Ronald Schmelzer BS, MBA

Ron is managing partner and principal analyst at the Artificial Intelligence-focused analyst and advisory firm Cognilytica, and sought out expert on AI, Machine Learning, and related areas. Ron is a Parallel Entrepreneur, having started and sold a number of successful companies. He is founder and chief organizer of TechBreakfast - the largest monthly morning tech meetup in the nation with over 50,000 members at locations across the world.
Ron is a well-known expert in IT, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), XML, Web Services, and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). He is well regarded as a startup marketing & sales adviser, and is currently mentor & investor in the TechStars seed stage investment program, where he has been involved since 2009. In addition, he is a judge of SXSW Interactive Awards and served on standards bodies such as RosettaNet, UDDI, and ebXML.