ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jonathan B. Spira is CEO and chief analyst of Basex, a research firm focusing on issues companies face as they navigate the knowledge economy.

Mr. Spira is recognized as one of the technology industry’s leading thinkers and pundits, having pioneered the study of knowledge workers and how information technology impacts them. He began studying the problem of Information Overload more than two decades ago and his findings, which include data on the lost productivity of knowledge workers, have been cited by thousands of papers and articles on the topic.

Mr. Spira, who directs all research and analytic activities at Basex, is a founding board member of the Information Overload Research Group, a consortium of large companies created to help stem the tide of Information Overload.