Lucas Carlson, Vice President of Strategy at Automic Software, is responsible for developing, refining and managing the execution of Automic’s strategic technology goals. Previously, Carlson served as CIO at CenturyLink, where he founded and ran the company’s Innovation Lab. He also founded and served as CEO of platform as a service company AppFog until its acquisition by CenturyLink in 2013. Carlson is also a best-selling author, a technology keynote speaker with experience presenting at over 30 industry events, and an innovative thought leader in the cloud space.