Education
He graduated from Emory University in 1987 with Bachelor of Surgery and Master of Surgery degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science.
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Boris Jerkunica
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Career
He has founded or co-founded several companies including Software Builders International, NetZIP, ZivVa/Vocalocity and Atlanta Silverbacks Park. He is currently the co-owner and chairman of Atlanta Silverbacks which consists of Atlanta Silverbacks Football Club, Atlanta Silverbacks Suwanee Indoor and Atlanta Silverbacks Park, a soccer facility consisting of a 5,000 seat stadium plus three international size soccer fields and a restaurant. Jerkunica moved with his family to Atlanta in 1975 while he was still in elementary school.
While at Emory, he received All-American honors and still holds both the all time scoring and assist records in soccer for the school.
From 1987 to 1992, he worked for International Business Machines Corporation as a software architect. In 1992, Jerkunica started his first software business, Software Builders, which developed client/server e-commerce software for companies such as International Business Machines Corporation, Thomas Publishing, et cetera
He sold the company in 1997. In 1996, Jerkunica co-founded Netzip, Incorporated.
(however, the netzipcom website identified the company name as Software Builders International until 1999).
The company developed the NetZIP product that pioneered the download market. Netzip, Incorporated. was purchased by RealNetworks in January 2000. NetZIP download technology and its development team was spun out into MusicNet, a joint venture between RealNetworks, America Online, Sony, and BMG, whose charter was to distribute music legally over the internet.
Boris served as Chief Technology Officer of MusicNet from 2000 to 2001.
In September 2003, Jerkunica co-founded Zivva (now Vocalocity, Incorporated), where Jerkunica served as Chief Executive Officer from 2005 through 2009. ZivVa/Vocalocity helped pioneer the VoIP Hosted Private Branch Exchange market and is one of the leaders in that market today.
Vocalocity was named to Incorporated 500 fastest growing companies two years in a row - 2011 & 2012.
Membership
He is also the largest individual shareholder and Board Member of Vocalocity, Incorporated.
