Gene Cottingham

Gene Cottingham has over 30 years of work experience in various roles and industries. Gene is currently the Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of Adverank, a tech-enabled advertising management platform. Prior to this, they co-founded and served as the Chief Operating Officer of mix™ MixItOut.com, where they provided data-driven marketing services. Gene also worked as the Secretary/Treasurer at Cottingham Orthodontics, which is owned by their wife. Previously, Gene was a Partner at LST Marketing and GRand Solutions LLC, where they specialized in event production, marketing research, and analytics. Gene also served as the Chief Financial Officer at Champ Car World Series and worked as an Audit Manager at Deloitte & Touche and Audit Senior at Coopers & Lybrand. Gene has extensive experience in financial management, marketing, event production, and process improvement.

Gene Cottingham attended Troy University from 1985 to 1991, where they obtained a bachelor's degree in Accounting. In addition, they have obtained the Certified Public Accountant certification from The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, though the specific month and year of obtaining this certification are not provided.