Dennis J. Cagan

Dennis Cagan is a high-technology industry veteran and entrepreneur, having founded or co-founded over a dozen different companies. He co-founded his first software company in 1968. In 1976 Mr. Cagan founded his fifth company and took it public on NASDAQ in 1981. In 1980 it was ranked #32 on the first Inc. Magazine ‘Inc. 100’. Mr. Cagan has served on 66 company fiduciary boards, both public and private, predominantly in early and mid-stage technology companies. Mr. Cagan is a seasoned CEO/Chairman of both public and private companies, a venture capitalist, private investor, consultant and professional board member since 1968. In 1979 he was the Keynote Speaker at the first COMDEX Show in Las Vegas. In 2011 he was inducted into the IT Hall of Fame. In 2013 NACD and the Dallas Business Journal selected him as one of 12 North Texas Outstanding Directors in their first annual event. Mr. Cagan consults on forming boards, and augments management in his trademarked Shadow CEO® role.