Jeff Fried

Jeff Fried is a General Purpose Nerd (GPN) who is particularly passionate about search, search-driven applications, and SharePoint. He enjoys writing technical books and articles about software, and has recently co-authored "Professional SharePoint 2013 Development" and "Professional Microsoft Search".

Jeff began writing software at the tender age of 13 and has been hooked ever since. He has worked extensively with enterprise search, including roles as SVP Products for the semantic search startup LingoMotors and VP Advanced Solutions for FAST Search and Transfer. FAST's acquisition landed him at Microsoft, he served as core product manager for FAST Search for SharePoint and then technical product manager for all Microsoft enterprise search products. He is currently CTO of search software provider BA Insight, where he is focused on strategic applications of search technology and is leading the creation of pioneering offerings through the development of next generation enterprise search solutions.

Jeff has also served as CTO for Empirix (test and management software), as founder and CTO of Teloquent (call center software), and on several industry boards and standards groups. Jeff is a frequent speaker and writer in the industry, holds 15 patents and has authored more than 50 technical papers, and has led the creation of pioneering offerings in next generation search engines, networks, and contact centers. He is an amateur musician and lives with his lovely wife and three delicious children in Newton, Massachusetts.