Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading African Americans Deon Gaines
Deon Gaines is the CEO of Arroyo Consulting, an information technology development firm headquartered in Nashville, Tenn. Arroyo helps its clients navigate the complexities of IT development projects and ultimately helps them drive revenue, enhance operations and obtain their business objectives through cutting edge technology solutions. As CEO of Arroyo, he is responsible for managing IT contracts for some of the largest technology firms throughout the Southeast.
A native of Nashville, Deon has deep roots in the community and a strong passion for education. He is currently the vice chair of Communities in Schools of Tennessee, a non-profit organization dedicated to keeping young students in school and helping them to succeed. He is also the chairman of the Young Alumni Board of Montgomery Bell Academy where he graduated in 2006, and was the first African American student body president.
Prior to joining Arroyo, Deon was vice president of business development at DTproductions, a video production and research marketing firm. He also served six years as an account executive at Zycron, Inc., an international IT services firm in Nashville.
Deon has a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Vanderbilt University.