Rod D. Martin, Founder and CEO of The Martin Organization, is a technology entrepreneur, futurist, hedge fund manager and thought leader from Destin, Florida. Fox Business calls him a “tech guru,” Gawker once labeled him a “brilliant nonconformist,” while Britain’s Guardian describes him as a “philosopher capitalist.” BlazeTV has named him "one of America's leading public intellectuals."

Rod was part of PayPal’s pre-IPO startup team, serving as special counsel to founder and CEO Peter Thiel, and also served as policy director to former Governor Mike Huckabee. He is active in a variety of charitable and educational endeavors, including service on the Board of Directors of the Center for Security Policy, on the Board of Advisors at the Liberty University School of Business, and as co-founder and Steering Council member of the Conservative Baptist Network. He previously served as an officer of the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention, America's largest Protestant denomination. He is an internationally sought-after speaker, author, investor and strategist.