Ed Iacobucci

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Edward "Ed" E. Iacobucci
Born(1953-09-26)September 26, 1953
Buenos Aires, Argentina
DiedJune 21, 2013(2013-06-21) (aged 59)
Boca Raton, Florida, United States
OccupationTechnology entrepreneur
Known forCofounder of Citrix Systems

Edward E. Iacobucci (September 26, 1953 – June 21, 2013) was an

IBM DOS systems and as a virtualization pioneer.[2]

Biography

Early years and education

Edward "Ed" E. Iacobucci was born September 26, 1953, in

Bristol-Myers Squibb), and then Coca-Cola. Roberto Goizueta
, then Chairman of Coca-Cola, became a close friend of the Iacobucci family and, subsequently, Ed's godfather.

Iacobucci graduated from Georgia Tech with a BSc in systems engineering in 1975.[3]

Career

Iacobucci began his career at

IBM DOS and OS/2
, and led the joint IBM-Microsoft design for multi-tasking personal computer operating systems.

In 1989, Iacobucci left IBM to co-found

Microsoft Windows NT Server
. He served as chairman of Citrix through 2000, when he retired.

In 2002, Iacobucci co-founded and served as president and CEO of

U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). After starting operations in 2007, DayJet ceased operations in 2008 when it was no longer able to secure its planned growth capital
.

Between 2002 and 2007 he was a member of the SCO Group's board of directors.[4]

In 2011, Iacobucci founded VirtualWorks,[5] which helps manage data.[6] Iacobucci served as president and CEO until May 20, 2013, when he stepped down for personal health reasons.

Awards

In 1998, Iacobucci received the Ernst & Young "International Entrepreneur of the Year" award.[7]

Iacobucci sat on the engineering advisory board for Georgia Tech, his alma mater.[8] He served as a technology judge at the state and national level for the Ernst & Young "Entrepreneur of the Year Awards", and he was active in the Junior Achievement organization.[citation needed]

Death

He died of pancreatic cancer on June 21, 2013, at his home in Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.[9]

References

  1. ^ Associated Press – 8 hours ago (21 June 2013). "Citrix Systems co-founder dies in Florida - Yahoo! Finance". Finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2013-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Raynovich, Scott. "Ed Iacobucci, Virtualization Pioneer, is Dead". Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  3. ^ "In Memoriam - Edward Ernesto Iacobucci BS IE '75". coe.gatech.edu. Georgia Tech. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  4. ^ "SCO Board Member Iacobucci Announces He is Leaving". Groklaw. Archived from the original on 2007-06-09. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
  5. ^ Smith, Gina (June 2011). "Citrix Founder Announces New Venture, Data Management Platform". InformationWeek. United Business Media. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  6. ^ Strom, David. "New Virtual Index Architecture Helps You Find Your Cloud-based Data". ReadWrote. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  7. ^ "In Memoriam - Edward Ernesto Iacobucci BS IE '75". Georgia Tech College of Industrial Engineering homepage. Georgia Tech. Archived from the original on 16 May 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  8. ^ "In Memoriam - Edward Ernesto Iacobucci BS IE '75". Georgia Tech College of Industrial Engineering. Archived from the original on 16 May 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  9. ^ Simmons, Jonathan (June 21, 2013). "Edward Iacobucci, Citrix founder, dies of pancreatic cancer". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2013.

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