Ross Buhrdorf is a serial entrepreneur and the founder of ZenBusiness, a $1.7 billion company providing software and services to help over 700,000 entrepreneurs make the leap from their day jobs and start their businesses. In 2023, Buhrdorf was named Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young. He is a board member of the Santa Fe Institute, a pioneering research institute that attempts to answer humanity’s biggest questions. An active mentor and angel investor in the technology community, Buhrdorf is a partner at Capital Factory, a globally recognized accelerator program and investment fund.