John W. Paulson is the founder of MakeMusic and co-CEO. He has served as a director since 1990. From 1982 to 1990, Mr. Paulson was chairman and CEO of Springboard Software, Inc., a publicly held company he founded to develop and market educational consumer software products. He has a Master of Arts in Music Education from the Eastman School of Music and taught high school instrumental music for nine years in Minnesota. A published composer and arranger, he continues to be active as a music clinician and guest conductor. In addition to serving on the Global Economic Summit of the Music Products Industry and a variety of music industry and music education task forces, he has served on the Board of Directors of the International Association of Music Merchants, the Wenger Corporation, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the American Composers Forum. In 2002 he received the Golden Clef Award from the Berklee College of Music in recognition of his lifetime commitment to music education and he is currently a member of Eastman's Kaufman Advisors Group.
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