Connon is responsible for leading the company's efforts to expand its OEM and reseller relationships with strategic global partners and consulting firms.  He is also focused on developing strategic partnerships in emerging markets. Connon joined Virtual Iron from Fast Search & Transfer Inc., a $100 million, publicly-traded, enterprise search software company, where he was most recently vice president of OEM sales. Prior to Fast Search, Connon was director of business development for Giant Loop Networks. Before that, he practiced business and civil law. Connon is a graduate of Boston College, Suffolk University Law School and The F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College.