ever heard of a guy who went from Tech Titan to University president that's Brad Smith folks West Virginia's richest resident traded Silicon Valley for his Alma Moder Marshall University in 2022 he became the first alumnist to lead the Thundering Herd Brad was formerly the CEO of Inuit the company behind turbo attacks and QuickBooks under his watch in success skyrocketed its market value went up a whopping seven times and its Revenue almost doubled but Brad is a true Mountaineer at heart he's poured a whopping $35 million into Marshall and even showed some love for rival West Virginia University with a $25 million donation during his presidency Smith has focus on helping as many students graduate debt-free as possible worth $900 million Smith is on a mission to help the people of his home state achieve the success he's been lucky to have