Don Sharp

A highly respected innovator with more than 29 years of industry and consulting experience, Don Sharp leads the team at Coolfire–a connected workstream collaboration software company to improve event awareness, control, and response. From strategic direction to day-to-day operations, he describes the key aspects of his leadership role as “pulling together all the pieces, plus getting the best talent they can possibly find, getting them focused and leading them to success.” Don joined Coolfire in 2013, after five and a half years of implementing advanced technologies at Navistar Inc. As vice president and CIO, then as senior vice president of Enterprise Services, he drove transformations that resulted in several hundred million dollars in cost reductions.

Don’s breadth of experience, from start-up entrepreneur to Fortune 250-company C-suite executive, allows him to bring a unique perspective to his role at Coolfire. His diversity of knowledge and strength as a strategic thinker and problem solver are valuable assets.

He sees the challenge of introducing a software product to a new market as one of the greatest rewards of working with Coolfire. He appreciates the talent of the Coolfire team, as well as opportunities to interact with customers and drive value for the company.

A graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Don holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting.