Trent R. Hein is co-founder and CEO of AppliedTrust, Inc., having started the company in 2001 with colleague Ned McClain. Hein is best known as co-author of the best-selling Unix System Administration Handbook and Linux Administration Handbook. With more than a 20-year history, Unix System Administration Handbook has been translated into at least 16 languages and is recognized around the world as the "bible" of Unix system administration. Trent has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the USENIX Association for his work with the University of California at Berkeley's Computer Systems Research Group (CSRG), and he was the third engineer hired at Berkeley Software Design Inc. (BSDI). Previously, he was co-founder and CTO of XOR, Inc., which grew to annual revenues in excess of $50 million with more than 550 employees.
A Boettcher Scholar, Trent holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Colorado at Boulder, which in 2004 awarded him the Kalpana Chawla Outstanding Recent Alumni Award, one of the most prestigious honors given by the University. Trent served on the Board of Directors of the Humane Society of Boulder Valley for seven years, and held the office of President for the 2004-2005 term. Currently, Trent serves on the Board of Directors of the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics.
Trent is always an avid promoter of the Boulder lifestyle and loves to hike, ski, fly fish, and camp. When he’s not outdoors or in front of a keyboard, he also enjoys cooking, wine, bluegrass, and hobby electronics/home automation projects.