Brent Compton is a 21-year veteran of the software/technology industry, having served in both executive roles for software businesses and Chief Information Officer roles within industry, while living in both Europe and the US. In VP-level and business leadership positions at Micromuse (IBM acquisition, 2006, $865M), Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), and Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A) he managed software product portfolios through hyper-growth, turn-around, and business maturity phases. As CIO for Joint Commission International and Joint Commission Resources (health care), he re-built IT teams, infrastructure, and created a SaaS product team producing software with over 20,000 visits per week. During his early technology-focused years, Brent held consulting roles in HP's Professional Services Organization, focused on IP networking, UNIX, and database technologies. Brent holds a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science from Weber State University and has studied business with the University of Denver Executive MBA and Graduate Certificate in Finance programs.

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