Ken Colby,  CEO & Board Member

Ken Colby is CEO and brings to PINC more than 25 years of management leadership and a proven record of success. A veteran executive with high-growth mobile solution and enterprise software/SaaS companies, his focus at PINC is driving the company's strategic direction and overseeing all operations of the company. Ken most recently served as President of Software Operations Improvement, providing consulting to VCs and startups implementing mobile resource management solutions. Before SOI, as SVP of Global Operations for SmartDrive Systems, he oversaw the manufacturing, deployment, and support of an industry-leading, SaaS-based solution for driver safety and fleet productivity. Through the end of 2007, Ken held the position of President and General Manager of @Road, the leading SaaS-based provider of mobile resource management solutions for commercial fleets in North America. Ken delivered over $100 million in revenue and led the company following its acquisition by Trimble Navigation, a worldwide provider of advanced GPS solutions. Prior to @Road, he held executive level positions at Sybase, Oracle, Mincom, and a number of enterprise software providers. Ken has extensive international experience, living and working in both Asia and Europe where he led regional sales and service organizations and gained experience opening up new and emerging markets.

Ken served twelve years in the U.S. Navy and is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md where he holds a B.S. in Engineering.