Joel Trammell
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| Born | April 6, 1965 Louisiana |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur and CEO |
| Known for | Network Management, CEO Education |
Joel Trammell is an American businessman and entrepreneur. Trammell is most well known for his work in CEO education and software.
Trammell is the CEO of Black Box Network Services, and the founder and chairman of Khorus Software, which equips CEOs with strategy-execution software. He is also the author of The CEO Tightrope, published by Greenleaf Book Group in 2014.
Joel received his bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from Louisiana Tech University in 1987. Trammell serves on the board of directors for The Louisiana Tech University Research Foundation for the 2013-2014 year.
After college, Trammell went on to be an instructor at the Naval Nuclear Power School for four years. From 1990 to 1995, Trammell served as CEO for UST Computers, then co-founded HomeSmart. In 1999, Trammell and his wife, Cathy Fulton, co-founded NetQoS, a developer of network and application performance management software. He served as CEO until the company was acquired by CA Technologies in 2009 for $200 million. After NetQoS, Trammell founded Cache IQ, a developer of network resident caching solutions for file-based storage. Cache IQ was acquired by NetApp Inc. in November 2012. In 2011, he co-founded Lone Rock Technology Group LLC., where he serves as a managing partner. Trammell founded Khorus Software in 2013, a business management software company made specifically for CEOs to align organizations, execute strategy, and deliver predictable results. The company officially launched in February 2014 and Trammell serves as chairman.
Trammell serves as a board member for Rise School of Austin and Austin Technology Council, where he serves as Chairman Emeritus. He is also a managing partner at Lake Austin Advisors. He served as a board member at Black Box Network Services until November 2107, when he was selected as CEO.
Trammell contributes to Forbes and Entrepreneur with advice for current and aspiring CEOs, as well as sharing his leadership experiences on his blog, The American CEO. At the Austin Chapter of Rice Alliance, Trammell teaches a yearly 9-week long CEO training program.
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