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Prior to founding Lionbridge in 1996, Cowan was executive vice president and member of the Management Committee for R.R. Donnelley & Sons. He also was chief executive officer of Stream International Inc., a multi-billion dollar division. Cowan joined R.R. Donnelley in 1988 as senior vice president of the Documentation Services Group, and later became group president.
Prior to Donnelley, Cowan was president and chief executive officer of CSA Press of Hudson, Mass., a 1986 acquisition of R.R. Donnelley. He also held positions at Compugraphic Corporation, in Wilmington, Mass., and London, England.
He currently serves on the Invoke Solutions Board of Directors. He is on the Board of the American Electronics Association (AEA) and chairs its India Work Group Committee. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of Deerfield Academy. In addition, Cowan was Chairman of Interleaf until its sale to Broadvision; Chairman of FairMarket until its sale to eBay; Chairman of NewsEdge Corporation until its sale to Thompson; and sat on the Board of Webline until its sale to Cisco. He received his A.B. and M.B.A. from Harvard University. | 