Rick Inatome is a transformative business and AI technology leader, entrepreneur, and investor whose legacy includes being one of the architects of the digital age. Working with the founders of companies such as Apple and Microsoft in the computer industry’s early days, he established a disruptive technology distribution channel that introduced the personal computer first to the general public and then to corporate America. It grew into a NYSE Fortune 500 company. Inatome’s business successes typically have been accompanied by a positive social utility. They have included business turnarounds and innovations in education that improve learning outcomes and enable students to become more successful as learners and graduates. In addition to his capital, he invests heavily in personal development pursuant to his conviction that it is the precursor to optimal performance and organizational greatness. Inatome is among a select group of tech giants in the Computer Hall of Fame. Rick Inatome has been named Entrepreneur of the Year by Inc. Magazine and by the Harvard Graduate School of Business (presented by the Harvard Business Club ([Detroit Chapter]), He has chaired the Michigan Information Network and Michigan Technology Council, served on the Michigan Minority Business Commission, and was the founding chair of the Michigan Virtual University. His many accolades include being knighted by the Royal Order of Francis I, Royal House of Bourbon. Rick has founded or managed private equity funds, served on numerous boards in both the private and public sector, and is in demand as a consultant, mentor, and public speaker.