Tony Naughtin brings 25 years of leadership experience to GridNetworks.  Since 1991, he has focused on building innovative network technology companies, and in the process has built productive relationships with premier customers, alliance partners, venture capital firms, and investment banks.  In 1996 Mr. Naughtin co-founded Internap Network Services Corporation (NASDAQ: INAP) where he served as President and CEO until August of 2001, took the company to a $110 million run rate, and completed two successful public stock offerings.  Mr. Naughtin has served as a director on the boards of a variety of public and private companies including: Internap (Atlanta); Counterpane Internet Security, Inc. (Mt. View) - now a subsidiary of BT; GraniteEdge Networks, Inc. (Bellevue); GoAhead Software (Bellevue); Fine.com (Seattle); and most recently GridNetworks.  In addition, he has been involved with the Washington Software Alliance (WSA) as both a Director and Vice-Chairman since 2000, and was a founding director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Washington School of Business.  Mr. Naughtin started his career in the early 1980s with Cablevision Systems Corporation.  He holds a B.A. in Communications from the University of Iowa and is a graduate of the Creighton University School of Law.