Chelsea Pierre is the Founder and CEO of Blerds Leading Technology, also known as BLT. She incorporated Blerds Leading Technology in June 2020. As Founder and CEO, Chelsea is focused on accelerating the movement of diversity and inclusion one datacenter at a time by providing resources, scholarships, and other avenues for minorities in the IT field to excel in their career. Prior to opening BLT, Chelsea Pierre was a Cyber Network Engineer for the Department of Defense. Alongside her career, she has motivated multiple IT professionals by holding instructor positions for both Pluralsight and Cybrary e-learning platforms, mentoring individuals on social media platforms, inspiring others from behind the podium of multiple tech conferences, such as Black Tech Alabama, and have affiliated herself with multiple local tech organizations, to include once holding the position of Chapter President for Blacks in Technology Central Florida. Chelsea Pierre is prior Air Force and holds a bachelor’s degree in Applied Computer Science with a concentration in Leadership Studies from Troy University.