Ken Smith

Ken Smith is a seasoned technology executive with a strong background in start-ups and architectural skills. He has a track record of growing startups to large annual revenues, including reaching $78M and over $100M. Ken has led a team of 90 technologists and has significant experience in successful M&A activities at both national and international levels.

Ken's expertise lies in systems architecture and scalability, big data and business intelligence, agile software development, team building and leadership, as well as mergers and acquisitions. He has worked across various industry verticals such as insurance, e-commerce, internet advertising, web conferencing, and mortgage banking. His recent hands-on technologies include C#, Typescript, SQL, Azure, React, Angular, Knockout, ASP.NET MVC, and Entity Framework.

Ken holds an MA in Biblical and Theological Studies from Fuller Theological Seminary and a BA in Ministerial Studies from Bethany College of the Assemblies of God. He has held key positions in several organizations, including CTO at Swyfft, Co-founder and CTO at Payboard, Co-founder and CTO at Alanta, Co-founder and CTO at Zango, Senior Technology Architect at Mentor Graphics, Senior Programmer Analyst/MIS Operations Manager at Indymac Bank, and PC Support Engineer at Countrywide.