Ankur Gopal is Interapt’s founder and CEO.

Driven by the need to develop skilled talent, Ankur created a 6-month paid training program, which has now turned into one of the leading IT Apprenticeship models in the US. Under Ankur’s leadership, Interapt has focused on serving communities that are traditionally overlooked by the technology industry – rural and inner-city areas, as well as veterans, first-generation college students, and displaced workers looking for new skills.

Ankur is the recipient of the EY Entrepreneur of The Year, 40 Under 40, Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame, and Business First’s Business of the Year. In 2020, he was selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur, a global distinction that recognizes and supports the world’s highest growth companies. His alma mater, the University of Illinois, honored him as their 2018 Commencement Speaker. Ankur has been a featured speaker at The University of Chicago, Stanford University, and Mckesson’s Annual Meeting. He continues to speak at conferences and corporations worldwide on creating high-tech job opportunities by blending capitalism, altruism, and entrepreneurship. He credits the guidance of his teachers, mentors, and family’s immigration story for helping define his purpose and entrepreneurial journey.

Ankur is an alumnus of Second City Chicago, where he performed stand-up comedy and improv on the Main Stage. He is a lifelong tennis player and continues to play and compete. He enjoys live music, independent films, video games, and cooking for his friends and family.

He and his wife, Dr. Kiran Gopal, reside in Louisville with their two children.

Merabeth Martin serves as Chief People Officer of Interapt and President of Interapt Skills. She is responsible for leading Interapt’s overall people and culture strategy – including talent acquisition, people and organizational development, employee and labor relations, total rewards, and diversity/equity/inclusion initiatives. Merabeth joined the company in 2020.

As a seasoned executive with more than 20 years of progressive leadership and talent development experience, Merabeth has committed to creating an environment where people feel they belong, that the work they do has meaning, and that – at the end of the day – there is a sense of satisfaction and purpose.

Merabeth graduated from Indiana University with a bachelor’s degree in organizational communications and earned a master’s degree in business management shortly thereafter. She is a Louisville native currently residing in Jacksonville, FL, with her husband and three children.

Shane Raymond leads Interapt’s Business Process Solutions division – an amazing team that provides contact center outsourcing solutions to organizations big and small. As President of the BPO team, he is responsible for ensuring that they accomplish two things on every one of their engagements: exceed client expectations and be an amazing place to work.

Shane joined Interapt in 2019 after nearly 20 years in strategy, change management, business development, and training roles in the financial services industry. Before moving to Louisville in 2016, Shane and his family lived in the Minneapolis suburb of Maple Grove, Minnesota.

Shane is now a proud Louisvillian and is actively involved in the community. He serves on the board of directors for Hand in Hand Ministries – an organization working to repair homes in west Louisville -and on the Lincoln Heritage Council for Boy Scouts of America board. Outside of work, he is an avid runner and spends his time keeping up with his three teenage children.

Shane is a graduate of Ignite Louisville program and Wharton’s SII program. He also holds the Prosci Change Management certification. He received his bachelor’s degree in history, with a minor in business administration at Moorhead State University in Minnesota.

Jennifer Redden is the President of Interapt’s Software Systems. She’s responsible for the information technology solutions of UI/UX Design, Mobile Development, Web Application Development, Project Management, Business Intelligence and Reporting, Data Science, Cloud Engineering, Business Analysis, and Robotic Process Automation (RPA).

Ms. Redden graduated from Eastern Kentucky University, earning a bachelor’s degree in computer science with a minor in mathematics and statistics. She was awarded the Scrum Master certification and graduated from Ignite Leadership Louisville. She joined Interapt in 2021, with more than 20 years of experience in information technology.

Justin Clark serves as Chief Legal Officer for Interapt. Justin is responsible for developing and leading corporate legal strategy, corporate compliance programs, and the delivery of legal services and resources. He also advises the CEO and other corporate officers on a variety of issues.

Justin graduated from Western Kentucky University with a bachelor’s degree and earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Kentucky College of Law. Before joining Interapt, Justin was a member of Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC, where he served as a member of the firm’s executive committee and was regularly named one of Louisville’s Top Lawyers by Louisville Magazine.

Between leaving Stoll Keenon Ogden and joining Interapt, Justin served the Commonwealth of Kentucky as General Counsel for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, as Litigation Counsel for the Office of the Attorney General, and as a Special Justice for the Kentucky Supreme Court – hearing and deciding a case of first impression.

Justin is active in the community, graduating from Leadership Louisville’s Bingham Fellows program and formerly chairing the Legal Aid Society’s Justice for All campaign. He has also led a free early morning men’s workout group and coached youth sports teams.

Elizabeth Butler is the Financial Controller for Interapt. She’s responsible for the overall accounting and finance operations, including financial planning, reporting, cash management, and payroll.

Elizabeth graduated with a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Louisville and has 20 years of experience in multiple facets of accounting and finance. She is a Louisville native and joined Interapt in 2021.