Patrick Bultema is recognized as an industry and company maker, and CEO of company CodeBaby. He has served as an executive, investor, board member, and advisor to tens of venture- financed startups. Patrick was most recently a Venture Partner with vSpring Capital. He was previously CEO of XAware and CEO of FrontRange Solutions, a global CRM software company. Patrick was founder and Executive Chairman of Knowlix, as well as Chairman/General Manager of the Help Desk Institute, then a Ziff-Davis company.

A noted author and speaker, Patrick is recognized as one of leading experts in the customer management industry. He was founding Executive Editor of Customer Support Management Magazine, and has been an industry maker in the CRM space. Patrick holds a bachelor’s degree from California State University and a master’s degree from Princeton.