Symon Perriman

Symon Perriman is FanWide’s CEO & Founder, and leads the company’s overall strategy and development. He is an internationally recognized business leader, industry expert, author, keynote presenter and technology personality, whose content is viewed by millions of technology professionals each year, across digital, print, online and social media.

He has held a variety of technical and business leadership roles, including VP of Business Development & Marketing (5nine Software), Chief Architect (ScorchCenter LLC), Senior Technical Evangelist (Microsoft), and Senior Program Manager (Microsoft). During his eight years at Microsoft, he supported multiple teams, including engineering, evangelism, technical marketing, product planning, and cloud computing. Symon has developed over a hundred websites and mobile applications, and established or managed business operations in over two dozen countries, across five continents.

Symon holds numerous technology patents and over two-dozen industry certifications and recognitions, including Microsoft MVP, Microsoft Certified Trainer, and VMware Certified Professional. In 2013 he co-authored "Introduction to System Center 2012 R2 for IT Professionals" (Microsoft Press), has contributed to five other technical books, along with hundreds of technical articles and webcasts. He graduated from Duke University with degrees in Computer Science, Economics, and Film & Digital Studies, and also serves as a technical advisor for several startups.

Symon is a passionate NFL and Duke basketball fan, and was inspired to start FanWide while attending a game watch party hosted by the local alumni club. As a regular traveler, he has now used FanWide to find a local meet up in over 25 cities!