Ross Buhrdorf

Ross Buhrdorf is the Chief Executive Officer of ZenBusiness and a Partner at the accelerator program and investment fund Capital Factory. Before assuming his current executive position in 2016, he served as the Chief Technology Officer of HomeAway, building on more than 30 years of experience across the consumer internet, security, and mobile technology sectors. He has owned and consulted for various software enterprises since 1993 and holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin. Additionally, Buhrdorf maintains an active governance role as a board member for the Santa Fe Institute. As an active angel investor and advisor, he frequently mentors founders within the broader technology community. His professional background centers on scaling consumer technology platforms, directing digital transformation initiatives, and advancing complex adaptive systems research.