Mr. Womble began his career in 1980 when he founded Interactive Computer Designs (INCODE), a provider of software products and related services principally for county and city governments. Mr. Womble grew INCODE from a sole proprietorship to a $6 million national enterprise before merging it with two other companies in the reformation of Tyler Technologies (NYSE:TYL ) in 1998. At that time, he joined the company as executive vice president.
During his time at Tyler Technologies, Mr. Womble was responsible for product strategy at the corporate level and served as President of two different divisions of the company. With Mr. Womble on the leadership team at Tyler, the company grew to a market cap in excess of $22B and more than 9,000 employees. He retired from Tyler in 2016, but continues to serve on the Tyler board of directors which he has done since 2007.
Mr. Womble serves as Chairman of the board for Metallenium, LLC, a privately-held equipment leasing company that provides contract compression services throughout the Permian Basin. He also has active roles in the leadership of multiple local business including, Carizma Motors, LLC, a BHPH used car business, TRUNO a national provider of grocery point of sale solutions and Quext, a smart apartment technology company. Additionally, he has served on the board of directors for Lubbock Christian School for more than a decade.
In 1981, Mr. Womble earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration in management information systems from Texas Tech University. He is a lifelong supporter of Texas Tech and, in 2019, was appointed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott to the Board of Regents of the Texas Tech University System. He currently serves the board as chairman of the Facilities Committee. Prior to his appointment to the Board of Regents, Mr. Womble was appointed to the Texas Tech University Rawls College of Business Advisory Council and as a member of the executive committee of the Texas Tech Foundation. In October of 2021, Mr. Womble made the largest donation to Texas Tech Athletics at that time with a $20MM lead gift for a new football training facility, the Dustin R. Womble Football Center. This gift, along with his previous donation to the Dustin R. Womble Basketball Center, leaves him as the largest lifetime individual donor to the Texas Tech Athletic Department.
Mr. Womble and his wife, Leisha, have resided in Lubbock since 1977. Together, the Wombles have three daughters, Brooke, Brianne and Alyssa and three sons, Blake, Brett and Luke.
