Devon Laney

Devon Laney is the Chief Operating Officer of Innovation Depot, Inc., the high-tech/biotech business incubator located in downtown Birmingham and recipient of the 2011 Technology Incubator of the Year Award from the National Business Incubation Association. Prior to joining Innovation Depot, Devon worked on a broad range of marketing, I/T and strategic organizational projects with various Fortune 500 companies as an analyst with Accenture LLP in Atlanta. Previously, he worked on the development, redesign and launch of Energen Corporation’s intranet, and also served as the Entertainment Editor for nationally distributed Family Issues Magazine during its first 18 months of publication. In the Birmingham community, Devon serves as President on the Board of the Birmingham Venture Club, where he is the youngest member to ever serve and the only consecutive back-to-back President. Additionally, Devon serves on the Executive Committees of TechBirmingham and BioAlabama. He also serves on the Young Executive Board of BBVA Compass Bank, The Alys Stephens Center Young Patrons Board, and the Birmingham Children’s Theatre Young Supporters Board. Devon is a member of the 2008 inaugural class of Leadership UAB and the 2010 Class of Leadership Birmingham. In 2009 Devon was selected as one of The Birmingham Business Journal’s “Top 40 Under 40”. He has spoken at conferences in the U.S. and internationally on entrepreneurial development and business incubation. Mr. Laney has a Masters Degree in Business Administration and a Bachelors Degree in International Business, both from The University of Alabama. Devon also completed studies at the International Business School in Groningen, the Netherlands. He currently lives in the Crestwood neighborhood of Birmingham with his wife Meg and their three dogs. Devon also enjoys playing racquetball, coaching tee-ball, and playing music every chance he gets.