Most recently Solms was at Dun & Bradstreet, the leading global provider of business decisioning data and analytics, where he served as Executive Vice President and General Manager overseeing all U.S. federal, state and local government, and Canadian government business. Solms has executive leadership experience in both private and public companies. In his role at Dun & Bradstreet, he helped the company go private after an acquisition of the publicly traded company in February 2019. In July 2020, Solms aided in the successful re-listing of the company on the New York Stock Exchange.

Solms is an experienced board member and will be joining the Slingshot Board of Directors. He is currently on the board of 4C Strategies, a leading global provider of solutions for exercise and military capability development, and holds the position of President of the Board of Directors for the HondaJet Owners and Pilots Association. He has also held board positions for the USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore, the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, and the Virginia Scholastic Rowing Association. He serves as a volunteer pilot for the Veterans Airlift Command and Mercy Medical Angels. Solms has a reputation for driving operational excellence and optimizing businesses for growth and profitability. He has also advised private equity firms and corporations across the technology sector.

Before entering the tech industry, Solms spent nearly two decades in the United States Army as an officer and Apache attack helicopter pilot serving in command and staff positions in the United States and overseas. Solms earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from The Citadel.