T. Paul Thomas, 1983 B.S.B.A. Finance. At NAU, he was president and a founding father of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. Mr. Thomas is the president and CEO of Trade Winds Aviation, Inc (San Jose, Calif.), a Cessna Aircraft Sales and Service Center, servicing Northern and Central California and Nevada. He is a seasoned CEO with over 20 years of technology industry experience, leading both start-ups and large public companies. Prior to Trade Winds Aviationhe was president and CEO of Network Chemistry, Inc. (Redwood City, CA), Seclarity, Inc. (San Mateo, CA), IndiaGames (Mumbai, INDIA), CEO Software, Inc. (Tucson, AZ), Intrinsic Graphics, Inc. (Mountain View, CA), Turbolinux, Inc. (San Francisco, CA), and Artisoft, Inc. (Cambridge, MA). Earlier in his career he held senior marketing positions at Apple Computer and Compaq. He is also a member of the NAU Foundation Board. Paul resides in Pleasanton, California with his wife Jill and their 3 children.