Derek Distenfield

Derek Distenfield is the Managing Director at FG Ventures, President at Digital Ignition, and Co-founder at GSD Venture Studios. Derek is also a Business Innovation Columnist at Forbes Business Council. Derek previously served as the CEO at Cult Following and Chief Operating Officer at 360 Payments. Derek's background includes being the Director of Growth & Community Engagement at Bunker Labs and serving as a Director Of Information Technology in the US Army. Derek holds an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a BS in Professional Aeronautics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.