Don is an internationally recognized mentor and expert in digital media, strategic planning and communication. Don recently left Sony after 16 years as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications to run his own consulting firm Smith Brook Farm.Howard has been an active member of the Launchpad Venture Group since 2010, one of the ten largest Angel groups in the country. He also volunteers as a mentor to student entrepreneurs at MIT’s Martin Trust Center for Entrepreneurship, and serves on the Boards of a number of startups in the Boston area.