Tom Klaban is a pioneer in the field of computer and software engineering. He founded several companies including Chiefs Inc. in 1980, Tools/400 Inc. in 1989 and Cyber 9-1-1 Inc. in 2012 and continues to be an entrepreneurial force. Tom was one of the earliest students to earn a degree in the fledgling computer field at the Ohio State Fisher College of Business, became the starting place kicker for the Buckeyes Football Team, and played under the Coach, Woody Hayes.
He has worked in the public safety industry for over forty years, architecting and designing software solutions that power over two thousand Emergency Communication Centers, Police Departments, Sheriff Offices, Fire and EMS departments. He is an accomplished skier, a world class sailor who has raced competitively since his childhood in Czechoslovakia.
“I first witnessed America as change – its brilliant promise, its stubborn problems, and dazzling plenty. I was a refugee, an immigrant, but my family had gone through it together, and we were strivers. This is the story of dreams lost and realized, hard work, faith and some luck. It is about starting over without losing sight of the target. I worked hard and played for Woody Hayes with hall of famer Archie Griffin and Tom Skladany. I would be drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals, but I could also see a future in the fledgling computer industry, and founded my own company instead. And if that isn’t America, I don’t know what is.”
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