Adrian Bowles was born in Southport, England and processed through Ellis Island shortly before it closed forever. After earning his BA in Psychology and MS in Computer Science from SUNY-Binghamton, and his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Northwestern University, Adrian held academic appointments in computer science at Drexel University and SUNY-Binghamton, and adjunct faculty positions in the business schools at NYU and Boston College. Now a "recovering academic", Adrian is the founder of STORM Insights, inc. a market analytics firm providing research and advisory services for buyers, sellers, and investors in emerging technology markets including cognitive computing and big data/analytics.