Report, US News & World Report LP, 2008-04-09. Retrieved on 2008-04-29. 
  3. ^ Alboher, Marci. "The Web 2.0 Resume", The New York Times, NY Times Company, 2008-03-10. Retrieved on 2008-04-29. 
  4. ^ Flandez, Raymund. "Would You Want to Work For This Company?", The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones, 2007-11-23. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.