LARRAINE SEGIL is the author of Intelligent Business Alliances, CEO of Larraine Segil Productions Inc. (Los Angeles), and Partner of The Lared Group. She has presented programs on alliances for senior executives at the California Institute of Technology for fourteen years. Segil is a commentator on alliances and mergers for CNN and a correspondent for many magazines including IT Malaysia. She speaks to over 30,000 executives worldwide annually and has been recognized as the top expert on alliances in digital business by major business publications. Her alliance expertise has also been incorporated into online, Web-based executive education programs, video series, software, comic strips, and other products. She lives in Los Angeles.