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Thomas A. Proulx was a pioneer in the consumer software products industry as the author of Quicken and co-founder of Intuit, Inc., which he started during his senior year at Stanford University in 1983. After retiring from Intuit in 1994, Mr. Proulx is now a private investor in technology startup companies. He has been a director on the boards of numerous tech startups, including UpShot (acquired by Siebel Systems, Inc.), Documagix (acquired by J2 Global Communications, Inc.), and NextSet (acquired by Australian company, IT&e Limited).
Mr. Proulx currently serves as Chairman of Netpulse, LLC, a manufacturer of touch-screen computers that attach to health club exercise equipment, enabling users to surf the web, watch personal TV, and listen to music while exercising. Among his professional honors, M. Proulx has been a recipient of the Inc. Magazine Entrepreneur of the Year Award, PC Letter's Hindsight Award, and the University of Southern California's Entrepreneur of the Year Award. In 1995, the California Journal named Mr. Proulx one of California's 25 Most Influential People for his work in awakening Silicon Valley as a national political force.
He has been a frequent guest lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Mr. Proulx holds a BS in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science from Stanford University. | 