Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 13, 2000

Louis Hernandez – Open Solutions Inc

LOUIS HERNANDEZ is the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Open Solutions Inc., a leading provider of fully integrated enterprise core data processing applications, Internet banking, cash management, CRM/business intelligence, financial accounting, imaging, interactive voice response and lending origination solutions for financial institutions. Open Solutions has been named to the Connecticut Technology Council's Fast 50 and the Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500. These organizations recognize leading companies in the technology sector for outstanding sales growth. Mr. Hernandez joined Open Solutions from a $300 million publicly-traded enterprise software company, where he served as executive vice president and helped lead them from startup to dramatic growth. In addition, Mr. Hernandez has held senior positions at several high technology companies, and began his career at Price Waterhouse LLP. Mr. Hernandez is a recognized technology executive, having been appointed by Connecticut Governor John Rowland to be Vice Chair of the Governor's Council on Economic Competitiveness and Technology as a representative of business with expertise in information technology. Mr. Hernandez is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Technology Council, whose mission is to stimulate and facilitate the growth and awareness of technology-based businesses in Connecticut. Mr. Hernandez is the former Vice Chair of the Commission for Educational Technology, where he recently completed a three-year appointment issued by Governor Rowland. Mr. Hernandez is also active in several community issues, including as a corporator of the Eastern Connecticut Health Network, Inc. (ECHN), a not-for-profit hospital and health system network; a member of the board of trustees of the Connecticut Center for Science and Exploration, a statewide cultural, entertaining and educational institution, and a board member of the Connecticut Children's Medical Center, an organization that is dedicated to improving the physical and emotional health of children. Mr. Hernandez has been named one of the Hartford Business Journal's top executives under 40. Mr. Hernandez has had several articles published by leading journals and speaks regularly on the topics of technology, economics, strategic planning and e-commerce. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with a history and a quick overview of Open

Solutions?

Mr. Hernandez: We were founded in 1992 by Cliff Waggoner, who had worked

for many years designing information