Columns by Henry Lichstein
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Henry A. Lichstein
Henry Lichstein is a Director of Centre Palisades Ventures, LLC, a venture capital management company in Los Angeles, investing in companies in broadband and interactive services.

From 1970 to 2000, he was with Citibank, most recently responsible for technology strategy and many advanced development efforts, reporting to the Chairman, John Reed. He helped start Citibank's commercial Web sites, ran the Smart Card pilot in Manhattan's Upper West Side, pioneered early Electronic Commerce activities, championed E-Com in China, and made a number of Internet investments.

In the 1970's, Henry he was Regional Treasurer in Nairobi, Kenya; the Consumer Group's Financial Controller, Treasurer; and Chief of Staff to the Group Head. In the 1980's, he managed a number of Citibank technology projects and ventures, and became an assistant to the Chairman.

Henry obtained BS degrees in Electrical Engineering (1965) and in Economics (1966), and an MS in Management (1966), all at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Henry is a Trustee of the Santa Fe Institute, serves on the Board of Intelligent Optical Systems, and served on the Board of Teradata (sold to AT&T del: "in 1992"). He was Treasurer and Governor of the New York Academy of Sciences for ten years; and served on the Higher Education Issues Panel of the Association of Governing Boards of Colleges and Universities, and on the National Academy of Sciences' Committee to Study the Impact of Information Technology on performance of Service Activities.

Henry A. Lichstein
Director
Centre Palisades Ventures, LLC
11766 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Phone: 310-444-6362
Fax: 310-575-9504
Email: henry@lichstein.com