Emmit McHenry
Few individuals can claim to have influenced the web as we know it like Emmit McHenry.
Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma as the eldest of nine children, McHenry founded and ran the company that shaped the modern internet, Network Solutions, in 1979. McHenry directly oversaw several groundbreaking innovations: the development of the first internet protocols, the creation of .com, .net, .edu, and .gov domains, and the management of the world’s first domain registrar. He ultimately facilitated the sale of Network Solutions to VeriSign for $21 billion in 2000.
McHenry went on to found NetCom Solutions International, a network engineering and security company. With NetCom, he received awards for service excellence from IBM, NASA and Lucent Technologies, while overseeing 200 employees and accruing $260 million in revenue.
An undeniable technology visionary, McHenry correctly predicted—and successfully capitalized on—the convergence of voice and data communication, decades before the ubiquity of the internet.
Beyond his rich entrepreneurial career, McHenry has distinguished himself as a mentor, communicator, and motivator, traveling extensively to virtually all corners of the globe, serving on dozens of boards, and accumulating numerous honors and awards.
With Cycurion, McHenry is focused on designing end-to-end cybersecurity solutions for government and commercial enterprises, particularly through the acquisition of groundbreaking, software-focused cybersecurity companies.