Kevin Surace is an American technology innovator and serial entrepreneur. He is currently CEO of Appvance, and currently serves on the boards of the RIT, Zeta Design/Build, WaterCity and TweetSecret. Planet Forward, CNBC, and the World Economic Forum have recognized Surace as an innovator and a technology pioneer; Inc. Magazine named him Entrepreneur of the Year in 2009. He has been awarded 23 U.S. patents.