Stephen Collins

Stephen Collins has extensive work experience spanning several industries. Currently, they hold the position of Principal at EverLine Coatings and Services in Boulder & North Denver since December 2022. Additionally, they are a Venture Partner at Unovis Asset Management since December 2022 and serves as an Advisory Board Member at Empiraa and Core Learning Exchange since June 2022.

Previously, Stephen played crucial roles at Anark Corporation, where they co-founded the company and served as a Board Member from March 2000 to March 2022. As the CEO of Anark, they led the company's evolution into a leading provider of technical content management and collaboration solutions. Stephen successfully raised significant capital and negotiated enterprise agreements with major customers, including Boeing, General Electric, and the US Department of Defense.

Before that, Stephen was a Startup Mentor at Newchip Accelerator from May 2022 to April 2023. Stephen also co-founded and served as CEO of Anark Game Studios, Inc., a highly innovative video game development company, from 1995 to 1999, where they pioneered AI-based learning game characters.

Earlier in their career, Stephen held positions at MicroAge as a Senior Account Manager, excelling in B2B sales of IT solutions, and at Tandy Corporation and Xerox in account management and sales development roles, respectively.

Stephen Collins earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree with a major in History and a minor in Marketing from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. In 2022, they also completed a certificate program in Digital Transformation from MIT Professional Education. No information is provided regarding the start year or end year for Stephen's education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.