Dirk Elmendorf moved to San Antonio to attend Trinity University.  He graduated with a BA in Economics in 1997.  After helping to start a very small computer consulting company, he stumbled onto the idea that would change his life.  Along with two other Trinity students, Dirk co-founded Rackspace Managed Hosting in 1999.  Rackspace is currently the world’s largest hosting and cloud company with a market cap of over 7 billion dollars.  Dirk left Rackspace in 2009 to get back to his start up roots.  In addition to advising several startups, Dirk currently runs TruckingOffice - an online application built to manage small trucking companies.   He is also active in promoting math, science, and technology education through the 80/20 Foundation and the Witte Museum. The evening will kick off at 6:00 p.m. with pizza, beer and soda and networking. At 7:00 p.m. we will have a fireside chat with Dirk Elmendorf, one of the co-founders of Rackspace. He now runs his own startup and has created a makerspace in San Antonio.