Art Olbert worked at IBM for over thirty years, where he held a number of key positions in executive management, product development and management, business development, and channel strategy. While at IBM, Olbert was a key contributor to the success of IBM's VM system, a product critically important to IBM's strategic enterprise Linux direction. He worked as a developer on VM and later as the first executive of a combined VM system. Olbert also had executive responsibilities for PC and LAN software, as well as UNIX infrastructure software. Olbert most recently was the VP, Alliance Strategy for IBM's Software Group where he defined strategic alliances to grow revenue and market presence through partnering with product and channel partners.

Recently, Olbert has been an active mentor and advisor to enterprise companies and high technology start-ups including Tivoli, QuickFlex, Precision Traffic Systems, Intelligent Silicon, and Tower-J. Olbert has also been a member of Austin's The Capital Network, Jump Start Revenue, and the Texas Edge mentoring organization. Olbert holds a BS in Math and History from Hunter College of City College of New York.