# Daniel Shimmerman

> Daniel (Dan) Shimmerman is a Toronto-based technology executive, Varicent co-founder and original CEO, and current co-founder and CEO of Ruby. His career includes leadership at Blueprint Software Systems and Nexsan. He also hosts the family storytelling podcast Diapers For Two.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Ruby
- **Organizations:** Ruby, Varicent, Blueprint Software Systems, Nexsan, Clarity Systems, Diapers For Two
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Economics, York University, Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Toronto
- **Known for:** Co-founded Varicent and led it as original CEO before its acquisition by IBM in 2012., Led Varicent during its $35 million financing in 2009., Varicent led the software category in Deloitte’s 2010 Technology Fast 500 ranking.

## Career timeline

- **Before Varicent** — Worked in enterprise sales at Clarity Systems.
- **2005** — Began serving as Varicent CEO in November, according to his career listing; co-founded the business with Marc Altshuller.
- **2009** — Varicent raised $35 million and reported annual revenue growth of 60 percent.
- **2010** — Varicent ranked sixth overall in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500, with 40,269 percent revenue growth from FY 2005 to FY 2009.
- **2012** — IBM announced its agreement to acquire Varicent on April 13; financial terms were not disclosed.
- **2014** — Became CEO of Blueprint Software Systems in April, according to his career listing.
- **2020** — Blueprint announced its partnership with Microsoft Power Automate.
- **2021** — Blueprint expanded its Microsoft collaboration to support RPA migration to Power Automate Desktop.
- **2023** — Appointed Nexsan CEO following Serene Investment Management’s acquisition in February.
- **2025** — Moderated Blueprint’s agentic AI roundtable, covered in its May 28 recap; also hosted Diapers For Two.
- **2026** — Ruby’s current team page identifies him as co-founder and CEO; verified October 21, not a confirmed appointment date.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Varicent and led it as original CEO before its acquisition by IBM in 2012.
- Led Varicent during its $35 million financing in 2009.
- Varicent led the software category in Deloitte’s 2010 Technology Fast 500 ranking.
- Led Blueprint during its Microsoft Power Automate partnership and subsequent migration collaboration.
- Co-founded Ruby with Brooke Ash and Irina Lunin.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Verified current status: Ruby identifies Shimmerman as its co-founder and CEO. This is the verification month; the appointment date is not established.
- **2025-05** — Blueprint published a recap of an agentic AI discussion moderated by Shimmerman.

## Links

- Website: https://www.diapersfortwo.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-shimmerman/

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Last updated: 2026-10-21