The Download

Brooks Raiford has served as President and CEO of the North Carolina Technology Association (NC TECH) since 2008. NC TECH is the statewide industry association for the tech sector, representing over 600 member companies and […]

Brian Handly is the Founder and CEO of Raleigh’s Reveal Mobile, a Data-as-a-Service and mobile intelligence firm that builds location-based audiences from billions of data signals from opted-in mobile devices. At Reveal Mobile, Brian has […]

Thom Ruhe is President and CEO of NC IDEA, a Durham-based private foundation committed to supporting entrepreneurial ambition and economic advancement in North Carolina. He is an entrepreneur, investor and mentor, and works with entrepreneurs, […]

Chris Matton has served as General Counsel of Bandwidth since 2010. As General Counsel, Chris provides support and counsel for corporate, human resources, intellectual property, legal and regulatory matters. Prior to joining Bandwidth, Chris was […]

Vickie started her career at Mitsubishi Semiconductor as a hardware design engineer after earning her electrical engineering degree at Duke University. The experiences there made her realize that there is a large communication gap between […]

Mitch has primary responsibility for venture capital firm Intersouth Partners’ technology portfolio. He joined Durham-based Intersouth in 1989, shortly after its founding. Mitch has extensive full-cycle venture investment experience and has personally led more than […]

Ravila Gupta has over 15 years of experience in senior leadership roles. Ravila brings a passion for entrepreneurship to the RTP-based Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) as she helps forge stronger connections, engage new partners, […]

Randy Myer is the Managing Director of the Carolina Angel Network. Besides leading the Carolina Angel Network, Myer is presently a professor at the Kenan-Flagler Business School of the University of North Carolina. He teaches […]

Jimmy Xu is the Cofounder and CTO of Highrise. Highrise is a social virtual world for gen-z that is backed by the likes of Y Combinator, Bessemer, and the founders of King. After working on […]

Sharat Nagaraj is President and CEO of celito.net.  Sharat launched celito in 1999 with a passion for providing “desktop to the internet” solutions for business. The company creates technology solutions for businesses both large and […]