Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
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True story: I co-founded AvidXchange because while I was having dinner with a friend, he…

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Experience & Education

  • AvidXchange, Inc.

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Volunteer Experience

  • Founder

    AvidXchange Foundation

    - Present 20 years

    The AvidXchange Foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of children and families in locations where we work and live. We focus on empowering future generations to take advantage of the digital economy, which will be even more important in the future than it is today. We work with local community partners to provide career skills, programming, and science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) curricula to students.

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    Board Member

    Charlotte Center City Partners

    - 4 years

    Charlotte Center City Partners works to ensure that Center City remains a welcoming, equitable, economically secure, and culturally rich place for all. Our work focuses on economic and community development, programming and events, research, and urban planning.

  • Board Member

    Eliminate the Digital Divide (E2D)–Charlotte

    - Present 7 years

    E2D-Charlotte is dedicated to eliminating the digital divide in the Carolinas. We collect used laptops from corporations and local businesses and refurbish them in student-led technology labs. We also distribute them to students who don’t have a computer at home.

Honors & Awards

  • Top 100 Leaders in FinTech

    FinTech Magazine

  • Most Admired CEO

    Charlotte Business Journal

  • Top 50 SaaS CEO

    The Software Report

  • Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2018 Southeast Winner

    Ernst & Young (EY)

Organizations

  • North Carolina Technology Association (NC TECH)

    Advisory Board Member

    - Present

    NC TECH is a nonprofit trade association representing the technology industry in North Carolina. Our mission is to foster growth and innovation while providing a voice for the local tech community.

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Mentor, Birthing of Giants

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    Birthing of Giants was established to promote entrepreneurial capitalism and help develop the future business leaders who will launch and scale the most impactful companies and solutions of the future. I serve as a mentor for the program.

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