Kelly Gay

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• MOVG ATLANTA FORWARD: KELLY GAY REFLECTS ON 20 YEARS OF BUILDG TECH TALENT
• NEWLY APPOTED CHAIR KELLY GAY & CEO ALLYSON EMAN REVEAL ADDNS TO BOARD AND PLANS FOR VENTURE ATLANTA 2020
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• KELLY GAY ATLANTA, GA
• KELLY GAY WH ONBOARD
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MOVG ATLANTA FORWARD: KELLY GAY REFLECTS ON 20 YEARS OF BUILDG TECH TALENT

Kelly Gay may be the first woman to w the Imlay Learship Award, an honor given each year by the Technology Executiv Roundtable to one lear Geia’s high-tech muny.

It is where I get my iendships, my relatnships, my joy, ” Gay told Hypepotam. While Gay started her technology reer at IBM, she ultimately moved to the startup world as Chairperson, CEO, and Print of one of Atlanta’s origal IT succs stori, KnowledgeStorm, 2000.

NEWLY APPOTED CHAIR KELLY GAY & CEO ALLYSON EMAN REVEAL ADDNS TO BOARD AND PLANS FOR VENTURE ATLANTA 2020

KnowledgeStorm was ultimately acquired by TargetTech (NASDAQ: TTGT) and Gay went on to serve as CEO of Omnilk Systems, a role she remaed as the Alpharetta startup was acquired first by Numerex and later by Sierra Wirels. Those profsnal tl alone cement Gay as one of the origal tech lears the Metro Atlanta muny.

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While buildg up her own tech-foced ventur, Gay has given her time and her energy to anizatns dited to buildg a stronger tech muny.

When Gay spoke to Hypepotam last week, her enthiasm for the esystem movg forward was palpable.

While Atlanta’s diverse workforce has ught natnal attentn recently, Gay has been part of the movement layg the groundwork for s growth over the last several s. On the startup si, Gay poted to the fact that 59% of pani prentg at Venture Atlanta this year were led by unrreprented founrs, somethg she says is a uniquely Atlanta story.

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That momentum extends to public pani as well, Gay add. To put that stat ntext, Gay poted out that 11 women of lor total were add to boards across the state over the last .

“We’re marchg towards more egalarianism the boardroom, ” Gay add. Gay jos an imprsive list of prev Imlay Award wners, cludg Sig Mosley, Tom Noonan, David Cummgs, Chris Kls, and John Yat.

Kelly Gay Steps In as Chair of Venture Atlanta 2020. Durg the 2019 nference, Venture Atlanta announced Kelly Gay as this year’s chair.

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Servg as an active VA board member for many years, Gay has extensive experience as the chairman and board member of many anizatns, cludg the 35, 000+ member Technology Associatn of Geia (TAG), KnowledgeStorm, OnBoard, Omnilk Systems, Atlanta CEO Council, 1105 Media, and more. Over the years, VA has enjoyed remarkable support om all nstuenci volved the nference – cludg the vtment muny, emergg and growth pani, and partners – and Gay is foced on ensurg VA 2020 ntu to novate, provi new experienc, and be “h” and relevant orr to serve those muni well. “We have a rponsibily to ntue providg superr programmg and ntent while makg easier for entreprenrs to fd vtment and for vtors to fd great pani, ” said Gay.

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Workg alongsi Gay to support the iativ is newly appoted CEO Allyson Eman. “She [Allyson Eman] has been the one nstant, the one pot of nsistency that nnects all of the piec that make up Venture Atlanta, ” said Gay of Eman’s promotn. Further supportg the missn of Gay, Eman, and Hartt are two new addns to the Venture Atlanta board: Rachel Spasser and Richard Fraim.

Kelly Gay – 2020 Chairman. Kelly Gay is the chief operatg officer of Numerex Corp.

Kelly Gay. Kelly Gay has led $1 billn public enterpris and private entreprenrial bs. Kelly Gay is the chair of OnBoard and immediate past chair of Venture Atlanta.