Kevin Surace

CEO, Board Member, innovator, visionary, angel, speaker - across a broad technology landscape - automation, software, mfg, environment, consumer etc. Serial entrepreneur building companies from $0 to $1B+ valuation. Awarded 94 worldwide patents. Love speaking to diverse groups and sharing experiences

INC Magazine's Entrepreneur of the Year in 2009.

Kevin is currently involved with companies addressing: AI/Robotics and BPO, QA automation/security, cybersecurity and ransomeware, and others. He is Chairman of Appvance and a board member at Token Ring.

Kevin was CEO of Serious Energy for 9+yrs, where he helped develop, patent and produce technologies that reduce energy usage in buildings, the largest contributor of CO2. Building the team to 420 people driving a 63% CAGR while delivering high tech materials, products, and software (automated building management) to 70,000 projects including the Empire State Building and New York Stock Exchange and thousands of homes.

Earlier Kevin led teams to deliver disruptive technologies including OnStar virtual advisor, Perfect Commerce (online auctions), and mobile data (Air Communications) and drove the introduction of a number of industry firsts including the modern "human-like" voice user interface (i.e. Siri), the first smart dataphone (AirCommunicator) and the invention of soundproof drywall (QuietRock).

He has delivered 100's of talks at conferences, for corporations​, and the notable TED series, many TEDx's, INC 5000, FortuneGreen, and keynote for the Democratic Caucus (House of Representatives).

Kevin has been featured in BusinessWeek, Time, Fortune and Forbes and was recognized as Entrepreneur of the Year by Inc. Magazine, one of the top innovators of the decade (CNBC), named Tech Pioneer by the World Economic Forum (Davos), and inducted into the Innovation Hall of Fame at RIT.