Gerard Ramos, a Louisiana native, is the founder and CEO of Revelry, a leading software development firm based in New Orleans and founding General Partner of Revelry Venture Partners (RVP). Gerard has held multiple advisory and CTO roles for many Louisiana-based budding startups. He also was a senior software engineer at Williams Sonoma and Zappos, and played instrumental roles in developing their online and technology infrastructure. Gerard is part of the Forbes Technology Council, a member of Krewe De Nieux, and an active investor and philanthropist in the New Orleans startup community.