Everett Harper is the CEO and Co-Founder of Truss. Truss builds software and infrastructure to help companies scale and enterprises / public agencies to modernize digital services. Notable projects include healthcare.gov, Nuna and DOD-Transcom. Prior to Truss, Everett worked at innovative companies in tech like Linden Lab (maker of Second Life) and in social impact, like Self-Help CDFI. Everett started his career at Bain & Co, a top strategy consulting firm. He is a board member of CARE.org and CASE at Duke Fuqua School of Business. Everett graduated from Stanford University (MBA, M.Ed) and Duke University (BSEE, Biomedical Engineering), where he was an A.B. Duke Scholar. Everett won the NCAA National Championship in soccer and was inducted into the North Carolina Soccer Hall of Fame in 2019. Everett has written for Forbes, Fortune, and Techcrunch, and has been a featured speaker at Dent, Techstars, Dreamforce, and Women 2.0. Everett lives in Oakland, CA, making limoncello when life hands him lemons.