Jumping to Another World (And Back Again)

As counsel to the Senate Intelligence Committee, Keith Raffel held a top secret clearance to watch over CIA activities. As an entrepreneur, he founded UpShot Corporation, Silicon Valley’s first company based on a cloud computing model, and sold it to Siebel Systems. These days he stays busy writing his mysteries and thrillers in Palo Alto, California. The national bestseller Smasher: A Silicon Valley Thriller is his latest. Drop by www.keithraffel.com for updates. He has also been a carpenter, college writing instructor, candidate for elective office, and professional gambler.