Dr. James Martin, Chairman Emeritus and Founder 
Headstrong was founded in 1981 as James Martin Associates under (and later became James Martin & Company) the leadership of the information technology luminary Dr. James Martin, who today serves on the Board of Directors.
Widely regarded as a visionary and thought-provoking guru of the Information Age, Dr. Martin is a highly-respected authority on the social and commercial implications of computers and technology.
In September 2002, Computerworld, in its 25th anniversary issue, ranked Dr. Martin fourth among the 25 individuals who have most influenced the world of computer science.
One of the world’s leading strategists on management and IT, Dr. Martin was the subject of a major article in Discover Magazine and has written 101 books, most of which have become best-sellers and seminal works that changed perceptions in the information technology industry.
The Association of Computer Programmers and Analysts (ACPA) made him a lifetime fellow for his contributions to data processing education.
His 1977 book, “The Wired Society: A Challenge for Tomorrow," based on his predictions and progressive views about technology that foresaw the advent of the Internet, was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.
His latest book, “The Meaning of the 21st Century: A Vital Blueprint for Ensuring Our Future,” takes an incisive look at the planet Earth and what he believes needs to happen in order to ensure a viable future.
Dr. Martin earned an M.A. and D.Litt. from Oxford, a D.Sc. from Salford in England, and an honorary D.Eng. from Hokkaido Technical University in Japan for his work on information engineering. He was a member of the Software Scientific Advisory Board of the US Department of Defense, and advised the British government on telecommunications restructuring. He has provided consulting services to AT&T, IBM, Honeywell, Texas Instruments, and Xerox.
Dr. Martin is the founder of Oxford University's multidisciplinary 21st Century School, which aims to develop strategies for responding to the most serious problems as well as the most promising opportunities facing the planet in the new century.
The 21st Century School builds on the work of the James Martin Institute for Science and Civilization, which Dr. Martin had endowed with $100 million. The James Martin Chair of Computing at Oxford, on the other hand, is concerned with advancing the frontiers of system development.
He also established the World Education Corps, a service organization that brings essential education to poor countries and to underserved schools and communities worldwide.
Dr. Martin is also the chairman of WatchIT.com, an Internet-based education company.