Thomas Colby
General Manager, Global Channels Division

In his role as General Manager, Global Channels Division, Thomas Colby leads @Road channel and partner alliance efforts globally. These efforts are part of the @Road global alliance and business development initiative, which aims to engage and form new strategic relationships for accelerated international business and long-term revenue growth.

Mr. Colby has more than 20 years of experience in the software and telecommunications industries. Prior to joining @Road, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Eyematic Interfaces Inc., a developer of Multimedia Messaging System (MMS) and visual recognition technologies for mobile phones. While managing two divisions in the United States and a joint venture subsidiary in Japan, he successfully developed relationships with Global 1000 companies such as Verizon Wireless and Microsoft Corp. Mr. Colby also served as Vice President Worldwide Operations and Corporate Development for WebEx Communications Inc., where he developed the company’s business plan, global business operations and systems infrastructure. Additionally, Colby held executive marketing and business development positions at CellNet Data Systems Inc., Dell Inc. and Apple Computer Inc., where he managed several technology licensing and alliance building efforts.  His most recent role prior to @Road was as Executive in Residence at SRI International, where he developed launch plans for a next-generation mobile data services platform.

Mr. Colby received a bachelor of science degree in business from Santa Clara University, Calif., where he is now honored in the business school’s “IPO Hall of Fame” for his work with WebEx.