A prominent high-tech entrepreneur and renowned system software expert, Ed Iacobucci's technology vision is matched by his proven management and leadership skills. He excels at solving complex problems with radical innovation, forging strategic industry partnerships, and mentoring exceptional management and engineering talent.

In 2009, he formed VirtualWorks after recognizing the opportunity to tackle "data sprawl" by introducing non-disruptive, 'out-of-the-box' enterprise information architecture. His vision is to enable organizations of all sizes to become more productive and competitive by unleashing the value of information no matter where it resides. Supported by a team of seasoned IT executives and engineers, Iacobucci set out to create a new Virtual Index Architecture™ that maps out the entirety of an organization's content repository and delivers it to users when they need it, on demand.

A long-term veteran of the technology industry, Iacobucci began his career at IBM in 1979, where he was a key part of the company's entry into the commercial software business — first in the network management arena (NetView) and later in the the Entry Systems (Personal Computer) division where he held architecture and design leadership responsibilities for IBM DOS and OS/2. He led the joint IBM-Microsoft design team that launched the modern era of multi-tasking personal computer operating systems.

In 1989, Iacobucci left IBM to co-found Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS), now a global leader with hundreds of thousands of customers world-wide, to explore and implement his vision of server-based computing. He led the company as chairman and chief technology officer through all of its market and product development phases, including multiple private-equity rounds, an
IPO in 1995 and a secondary in 1996. Under his leadership, Citrix grew rapidly and was named to both the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 in record time. In 1998 Iacobucci forged an unprecedented, five-year joint development agreement with Microsoft to include Citrix multi-user capabilities within Microsoft Windows NT Server. He served as Citrix chairman through 2000, when he retired to pursue his vision of Software-as-a-Service.

In 2002, Iacobucci co-founded DayJet Corporation with the mission of bringing affordable on-demand jet travel to more people and organizations. He and his engineering team built a breakthrough computer system for solving highly-complex optimization problems for the world's first "Per-Seat, On-Demand" regional jet service. After a successful launch in 2007, DayJet was forced to cease operations in 2008 during the global financial market crisis.

In 2007, Iacobucci was named to Business 2.0 magazine's list of the "50 Who Matter Now," and in 2005, Newsweek included him in its list of "10 Big Thinkers for Big Business." In 1998, he was recognized as the top entrepreneur in the world with the prestigious CNN, USA Today, and Ernst & Young "International Entrepreneur of the Year" award.

Iacobucci is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he serves on the Engineering advisory board. He is active in Junior Achievement at the local, state and national levels. His hobbies include boating, photography and horse breeding.