About Brian Smith
Brian R. Smith founded S3 Ventures and is its managing director. The firm backs business and health care technology companies. He is a VahatiCor director. VahatiCor develops a heart implant for people with coronary microvascular dysfunction.
At 29, Smith founded Crossroads Systems and became its chairman and chief executive officer. He took it public in 1999 and ran the public company for almost four years. Earlier, he spent seven years in product development at IBM. He holds engineering degrees from the University of Cincinnati and Purdue University. He received an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2000. His current boards include Alkami Technology and Alleviant Medical. Earlier seats include Acessa Health and TVA Medical.
Experience
This experience comes from official bios and from SEC filings. For roles taken from filings, the years are when the filings name Brian Smith in the role, so the role may have started earlier or lasted longer.
Key Colleagues at Startups
The people Brian Smith works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.
