Gil Kirkpatrick
Author of Active Directory Programming
Founder of the Directory Experts Conference

Mr. Kirkpatrick is a 30-year veteran of the commercial software business, having designed or developed dozens of successful commercial software products. He is well known as the founder of the popular Directory Experts Conference, the only international conference focused on Microsoft Identity and Access technologies. Mr. Kirkpatrick is the author of the highly-regarded book Active Directory Programming, and is a frequent contributor to Windows IT Pro and TechNet magazines. In his current role as Expert-in-Residence at NetPro, Mr. Kirkpatrick consults on various security, identity, and marketing projects, and speaks at technology seminars and conferences around the world. Mr. Kirkpatrick has received the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional award for his work in the technology community each year since 2005.