Adrian is a Certified Fundraising Executive who helps organizations pursue their mission by strategically leveraging data and technology to raise more money. As the AVP for Advancement Services at the LSU Foundation, Adrian has helped to build the operations that led LSU to successfully launch their record setting $1.5B campaign, which is more than half-way to completion and a year ahead of schedule. She has considerable experience driving operational excellence through past roles in IT, prospect and pipeline development, analytics, and donor relations. Adrian became an analyst through a non-traditional path- she developed her data analysis and dashboarding skills as a world-ranked player on the bleeding edge of World of Warcraft. Gaming has taught her critical technical and leadership skills.

Adrian is a lifelong learner. She is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Liberal Arts at LSU with a focus on Leadership and Emerging Technology. She is a Gallup certified Strengths Coach and loves to use StrengthsFinder to help teams develop their talent. Adrian has a bachelor’s in Liberal Arts from Oklahoma State University.

Noah is the general manager at VENYU. With more than two decades of technology leadership experience, he is responsible for end-to-end operations of the data center. He leads diverse teams of passionate technology and business experts across the country.

He is responsible for product vision, growth, partner relationship, business development, talent acquisition and employee engagement.

He also serves as a contributing member of the Forbes Technology Council where he regularly shares his thoughts and insights on technology trends and best practices.