Paul Jessop is Founder and Director of County Analytics, Ltd., an independent consulting firm named for his 400-year-old home and office in rural England – County Cottage. County Analytics has a diverse range of clients in the media, entertainment and electronics industries, where it gives advice on strategy, market positioning, and the creation and exploitation of industry standards. Jessop is known for facilitation and consensus building and has a tight drafting style widely exploited in specification writing. After a career in engineering and strategy with British Telecom, he was CTO at the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) for 13 years and, subsequently, at the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). He continues his work as Exec. Director of the U.S. Registration Agency for the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) under contract to RIAA and represents the recording industry’s interests in ISRC and other identifiers at the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).