Daniel Morales

Vice-President of MandrakeSoft North America

Daniel Morales holds a degree in Chemical and Computer Systems Engineering from the Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico and a Master in Business Adminstration from the University of California, Los Angeles. Mr. Morales is responsible for managing operations and implementing initiatives in the US, Canada and Latin America for MandrakeSoft. In less than two years MandrakeSoft has captured significant market share becoming the leading Linux distribution for the desktop, while making considerable inroads in the corporate, professional and online services markets. Mr. Morales started with MandrakeSoft a few months after its inception almost two years ago. Prior to MandrakeSoft, Mr. Morales was Director for Economic Development and Business Assistance Programs in the greater Los Angeles area. He was responsible for managing and obtaining over $125 Million of lending and financial assistance programs for many companies in the Los Angeles area. He has also funded, started and managed several startup and entrepreneurial ventures in a multinational setting.

Daniel Morales will be on the panel discussion between Sun, Mandrake, and MSC.