ACG Portland February 2019 Monthly Event

With 27 patents in telecommunication and authentication technology to his name, Patrick Cox has made an indelible mark on the industry. Before founding TRUSTID, Inc. in 2007, he launched and led two other companies in the authentication and telecommunications industries. The first became a billion dollar publicly traded business. The second was successfully sold to a leading financial services firm. Pat approaches every day as an opportunity to learn. He thrives on the constant challenge of his work and feels lucky to collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry.

As founder and executive chairman of Sortis, Paul Brenneke provides the guiding vision and drives strategy for the organization. He continuously enhances and evolves the firm’s growth-driving fintech ecosystem through the development of strategic partnerships and initiatives. In addition, he leads investment and manages relationships integral to Sortis, while assessing long-term opportunities for the firm. A passionate entrepreneur, Brenneke has a record of starting and building businesses and investments not only by identifying market opportunities, but by anticipating the ultimate trajectory of the markets and the potential locked within. His keen ability to create synergistic relationships –from recognizing complementary capabilities to developing complete platforms and ecosystems that address real voids in the marketplace –is instrumental in generating results for all stakeholders. Prior to Sortis, formerly Guardian, Brenneke established and managed Avalon Holdings. He attended the University of Portland, earning a Bachelor of Arts in business.

Rocky Scales leads Vesta's global e-commerce business development efforts. With over 20 years of senior leadership experience in sales and marketing, Rocky has established and executed enterprise growth strategies for leading e-payments, technology and mobile businesses. Most recently, Rocky was SVP, Sales for SheerID, a digital verification SaaS provider for merchants. He also served as VP, Global Sales for Ondot Systems, an international supplier of credit card management products for consumers and issuers. Rocky also supported Product Marketing and Sales for over nine years at Hewlett-Packard, and developed the OEM distribution channel at Musicmatch, inventors of the digital jukebox. Rocky holds a BA in Business from University of San Diego and an MBA from Santa Clara University.