33. Gary Norcross
President and Chief Executive Officer
Fidelity National Information Services
Last year: 33
Cities all over the world have aspirations in financial technology, so why not Little Rock? The Arkansas capital’s entry into this world was helped by Fidelity National Information Services, or FIS, a $9.2 billion-in-revenue fintech company that mentors entrepreneurs and hooks them up with funding sources and potential customers. When in May FIS and Little Rock’s Venture Center announced the ten startups selected for a 12-week program to accelerate the development of their financial innovations, FIS president and chief executive officer Gary Norcross, 52, said it was “a great example of how we are harnessing the spirit of entrepreneurship.” In December, FIS brought several companies into its newly created high-potential network, hoping to bring “new innovations to market in an efficient and practical manner,” said Norcross, who has a bachelor of science in business administration from the University of Arkansas. He has been CEO of Jacksonville, Florida-based FIS since January 2015.
The 2017 Tech 40
1. Adena Friedman 2. Catherine Bessant 3. Robert Goldstein 4. Jeffrey Sprecher 5. Lance Uggla |
6. Shawn Edwards & Vlad Kliatchko 7. David Craig 8. Michael Spencer 9. Don Callahan 10. Elisha Wiesel |
11. Michael Bodson 12. Terrence Duffy 13. Charles Li 14. Sean Belka 15. Chris Concannon |
16. Guy Chiarello 17. Steven Lieblich 18. David Rutter 19. Blythe Masters 20. Alfred Spector |
21. Neil Katz 22. Lee Olesky 23. Richard McVey 24. David Gledhill 25. Seth Merrin |
26. Antoine Shagoury 27. Peter Brown & 28. Lou Eccleston 29. Peter Cherecwich 30. Mike Chinn |
31. Chris Corrado 32. Neal Pawar 33. Gary Norcross 34. Steven O’Hanlon 35. Sebastián Ceria |
36. Brian Conlon 37. Tyler Kim 38. Michael Cooper 39. Robert Schifellite 40. Jim Minnick |
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