Barry J. Glick
Business Strategy

Barry Glick is an experienced and successful tech entrepreneur, executive and Internet mapping pioneer. As co-founder of Mapquest and leader of multiple successful ventures, he has been at the forefront of emerging digital technologies that have changed the way people and companies use maps, navigate, search for places, analyze data, and efficiently plan and execute.

Barry’s first start-up, Spatial Data Sciences Inc which he co-founded and led as CEO, raised 2 rounds of venture capital and evolved into the company that launched mapquest.com, the revolutionary and highly successful web service providing on-demand driving directions and maps. Mapquest IPO’ed in 1999 and was acquired by AOL/Time Warner for approximately $1B in 2000. Since that time, Barry has been a co-founder and CEO of a half-dozen innovative software, analytics and data-based companies and served as VP Connected Services at NAVTEQ Inc, the leading supplier of digital maps worldwide, sold to Nokia for $8B in 2008.  Barry was later CEO of ALK Technologies Inc, the market leader in mapping data and software for logistics, freight and supply chain management, which was acquired by Trimble Inc (NASD:TRMB) in 2013. More recently Barry served as President of PTV America Inc, the global leader in modeling and simulation software for transportation, mobility and logistics analytics acquired in 2017 by Porsche SE, majority shareholders in Volkswagen AG.  Today, Barry is managing partner of an advisory and investment company, Carillon Ventures LLC, as well as Mentor in Residence at Tech Launch Arizona.

He holds board and / or advisory roles in a dozen innovative technology companies, was awarded six patents and an honorary doctorate from the State University of NY and currently divides his time between Arizona and Vermont.