[2] Culliss grew up in Overland Park, Kansas[citation needed] and has a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of South Florida,[citation needed] a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School[citation needed] and an MBA in finance from the Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania.
[citation needed] He currently lives with his wife and four children in Rye, New Hampshire.
[citation needed] Culliss holds a number of patents relating to computer and telephony systems, including US Pat.
6,785,363[6] entitled "Voice message delivery method and system" and US Pat.
7,054,419[7] entitled "Answering machine detection for voice message delivery method and system."