Doug founded DCA Live in 2014 and over his nearly 30 year career has produced hundreds of live events that have convened thousands of leaders from real estate, tech and venture capital, private equity, among others. Before DCA Live, he was the President of Bisnow Media where he created a number of enduring commercial real estate conferences and helped lead the company to a successful exit. Doug has also held senior leadership positions at Bloomberg BNA, Kenndy Information and AOL. Earlier in his career he produced a weekly television series and a number of PBS documentaries. Doug is a three-time Washingtonian Tech Titan. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and has an MBA from Dartmouth.

Sue is DCA Live’s Senior Vice President of Community, where she brings together business leaders for peer-level conversations on the challenges they face and the market trends shaping their industries. Previously, she co-founded Ceres Talent, a marketing and communications search firm that successfully exited in 2022. Sue began her career as an auditor with Deloitte before transitioning into marketing leadership roles with several technology and telecom companies. She serves on the Advisory Board of New Dominion Angels, the Leadership Board of NVTC’s Marketing & Growth COI, the board of the Technology Marketing Alliance, the Advisory Board of TreeFork Strategies, and as Treasurer of Aspire Afterschool Learning. She holds dual degrees in Accounting and French from James Madison University and is a recovering CPA.