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Val King is the CEO of Whitehat Virtual Technologies and responsible for day-to-day-operations, as well as leading the company’s product development and technology strategy. Val has 20 years of experience in technology, compliance, and security in regulated industries, particularly in financial services and healthcare. Currently Val serves in a dual role as CIO for a regional healthcare system.2 Articles
Yemu Xu is a serial entrepreneur, investor and early adopter of crypto assets. He is co-founder at Coinbase-listed ARPA Network and Binance-listed Bella Protocol, as well as ZX Squared Capital, an option strategy--focused crypto hedge fund.2 Articles
Aaron Rafferty is the CEO of StandardDAO and Co-Founder of BattlePACs, a subsidiary of Standard DAO. Aaron unlocks value for individuals, institutions, and companies leveraging technologies like Blockchain, AI, cloud, social media. Aaron's main focus is to build products that enhance engagement and productivity for college students.1 Articles
With a background in mathematics and computer science and a career spent growing IT companies from the ground up, Adam brings both business and product development skills. He has full responsibility for overseeing the day-to-day business operations and makes valuable contributions to strategy and direction. He is building a worldwide ecosystem of technology partners and licensees in a variety of vertical markets to build value into the brand and reach full commercial potential. Adam’s combination of deep technical knowledge and business acumen is driving growth, particularly in substantial new market-making applications.1 Articles
Aldo Pietropaolo is Field CTO of Strata Identity, a provider of identity orchestration technology. He has had over 20 years of experience in the identity industry and was co-founder of Good Dog Labs, where he invented the first identity and access management microservices-based product (Perseus IAM). Good Dog Labs was acquired by Lighthouse Computer Services. He has held senior management roles in identity solutions engineering and architecture with SGNL, Identropy, PwC, HP, RSA, and Securant.1 Articles
Andy Lin provides strategic direction and oversees all aspects of Provoke’s business. Through his focus on driving compelling go-to-market offerings and developing leadership capabilities with his team, Andy instills client-centricity and accountability. With a strong technical background, Andy deeply understands what clients desire: delightful experiences that are at the intersection of technology, business strategy, and creative design. Andy’s ability to balance tactics and strategy has led to his track record of driving hyper-growth for technology and management consulting businesses, breaking through revenue plateaus to reach new inflection points. Andy Lin joined Provoke in 2021. Prior to Provoke, Andy was Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at another services firm headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he helped the CEO develop and pivot to a new go-to-market. This resulted in a 38% CAGR between 2017 and 2020. Andy Lin brings an abundance of expertise and experience through his nearly 30 years of serving nearly every consulting position in the industry, starting his career as a software engineer with progressively increasing levels of responsibility and span of control. Andy received his BA in Biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley.1 Articles
Anuraag Gutgutia is co-founder of TrueFoundry, an enterprise AI infrastructure platform. Before TrueFoundry, he co-founded EntHire, which was later acquired by InfoEdge and rebranded to BigShyft, and held vice president roles at WorldQuant LLC. He holds a B Tech degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, and is based in San Francisco.1 Articles
Ayaz Ahmed Khan is a product and technology leader at Cloudways by DigitalOcean, where he focuses on how AI can change the shape of managed hosting and in turn provide greater value to customers.1 Articles
Becca Chambers is SVP of Global Brand and Communications at Alludo. Award-winning tech brand-builder, storyteller, strategist, and advisor.1 Articles
In early 2026, Consulting Solutions, a nationally recognized provider of technology transformation, strategic consulting, and talent solutions, announced that industry veteran Billy Milam had been named CEO. A seasoned, accomplished leader of large, people-centric organizations, Milam is focused on the company’s continued strategic growth, innovation, and operational excellence. Most recently, Milam served as CEO of EmployBridge, where he led one of the largest workforce solutions organizations in the country through periods of growth, transformation, and operational scale. Prior to that, he spent more than two decades with RaceTrac, serving as President and holding multiple senior leadership roles, where he oversaw enterprise strategy, large-scale operations, and people-first initiatives across a national footprint.1 Articles