Dan Pickett
Daniel T. Pickett III | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 27, 1968 |
| Education | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) |
| Occupation | Technology Entrepreneur |
Daniel T. Pickett III (born July 27, 1968) is an American technology entrepreneur, private equity investor and philanthropist. Pickett is the co-founder, president and CEO of aptihealth, a digital behavioral health company.[1] He is the former CEO of Hudson River Capital Holdings, a private investment company in New York.[2] He was previously president of Zones.[3]
Early life and education
Pickett was born in 1968 in Troy, New York.[citation needed] Pickett was brought up in Mechanicville, New York, a small city north of Albany, where his parents owned a liquor store.[4] Pickett received his degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in the field of Industrial and Management Engineering, where he is a member of the Board of Trustees.[5][6][4]
Business career
Beginning his career in 1990, Pickett worked at KeyCorp in Albany, New York. During his time with KeyCorp, Pickett worked in the area of technology and operations. Pickett was responsible for integrating the retail delivery platforms and networks of several acquisitions.[5] Over a five-year period with KeyCorp, Pickett was appointed vice-president.[5]
While serving at KeyCorp, Pickett co-founded nfrastructure with his brother and his father in the basement of the family's liquor store.[7] nfrastructure helps large enterprises design, build, and operate integrated technology environments.[8][9][10]
In 1995 Pickett founded ACE Software Sciences, known for creating the MaxMilion software product. MaxMilion was acquired in 1999 by ALLTEL. Pickett joined ALLTEL with the acquisition, where he ultimately became Senior Vice President and General Manager of Enterprise Banking Solutions.[9]
In 2003, Pickett founded Hudson River Capital Holdings, a private investment company that specializes in growth-stage private equity investments.[citation needed]
In 2005, Pickett was appointed chairman of the board of nfrastructure, and was appointed its CEO in July 2008. In 2013, Inc. Magazine named nfrastructure to its Build 100 list of most sustained growth companies.[11]
In 2016, nfrastructure was acquired by Zones, creating a $1.5 billion global technology company.[12][13] In 2019, Pickett was appointed president of Zones, LLC.[14]
Pickett left Zones at the end of 2019 to focus full time on investments in social impact companies through Hudson River Capital Holdings, his private investment company.[2]
In 2020, Pickett joined aptihealth as president and CEO, he is also a co-founder. Founded in 2017, aptihealth is a tech-enabled behavioral health engagement company.[15]
Board positions
Pickett has served on the board of the Albany Medical Center and the local Saratoga chapter of Gilda’s Club. Pickett is also a member of the board of directors for his alma mater, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He was the youngest member to join the board of directors in the school’s history at the time.[4]
Philanthropy
In December 2001, Pickett founded the Pickett Family Foundation.[16] Pickett hosts and support events for numerous charities in the Capital Region of New York. The foundation is focused and committed to making life better for individuals and communities by working and collaborating with technology leaders and other deserving philanthropic organizations, dedicated to making a positive difference in three focus areas: Education, Healthcare and Innovative Technology.[17] The foundation has previously supported charities such as the American Cancer Society, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, St. Peter's Health Partners, and the Saratoga Hospital.[4] During 2018, the Pickett Family Foundation donated over $500,000 to causes that addressed significant social issues.[17] In June 2019, the Pickett Family Foundation gifted $1 million to Albany Med in support of The Massry Family Children's Emergency Center, the region's only pediatric emergency department.[18]
Personal life
Pickett has been noted as being friends with Thoroughbred horse racing trainer, Chad Brown, and former Director and Chief Financial Officer of News Corporation, David DeVoe, all having associated with each other in Mechanicville, New York.[4]
Politics
In September 2010, New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo named Pickett to the Upstate Business Advisory Council to advise his administration on business issues.[19]
Pickett has been a regular political donor to Cuomo and has hosted fundraisers for Cuomo that have attracted business leaders from the greater Capital Region.[20]
In July 2017, Pickett was named by Politico, along with 17 other donors including hedge fund managers Ronald Perelman, Steven Cohen and James Simons, as donors that have given more than $100k to Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's campaign committee during his second term.[21]
Honors and awards
In November 2011, Pickett's company nfrastructure was named The Business Review's Company of the Year by the Albany Business Review.[22]
In 2016, Pickett's company, nfrastructure was one of only 48 companies named a CRN Triple Crown Winner – placing on the Solution Provider 500 list of the largest solution providers in North America according to revenue; the Fast Growth 150, which ranks the fastest-growing solution providers; and the Tech Elite 250 solution providers, with the highest level of certifications from major vendors.[23]
References
- ^ "Local Entrepreneur Dan Pickett Named President And CEO Of aptihealth". Saratoga Living. 2020-04-08. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- ^ a b "Albany Business Review: What's next for Dan Pickett after exiting the company he spent years building". www.bizjournals.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ "Executive Team". www.zones.com. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- ^ a b c d e Case, Tony (January 29, 2019). "The Boys Of Mechanicville: How Five Friends From The Same Small Town Went On To Conquer Their Respective Worlds".
- ^ a b c Interview conducted by: Lynn Fosse. "IT Infrastructure, nfrastructure". ceocfointerviews.com.
- ^ "America's Top Colleges". www.forbes.com.
- ^ Rodgers, Anni Layne (February 23, 2014). "If You Can't Beat 'Em, Steal Their Best Ideas". Inc.com.
- ^ "10 minutes with nfrastructure CEO Dan Pickett". www.bizjournals.com.
- ^ a b "ALLTEL Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire MaxMilion Mortgage Software, Form Alliance With ACE USA =Alltel". alltel.com.
- ^ "we couldn't have done it-without you mom". cmswire.com.
- ^ "Grow. Hire. Repeat". www.inc.com.
- ^ "Clifton Park IT firm makes global push by selling itself". www.bizjournals.com.
- ^ https://media.zones.com/images/pdf/zones-inc-nfrastructure-10212016.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Zones Bolsters Sales Leadership with Key Appointments" (PDF). media.zones.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-04-01.
- ^ "Dan Pickett joins behavioral health tech startup". www.bizjournals.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- ^ "Pickett Family Foundation". Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- ^ a b "Regions Only Pediatric Emergency Department Opens at Albany Med". www.amc.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- ^ "Saratoga Springs Family and Foundation Make $1M Gift to Albany Med". www.amc.edu.
- ^ "Cuomo names members of upstate business council". www.bizjournals.com.
- ^ "Cuomo fund raiser". www.capitalnewyork.com.
- ^ Mahoney, Bill. "The 18 donors who've given Cuomo more than $100K". Politico PRO.
- ^ "the business review achievers 2011". www.bizjournals.com.
- ^ Saia, Rick (10 October 2016). "Rising To The Challenge: CRN's 2016 Triple Crown Award Winners". CRN.