Event Description:
The Fidelity Investments “Leadership in Technology” Speakers Series proudly presents Erik Troan, cofounder and CTO of Pendo.

Troan will speak on “How Four Decades of Disruption Empowered Todays Innovators.” Over the last 30 years, the cost of innovation in the technology industry has fallen dramatically. Innovations in the ’80s, ’90s, 2000s and 2010s have led to the creation of the top five companies in the world — three of them were founded in the last 25 years. Troan will talk about the fundamental disruptors that allowed each of these companies to thrive and how theyve all helped create new disruptions that empowered the innovators that have followed.

Erik Troan is cofounder and chief technology officer of Pendo, a venture-backed software company headquartered in downtown Raleigh. He started his career at Red Hat, where he worked as its first engineer and led the engineering team through the development of Linux, RPM and Anaconda and eventually, the companys IPO. He later led product marketing at Red Hat and assisted in the acquisition and integration of nine other companies. Troan went on to found rPath in 2005, which sold to SAS in 2012. He earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science and computer engineering from NC State University and a master’s degree in economics from the University of Virginia.

Admission Information:
Free and open to the public.

Event URL:
https://www.csc.ncsu.edu/corporate_relations/fi_lit/839

Contact Information:
Name: Ken Tate
Phone: 919.513.4292
Email: kmtate2@ncsu.edu

Location Information:
Engineering Building II, Rm. 1231