Technology >> CEO Interviews >> June 11, 2004

ART ZEILE – INFLOW

ART ZEILE is Co-Founder & CEO and Inflow. Art co-founded Inflow in September of 1997. Art is responsible for long-term strategic planning and oversees all operational, financial, and sales and marketing activities. Prior to Inflow, Art was a founder and vice president of business for LINK-VTC, a global provider of videoconferencing services. He managed sales, marketing and overall business operations, and helped develop customer service solutions responsible for a 100 percent annual growth rate. Previously, Art managed the development of advanced database systems as a software program manager for The Automation Group, a client/server database development company in San Francisco. Previously, Art held engineering management positions as an officer in the U.S. Air Force, contributing to the development of the USAF's advanced satellite rocket engine system and the design of a new rocket fuel. Art also served as executive officer to General Len Kwiatkowski, the USAF director of military satellite communications. Art earned a bachelor's degree in astronautical engineering from the U.S. Air Force Academy and was awarded the John F. Kennedy Fellowship, earning a master's degree in public policy from Harvard University. Art was the first recipient of the Denver Telecom Executive of the Year award in 2000. Profile
TWST: Can we begin with a brief historical overview of Inflow and a

picture of things as they are now?

Mr. Zeile: Sure. We started Inflow in September of 1997, which was

fairly early in this