Dan Smoot is CEO of Vantor, where he leads the company’s push to forge the future of spatial intelligence. With over 30 years of experience scaling innovative technology companies, he has worked closely with defense and intelligence communities to integrate advanced technologies into national security systems. At Vantor, he is helping nations build advanced sovereign intelligence systems that integrate space and ground assets into a unified architecture for decisive decision advantage.
Previously, Dan was CEO of Riverbed Technology, where he transformed the company from a hardware provider into a software-focused business serving 95% of the Fortune 100.
Dan has also held senior leadership roles at Salesforce, VMware, and Cisco. He earned a degree in environmental science from UC Irvine.