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Tony Perkins
Creator and Editor In Chief, AlwaysOn
Perkins is a leading media entrepreneur, a journalist, author. In 1993, he created the Red Herring, which was a leading publication during his tenure as editor-in-chief. More recently, he founded and leads AlwaysOn, a highly interactive, popular online network for technology insiders in many ways continues along the lines of the original Red Herring, providing commentary, analysis, focused reporting and research for technology enterpreneurs and investors.
Even as Red Herring's brand and revenues were soaring during the dot-com’s upward trajectory, Perkins co-authored The Internet Bubble: Inside the Overvalued World of High-Tech Stocks (HarperBusiness, 1999), a book that foretold the imminent bust and warned investors to get out. The Internet Bubble became an international bestseller; a sequel was published in 2001.
Perkins continues to chronicle the technology world in his Wall Street Journal column and as a commentator on MSNBC’s "Hardball with Chris Matthews,” CNN, CNBC, BBC and Bloomberg Television. A prolific writer, he consistently lands him on the AdWeek Technology Marketing magazine top ten technology business journalists list.
Perkins serves on President Bush’s Information Technology Advisory Council. He co-founded and chaired the Churchill Club, a Silicon Valley business and technology forum. Earlier, he was founder and CEO of Upside Publishing and vice president of business development at Silicon Valley Bank.