Joe Paiva

Joe Paiva is a retired software industry executive best known for helping to start, grow, buy and sell tech companies. He started out as an enlisted sailor and served 13 years in the Navy before starting his commercial career, and held VP, CIO, EVP and COO positions in multiple private and publicly held companies. He later returned to government service as an Army Reserve officer, and ultimately spent another 13 years serving simultaneously as both an Army Reservist and a senior federal civilian leader in the departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs and Commerce, before returning to private industry in 2017.