Clay Ryder manages Sageza's quantitative and analytic content services. He leads client-based consulting projects and supervises the creation and delivery of Sageza's research and analysis. Since he co-founded Sageza in 2001, Clay has been a key contributor in defining Sageza's business direction. His perspectives on business development, marketing, and technology issues are based on twenty years of practical experience and industry observation. Clay was an early adopter of ARPANet and later the Internet. He has extensive expertise in real-time and network control systems. Prior to founding The Sageza Group, Clay was Vice President and Chief Analyst at Zona Research, the first market research firm to specifically identify and quantify the commercial applicability of the Internet. During his seven-year tenure at Zona, he consulted with a many industry leaders included in the "Who’s Who of the Internet." Clay is a frequent contributor to IT-focused radio and television programs including Silicon Valley Business, Silicon Spin, Tech TV, and C/NET. Clay is also a well known industry speaker having chaired panels at Internet conferences including several at COMDEX. He has been published in Computerworld, VAR Business, HP World, and other industry publications. Clay holds a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from California State University, Chico.

Lawrence Dietz has over thirty years of diversified military and commercial information security experience. At Symantec Corporation for six years, he served most recently as Senior Director of Government Solutions. Other roles included Corporate Strategist; Director of Enterprise Marketing for North America; and Director of Market Intelligence, Analyst, and Government Relations. He held key analyst roles with Zona Research and Giga Information Group. Lawrence has been an analyst of the market for information security products and services since 1978. He has published a wide array of articles and reports and is a sought-after speaker. A licensed attorney in California and a recognized authority in compliance, Lawrence has lectured internationally on SOX and other critical legal issues related to the Internet and Electronic Commerce. He retired as a Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, where assignments include a variety of Intelligence and PSYOP positions. He holds BS in BA from Northeastern University, MBA from Babson College, JD from Suffolk University, LLM in European Law from Leicester University, United Kingdom and Masters in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College.

Susan Dietz is a freelance editor and writer who has proofread, edited, and ghostwritten for various authors. Before coming to Sageza, she was the Editor-In-Chief of the ALEC Group. Susan has co-authored market research guides about computer software and has been published in several arenas.