A self-described data nerd and hacker, Lyle Stevens is the co-founder and CEO of Mavrck, the leading influencer activation engine trusted by premier brands to discover and activate their existing influential customers to drive conversions on social. Under Stevens' leadership, Mavrck has secured dozens of Fortune 500 clients, including Converse, Hulu and Tom's of Maine. The company also won Massachusetts' "Innovative Technology of the Year in Sales & Marketing" award by MassTLC, and created a stellar culture of 'curious hustlers,' earning Entrepreneur's '25 Best Small Company Cultures' of 2015.

Prior to founding Mavrck, Stevens held several management roles at Raytheon, including identity services lead and information technology project manager. At Raytheon, Stevens designed a secure project collaboration system using the company's internal social network and analytics engine to identify connected engineers.

Stevens graduated from Northeastern University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration (BSBA), with a focus on management information systems, entrepreneurship and computer science.