Vincent Smith

Vinny is the Executive Chairman at WSO2. He is the founder of Toba Capital, an investment firm committed to helping create and build incredible technology companies. Vinny began his career at Oracle, working in a variety of sales and sales management positions. From 1998 to 2012, he was responsible for leading the strategic direction of Quest Software and served as CEO/Chairman. Under his direction, Quest became a leading enterprise systems management company, scaling from just 25 employees to more than 4,000 employees worldwide and $1B in revenue. Prior to joining Quest, Vinny co-founded Insight Venture Partners, which remains a leading venture capital firm based in New York. In the early '90s, he co-founded Patrol Software, which he financed, managed, and sold in 1994 to BMC Software.

Outside of software, Vinny is an investor in real estate development projects throughout California. His foundation, Teach a Man to Fish, does philanthropic investing focusing on enabling passionate entrepreneurs who are devoted to vital causes. He is an advisor and financial supporter of organizations like Fuel Freedom, Gen Next Foundation, Augies Quest, Cure Duchene, Orphaned Starfish, Orange County High School of the Arts, MiddleBridge High School, and Mount Saint Joseph High School. Vinny holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Delaware.