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Hubbert Smith is the i4 Ops Founder and CEO. i4 Ops was founded after hearing CISO ask "what keeps my data from walking away?". This problem statement resulted theft prevention for “data-in-use”. Deploys in minutes, with exfiltration tests to confirm data security. Data Security is a very solvable problem (with the right approach).
Previously, as a F500 Tech Program Manager, he led 27 successful tech projects. He led several significant lines of business and authored/executed several industry-changing tech strategies.
He holds 12 patents related to data use, data storage, and data security. Hubbert authored “Inspiring Remote Tech Teams”, this work, based on 3 decades of innovation experience, is a roadmap to remote teams, innovation and team neuroscience.