Chief Security Officer and Co-founder, John Anthony Smith, founded Conversant Group in July of 2009, which evolved into Fenix24, as an outgrowth of his passion to cultivate people-focused business. Fenix24 is a technology conglomerate based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, serving clients across North America, Europe, and more as the World’s First Civilian Cybersecurity Force.

Engaged on numerous projects and consultations with companies both large and small throughout his over 30-year career, John understands the unique challenges of conducting business on a human-centric level — its strategy, quality, and process.  He especially understands the practice of law, as he has served law firms’ technological and business needs since 1998.

ジョンは1994年、14歳の時にテネシー州ラヴァーンのThompson Machinery Commerce CorporationでITのキャリアをスタートさせました。Thompson Machinery社に在籍中、ジョンは以下のような業界をリードする複数のテクノロジーの初期導入に携わりました：Citrix Winframe、IBM NetStation、Window NT 3.51、Windows NT 4.0、Windows NT Terminal Services Edition、Shiva経由のリモートアクセス、ISDNインターネット、WebSenseなどです。

Thompson Machinery在職中の1996年、最初の会社Computechを設立。2002年には2社目となるNetAlliant Technologies社を設立し、2008年に売却した。

John studied Computer Science at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and holds a degree in Organizational Management from Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.