Leader Of The Pack

NAME: Loyd Ivey
COMPANY: Mitek Corporation
TITLE: Chairman and CEO
BACKGROUND: Mitek Corporation is the "mother ship" of Atlas Sound, MTX Audio, Xtant Technologies, Coustic Car Audio, Streetwires, Esoteric Audio, and DCM Loudspeakers. Late last year IED joined the Mitek lineup. Throughout his career, Ivey has been a major proponent and contributor to the advancement of the consumer electronics industry.

Kirsten Nelson is a freelance content producer who translates the expertise and passion of technologists into the vernacular of an audience curious about their creations. Nelson has written about audio and video technology in all its permutations for almost 20 years; she was the editor of SCN for 17 years. Her experience in the commercial AV and acoustics design and integration market has also led her to develop presentation programs and events for AVIXA and SCN, deliver keynote speeches, and moderate and participate in panel discussions. In addition to technology, she also writes about motorcycles—she is a MotoGP super fan.