Deryk Powell

President & COO at Velociti

There really is no one like Deryk. He’s the fearless leader and the heart of the business. With 28 years under his belt, you might picture him as a wise old man, and while he is very wise, he really isn’t the CEO since 2002, and general counsel since 1988. That makes him the leadership backbone and bulldog (quite literally as he graduated from Georgetown Law, go Jack the Bulldog!). Before Velociti, he practiced tax and corporate law for 15 years. He has many interests outside the law and business: he’s an instrument rated private pilot, proudly possesses the highest handicap permitted by golf, and has traveled to over 100 countries. He’s also served on many boards through the years, and currently sits on the Madison Square Park Conservancy. the clients. While he’s usually found tinkering with the latest technologies, he spends every free chance he gets travelling with his family, fishing for Musky and watching college and professional football. You’ll have to ask Jim what a Musky is, because he don’t really know.the CEO since 2002, and general counsel since 1988. That makes him the leadership backbone and bulldog (quite literally as he graduated from Georgetown Law, go Jack the Bulldog!). Before Velociti, he practiced tax and corporate law for 15 years. He has many interests outside the law and business: he’s an instrument rated private pilot, proudly possesses the highest handicap permitted by golf, and has traveled to over 100 countries. He’s also served on many boards through the years, and currently sits on the Madison Square Park Conservancy. that old. That might have something to do with starting at Velociti when he was just a kid. While he’s usually busy keeping all of us in line, he also enjoys flipping houses and investing in rental real estate with his wife and being outdoors traveling, boating and golfing. And he’s a reader, usually opting for books on business, leadership, architecture and geography.

Timeline

  • President & COO

    Current role