Joshua Patterson is the co-founder and CEO of Voltron Data – a global startup establishing a new way to design and build composable data systems with open standards. Prior to Voltron Data, Josh led software engineering at NVIDIA where he created the RAPIDS ecosystem. Josh worked with leading experts across the public and private sectors and academia to build a next-generation cyber defense platform at Accenture.  He also served as a White House Presidential Innovation Fellow, focusing on high-profile technology initiatives in the federal government.