Thomas Ball is the founder of DealerBahn LLC and has a passion for the commercial equipment distribution business. His creativity and energy, career experience, and industry knowledge and relationships make him uniquely qualified to organize and lead DealerBahn. Thomas has over 20 years experience in banking, M&A, corporate and equipment finance. Thomas has held leadership positions with the largest banks and commercial equipment finance organizations in the world. Thomas is a C.P.A. and earned a bachelors degree in finance and accounting from Abilene Christian University.
Lawrence "Larry" Huff is co-founder and co-CEO of Optimal Blue LLC and has more than 20 years of executive experience in technology, business and product development and operations. Previously, Huff was chief operating officer of the Oakwood Group, a London-based Private Equity firm and was co-founder and COO of Sollen Technologies LLC. Sollen became the first successful ASP selling automation and process improvement tools to the mortgage industry. Huff earned a bachelor of science degree in geology and civil engineering from Texas A & M University.
Ivan H. Darius, Ph.D. is co-founder and co-CEO Optimal Blue LLC. Dr. Darius formerly worked for Texas Instruments Incorporated where he was Director of the Decision Systems Laboratory, focusing on the application of artificial intelligence (AI) and simulation-based modeling techniques for operational improvement in the semi-conductor industry. Dr. Darius attended The Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium where he earned a bachelor of science in physics, summa cum laude and a Ph.D. in Physics, magna cum laude.
