and we are glad that they are here to do that for us. lance has an incredible background. not much experience with the military or think tanks or education and lance has all of them. something notable that you might not of known is he is a speechwriter for gentleman here in california and does anyone remember the name george duke mason? he was also the writer for ed neese in the reagan administration. he has that and he is military experience and he is now the head policy person at tr i on the education track and delighted to welcome him back. [applause] thank you, erica, for that kind introduction and for welcoming back here to the silicon valley to the biggest group therapy session in the bay area and erica mentioned i started my career after law school and i m a recovering lawyer so i started my career as a speechwriter and for those of you vaguely remember governor george i was the guy who gave the duke all that charisma. so i was a speechwriter for the governor and spe
probably be very nerve-wracking and will make us angry, but somebody has to fight that. we re glad that lance is here to do that for us. lance has an incredible background. i know when i m up here, there are people who have experience in the military or think tanks or education, and lance has a little of all of them. some things that are notable about him that you might not have known, he was the chief speech writer for a gentleman here in california, does anyone remember the name george duke mason? he was there. and also was the writer for ed meese in the reagan administration. so he has that. he s had military experience, he s now the head policy person at pri, pacific research institute, on the education track. and delighted to welcome him back. ladies and gentlemen, mr. lance are izumi. [applause] well, thank you very much, erica, for that very kind introduction. thank you very much, all of you, for welcoming me back here to the silicon valley to, i guess the biggest gr