Nick Gould is CEO of Catalyst Group (www.catalystnyc.com), a leading Usability and User Experience Design firm based in New York. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Interaction Design Association (IxDA). Prior to Catalyst, Nick held a variety of leadership positions focusing on Internet product development and strategic partnerships and joint ventures. Nickwas VP of Internet Strategy and Business Development for Scholastic Inc., the global children’s publishing and media company. Prior to that, Nick led Business Development efforts for BOL.com, Bertelsmann’s International online bookselling venture, and Citigroup. Nick’s Internet career began at Prodigy Internet where he directed the development of several high-level cross-content initiatives including Prodigy’s 150+ online communities and the Prodigy Internet IE 4.0 Active Channel. Nick also provided strategic business affairs and business development support to Prodigy’s content departments.