Kendra Elford

Kendra Elford is a seasoned technology professional with extensive experience in software engineering and innovation. Serving as Co-Founder and CTO at Clever Llama, Inc. since 2024, Kendra has also held the position of Director of Innovation Engineering at Nike, focusing on developing the Athlete of the Future in the Technology Innovation Office since 2014. Kendra's past roles include Sr. Software Engineering Manager at Janrain, Inc., and various software engineering positions at Cisco Systems, New Edge Networks, Jenkon Inc., and Zero G Software, Inc. Kendra's career began at Benefitpoint / UnumProvident Corporation as a Sr. Software Engineer. Kendra holds an Associate of Arts degree in Liberal Arts from Diablo Valley College, earned between 1995 and 1998.