Ankur Gopal is the founder of Interapt, an award-winning IT Services firm that works with Fortune 1000 companies and communities on digital transformation, BPO, and IT workforce training. As in many companies and communities, Gopal faced difficulty in finding talent to serve the needs of his clients, which led him to create a 6-month paid training program which has now turned into one of the leading IT Apprenticeship models in the U.S. His program focuses on serving underemployed and unemployed individuals in rural and urban areas, as well as veterans into IT job opportunities with upward mobility.

This model for creating high-wage IT job opportunities; while simultaneously removing people from crises, has been called a bold national model in solving the skills gap and creating net new jobs for America. Interapt has worked with the Department of Labor on helping write the national standards for IT Apprenticeships in the U.S. Most recently, Interapt announced a national partnership with General Assembly, creating multiple training locations nationally with global partners.

Interapt’s work has been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, PBS Newshour, Fox News, EY Strategic Growth Forum, Salesforce Dreamforce, TEDx Palo Alto, USA Today, and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Awards received included Kentucky’s Best Places to Work, Emerging Company of the Year, and Excellence in Corporate Philanthrophy.

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 of the world’s highest growth companies. He was honored by his alma mater, the University of Illinois, 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 throughout the world 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 his 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 and have 2 children, Arya (5) and Arman (3).

Merabeth Martin serves as Chief People Officer of Interapt and President of Interapt Skills. She is responsible for leading Interapt’s overall people & culture strategy including talent acquisition, people and organizational development, employee and labor relations, total rewards, diversity equity and 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 with a communications degree from Indiana University 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 3 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 Solutions 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 20yrs in strategy, change management, business development, and training roles in the financial services industry. Prior to moving to Louisville in 2016 Shane and his family resided in Maple Grove Minnesota, a Minneapolis suburb.

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 spends his time keeping up with his three teenage children and is an avid runner.

Shane has is a graduate of Ignite Louisville program, Wharton’s SII program and holds the Prosci Change Management certification and FINRA Series 7 and 24 licenses. He received his Bachelor’s degree in History, and a minor in Business Administration at Moorhead State University (Moorhead, MN).

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 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science as well as a minor in Mathematics and Statistics from Eastern Kentucky University and possesses over 20 years of experience in information technology. She was awarded the Scrum Master certification and graduated from Ignite Leadership Louisville. She joined Interapt in 2021.

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

Justin graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Western Kentucky University 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, formerly chairing the Legal Aid Society’s Justice for All campaign, and leading a free early morning men’s workout group, as well as coaching 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 of Science 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.