Cyrus Deyhimi

Cyrus Deyhimi has been in the technology industry since 1992. Cyrus began their career as a Research and Development Engineer at IBM, followed by a role as a Supervising Consultant at BSG Consulting. Cyrus then moved to DVI Consulting, where they were the President for five years. During this time, they worked with Goldman Sachs' Investment Banking Division on the development of their technology strategy through to implementation. Cyrus also spent time in the Venture Capital industry, providing bridge funding and first round financing, as well as performing competitive intelligence and due diligence on acquisition targets of small to mid-size companies. In 2001, they joined A.T. Kearney as an Associate Consultant and Cendant as the Director of Integrated Marketing and Director of Contact Center Strategy and Planning. Here, they developed new marketing strategies and programs leveraging all of Cendant's brands. In 2003, they joined Hewlett-Packard as the General Manager Applications & BPO. During their time at HP, they developed multi-year technology plans for clients including American Airlines, NCL, United/Continental Airlines, and Sprint. In 2007, they were awarded HP's Organic Growth Contract of the Year with nearly $1Billion in sales achieved by their team. In 2010, they became the CEO of Paradigm Sample.

Cyrus Deyhimi attended James E. Taylor High School from 1984 to 1987. Cyrus then went on to The University of Texas at Austin, where they obtained a degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a focus on Circuit and Logic Design for Microprocessors from 1987 to 1992. Cyrus then pursued an MBA in Finance at New York University from 1998 to 2001.