Bio
John P. Imlay Jr. is Chairman of Imlay Investments, Inc., a private investment firm which manages capital and provides venture funds for small technology companies.
Considered a leading authority and pioneer in the software industry, Imlay chaired the industry association and has been a prominent spokesman for the computer services industry for twenty years.
Imlay is the retired Chairman and CEO of Management Science America, Inc. (MSA). MSA was among the top ten software companies in the world with 60 offices worldwide and over 12,000 customers. Under his leadership, the company grew from $2 million dollars in revenue in 1970 to $280 million in 1989 when the company was purchased by The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation. Imlay directed the merger of MSA and McCormack and Dodge, an existing division of Dun & Bradstreet, into Dun & Bradstreet Software and served as Chairman for six years until his retirement in 1996.
Upon selling the company, Imlay formed Imlay Investments and The Imlay Foundation. He is a minority owner of the Atlanta Falcons.
Before heading MSA, Imlay held various positions at Univac and Honeywell. He holds a bachelors degree in industrial management from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Mercer University. In 1994 Imlay was inducted into the Technology Hall of Fame for Georgia and in 1997 received the Entrepreneur of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award.
John Imlay is author of the management book, Jungle Rules. published in the United States by Dutton, October 1994, and internationally by Kogan Page (London), November, 1996.
John and his wife, Mary Ellen, reside in Atlanta.
