Deon Gordon has been President & CEO of TechBirmingham since 2017, leading Central Alabama’s technology trade association and its nonprofit arm, TechAlabama. He played a key role in launching Ed Farm, a national digital skills initiative in partnership with Apple. Previously, he was Director of Business Growth at REV Birmingham, where he helped create Reveal Kitchen, Alabama’s first restaurant incubator. Gordon has also held leadership roles with the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Alabama Futures Fund, and Innovation Depot. Recognized among Birmingham’s “Power 60” and “Top 40 Under 40 for the Decade,” he completed Leadership Birmingham and Harvard’s Young American Leaders Program in 2019. A passionate urbanist, he enjoys travel, photography, cooking, and Outkast karaoke. Committed to social innovation, he believes in leveraging technology to challenge unethical models and create sustainable, empowering solutions for communities. Gordon’s journey began in Birmingham and was shaped further at Auburn University.