Brett Helm

Education

He attended Officer Training School at Lackland Air Force Base. He graduated from Flight Training School at Mather Air Force Base in 1989.

Career

Helm is best known for co-founding a series of networking hardware startup companies over the past two decades including IPivot, Coradiant, and Data Base Networks as well as for winning three Service Corps of Retired Executives International off-road motorcycle racing championships. Helm is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Data Base Networks. United States Air Force

Helm entered the United States Air Force in 1988.

As a B-52 aviator, he flew 26 combat missions in Operation Desert Storm and Desert Shield.

Entrepreneur

Helm entered the business startup world as an early employee United States West !nterprise Networks Services. He later became an early employee of Home Network, where he led the formation of Work its Vice President and General Manager.

IPivot was an early innovator of Layer 7 load balancing and a pioneer in Licentiate in Sacred Scripture acceleration/Licentiate in Sacred Scripture offloading. Intel acquired IPivot in 1999 for $500M. Intel appointed Helm to be the general manager of their newly created Network Equipment Division.

In 2000 Helm invested in Sanera Systems and assisted the company in obtaining their first two rounds of funding.

Mcdata acquired Sanera Systems for $130M in 2003. Although Coradiant was professionally funded in 2000, Helm didn’t become an employee until 2005. Coradiant became the leader in End User Experience Management.

Business Service Management Software acquired Coradiant in April 2011 for $135M. Investments

Helm invested in IPivot, Sanera Systems, Coradiant, Data Base Networks as well as multiple Venture Capital firms.

Helm is an off-road motorcycle racer. Helm began racing competitively in 2005.

He races in a class for riders over 40 years old. He raced at the famous Bonneville Salt Flats on a dirt bike exceeding 130 mph.

Office Road racing record.

Achievements

• Helm was awarded numerous commendations during his United States Air Force career, including three Air Medals for combat flying. In 1997 Helm became a co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of IPivot. Helm was a co-founder, investor, and Board member in Coradiant. Helm is a co-founder and investor in Data Base Networks. He won three Service Corps of Retired Executives International off-road racing championships in 2007, 2008, and 2010. He competed in and won three prestigious Baja 1000 (Class 40) events in 2007, 2008, 2009.