T. Devon Laney is the President & Chief Executive Officer of Innovation Depot, Inc., the technology business incubation organization located in downtown Birmingham and recipient of the 2011 Technology Incubator of the Year Award from the International Business Innovation Association. Before being named CEO, Devon served in a number of roles within Innovation Depot after joining the organization in 2005. Prior to joining Innovation Depot, he worked as an analyst with Accenture LLP on a broad range of marketing, I/T and strategic organizational projects with various Fortune 500 companies. In addition, Devon is an entrepreneur with experience in the technology space.
In the Birmingham community, Devon serves on the Board and Executive Committee of the Birmingham Business Alliance, the Advisory Board of the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Collat School of Business, as well as the Board of Governors for Brookwood Baptist Health System. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Birmingham Venture Club, where he is the youngest member to ever serve and also a consecutive back-to-back President. Additionally, Devon serves on the Executive Committees of TechBirmingham and BioAlabama. Devon is a member of the 2008 inaugural class of Leadership UAB and the 2010 Class of Leadership Birmingham, and is also a member of the Rotary Club of Birmingham.
In 2009 Devon was selected as one of The Birmingham Business Journal’s “Top 40 Under 40”. An accomplished speaker, Devon has lectured at conferences in both the U.S. and internationally on entrepreneurial development, business incubation and innovation, and currently serves on the Board and Executive Committee of the International Business Innovation Association.
Mr. Laney has a Master’s Degree in Business Administration and a Bachelor’s Degree in International Business, both from The University of Alabama. Devon also completed studies at the International Business School in Groningen, the Netherlands. He currently lives in the Crestwood neighborhood of Birmingham with his wife Meg and their two dogs. Devon also enjoys playing racquetball, coaching tee-ball, and playing music every chance he gets.
