Ralph Yarro

Current

• Chairman at UVU Foundation Board
• Working Group Member at OSTWG
• Director at UVU

• Chairman/Founder/Investor at Xymbiot, Inc.
• Chairman/Founder/Investor at Voonami
• Chairman/Founder/Investor at SurfRecon
• Advisory Board Member at BYU Kevin Rollin's Center for eBusiness
• Founder/Owner President/CEO at ThinkAtomic
• Founder and Chairman at The CP80 Foundation
• Owner/General Manager at VentureQuest
• Chairman at SCO
• Chairman at The SCO Group

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Past

• Board Member at Utah Chamber of Commerce
• Trustee at A Childs Hope Foundation
• Chairman/Investor at Vintella, Inc.

• Advisory Board Presidencial Leadership Council at BYU
• Board Of Director/Investor at Smart Bomb Interactive
• Board Of Directors/Investor at Maxstream, Inc.
• Board of Director at MTI Technology
• Chairman at Angel Partners
• Board Member/Investor at TrollTech, ASA
• Chairman at Center 7
• Chairman of the Board/Investor at Helius, Inc
• President and CEO at The Canopy Group
• Chairman/Investor at Altiris
• Board of Directors at UITA
• Trustee at The Worth Of A Soul Foundation
• Board Of Directors/Investor at Linux Networx, Inc.
• Member Corsair Team at Novell
• 3D Artist and user interface developer at Access Software
• Graphic Artist and Interface Designer at Wasatch Education

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Education

• Brigham Young University

Connections

271 connections

Industry

Computer Software

Websites

• My Company
• www.cp80.org
• My Company

Ralph Yarro’s Summary

Over 20 years in the software development, and venture capital environments.

Has been a part of the development, funding, or leadership of over 120 software companies around the world.

Has served as a board member and/or chairman of a variety of private, non-profit, and public companies.

Ralph Yarro’s Specialties:

Development, Planning, Business Development, Venture Capital and Funding, Operations, Management, Legal, Risk Management, IP Protection, Negotiation, Branding and Identity, and Merger and Acquisition.

Ralph Yarro’s Experience

• Chairman

  UVU Foundation Board

  (Educational Institution; Computer Software industry)

  October 2009 — Present (2 months)

• Working Group Member

  OSTWG

  (Government Agency; Government Administration industry)

  February 2009 — Present (10 months)

  Online Safety and Technology Working Group

• Director

  UVU

  (Education Management industry)

  September 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)

  Utah Valley University Foundation Board Member.

• Chairman/Founder/Investor

  Xymbiot, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Packaging and Containers industry)

  August 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)

• Chairman/Founder/Investor

  Voonami

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Networking industry)

  June 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)

  Saas, Managed Services, Security, Policy, Hosting, and Co-lo services.

• Chairman/Founder/Investor

  SurfRecon

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

  January 2006 — Present (3 years 11 months)

  eDiscovery, and Computer Forensics.

• Advisory Board Member

  BYU Kevin Rollin's Center for eBusiness

  (Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Education Management industry)

  January 2006 — Present (3 years 11 months)

• Founder/Owner President/CEO

  ThinkAtomic

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

  March 2005 — Present (4 years 9 months)

  Orem Utah Based High Tech Incubator, Venture Capital, and Accelerator. Current Portfolio includes: Data Discovery, Dot2Dot, CP80, Jump Seed, Spotlight, SurfRecon, Voonami, and Xymbiot.

• Founder and Chairman

  The CP80 Foundation

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  March 2005 — Present (4 years 9 months)

  501c(4) Dedicated to the development of technical, legislative, and non legislative strategies to counteract the increasing problems of Internet pornography. CP80 provides free training to assist in the closing of the Tech Gen Gap that has added to the lack of appropriate Solutions to this problem. CP80 publishes research and white papers on the significant negative impacts that porn is having on our environment. Cp80 is dedicated to evolving the Internet to enhance choice and protect families and children from the unwanted intrusion of Internet pornography.

• Owner/General Manager

  VentureQuest

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  March 2005 — Present (4 years 9 months)

  Venture Lending and Capital. Alta Robbins, Content Watch, Clear play, Atomek, and Primera Bank are some of its holdings.

• Chairman

  SCO

  (Computer Software industry)

  1999 — Present (10 years )

• Chairman

  The SCO Group

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; scox; Computer Software industry)

  January 1999 — Present (10 years 11 months)

• Board Member

  Utah Chamber of Commerce

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Government Relations industry)

  July 2007 — October 2007 (4 months)

• Trustee

  A Childs Hope Foundation

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  March 2005 — March 2006 (1 year 1 month)

• Chairman/Investor

  Vintella, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

  June 2002 — December 2004 (2 years 7 months)

  Vintella was acquired by Quest Software

• Advisory Board Presidencial Leadership Council

  BYU

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Education Management industry)

  January 2002 — December 2004 (3 years )

  Brigham Young University PLC.

• Board Of Director/Investor

  Smart Bomb Interactive

  (Computer Software industry)

  2002 — 2004 (2 years )

• Board Of Directors/Investor

  Maxstream, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Wireless industry)

  June 2000 — December 2004 (4 years 7 months)

  Maxstream was acquired my Digi International

• Board of Director

  MTI Technology

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; mtic.ob; Computer Hardware industry)

  March 2000 — December 2004 (4 years 10 months)

• Chairman

  Angel Partners

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  January 1999 — December 2004 (6 years )

  501c3 Support Organization for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Also Supported Homes and Schools for the mentally Disabled.

• Board Member/Investor

  TrollTech, ASA

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; troll; Computer Software industry)

  1999 — 2004 (5 years )

• Chairman

  Center 7

  (Computer Software industry)

  1999 — 2004 (5 years )

• Chairman of the Board/Investor

  Helius, Inc

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

  January 1996 — December 2004 (9 years )

• President and CEO

  The Canopy Group

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  February 1995 — December 2004 (9 years 11 months)

  Lindon Utah based venture capital and high tech incubator that funded over 120 High tech companies during a 10 year run. Companies included: AMI, Altiris, BSG, Caldera, Caldera Systems, Center7, Coresoft, DKI, Data Crystal, Direct Pointe, Helius, IDAS, IArchive, Janus Logics, Keylads, Lineo, Linux Networks, Learning Optics, Luxul, MaxStream, MTI, My Family, MMM, Nombas, Net2fx, ProfitPro, Power Innovations, Perimeter Labs, Smart Bomb, Surf China, SCO, TrollTech, Traxes, Vinca, Vintella, Viawest, WrenchHead, and many more.

• Chairman/Investor

  Altiris

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; atrs; Computer Software industry)

  January 1999 — January 2004 (5 years 1 month)

• Board of Directors

  UITA

  (Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Government Relations industry)

  January 2001 — January 2003 (2 years 1 month)

  Utah Information Technology Association

• Trustee

  The Worth Of A Soul Foundation

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  January 1999 — August 2002 (3 years 8 months)

• Board Of Directors/Investor

  Linux Networx, Inc.

  (Computer Software industry)

  2000 — 2001 (1 year )

• Member Corsair Team

  Novell

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; novl; Computer & Network Security industry)

  August 1993 — February 1995 (1 year 7 months)

• 3D Artist and user interface developer

  Access Software

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

  June 1992 — August 1993 (1 year 3 months)

  Computer game development company. Titles include Links 386 pro and Under A Killing Moon.

• Graphic Artist and Interface Designer

  Wasatch Education

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

  January 1990 — June 1992 (2 years 6 months)

  K-12 educational software training programs.

Ralph Yarro’s Education

• Brigham Young University

  1983 — 1989

Additional Information

Ralph Yarro’s Websites:

• My Company
• www.cp80.org
• My Company

Ralph Yarro’s Groups:

•    Novell Alumni
•    Brigham Young University Alumni
•    LDS Professionals
•    Private Equity and Venture Capital Group
•    v100
•    Evidence Lifecycle Management (ELM)
•    The CP80 Foundation
•    Utah Apple Users Group

Ralph Yarro’s Contact Settings

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