Edward "Ed" E. Iacobucci | |
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| Born | (1953-09-26)September 26, 1953 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | June 21, 2013(2013-06-21) (aged 59) Boca Raton, Florida, United States |
| Occupation | Technology entrepreneur |
| Known for | Cofounder of Citrix Systems |
Edward E. Iacobucci (September 26, 1953 – June 21, 2013) was anArgentine-American businessman who founded VirtualWorks and co–foundedCitrix Systems.[1] He is also known for his work as the architectural designer of theOS/2 andIBM DOS systems and as avirtualization pioneer.[2]
Edward "Ed" E. Iacobucci was born September 26, 1953, inBuenos Aires,Argentina to Dr. Guillermo and Costantina Iacobucci. His father, a biochemist, moved his family to the U.S. in 1960 to work first forE.R. Squibb & Sons (a predecessor to pharmaceutical giantBristol-Myers Squibb), and thenCoca-Cola.Roberto Goizueta, then Chairman of Coca-Cola, became a close friend of the Iacobucci family and, subsequently, Ed's godfather.
Iacobucci graduated fromGeorgia Tech with a BSc in systems engineering in 1975.[3]
Iacobucci began his career atIBM in 1979 where he worked on the commercial software and personal computer business. While at IBM, Iacobucci held architecture and design leadership responsibilities forIBM DOS andOS/2, and led the joint IBM-Microsoft design for multi-tasking personal computer operating systems.
In 1989, Iacobucci left IBM to co-foundCitrix Systems. He led the company as chairman and chief technology officer through its market and product development phases. Citrix grew and was named to both the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 indexes.[citation needed] In 1997, Iacobucci forged a five-year joint development agreement withMicrosoft to include Citrix's multi-user capabilities withinMicrosoft 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 ofDayJet Corporation, an on-demand airline service that sold individual seats via a time sensitive pricing scale and utilized theEclipse 500very light jet. Dayjet built a computer system for solving highly complex optimization problems, and announced a five-year strategic agreement with theU.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). After starting operations in 2007, DayJet ceased operations in 2008 when it was no longer able to secure its plannedgrowth capital.
Between 2002 and 2007 he was a member of theSCO Group's board of directors.[4]
In 2011, Iacobucci founded VirtualWorks (later renamed to Ayfie),[5] anenterprise search engine company.[6] for which Iacobucci served as president and CEO until May 20, 2013, when he stepped down for personal health reasons.
In 1998, Iacobucci received theErnst & Young "International Entrepreneur of the Year" award.[7]
Iacobucci sat on the engineering advisory board forGeorgia 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 theJunior Achievement organization.[citation needed]
He died ofpancreatic cancer on June 21, 2013, at his home inBoca Raton,Florida, U.S.[9]
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