Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> February 18, 2002
PHILLIPS W. SMITH is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of
TASER International, Inc., and has served as a Director since
1993. Since January 1999, Dr. Smith has served on the Board of
Directors of Pentawave, Inc., a developer of cross-media
publishing software. From June 1991 to September 1997, he served
as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Zycad
Corporation, a developer of engineering and manufacturing
applications software. Dr. Smith holds a BSE degree from West
Point, an MBA degree from Michigan State University, and a PhD in
Business Administration from St. Louis University. Profile
TWST: Can we start out with a history and overview of TASERInternational?
Dr. Smith: The company started in 1994, brought a product into the
consumer market. It sold 100,000 units but wasn't