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Leadership Team

Azio AI Holdings' leadership team brings decades of combined experience spanning AI compute, capital markets, federal logistics, and large-scale infrastructure execution.

Executive Officers

Our Leadership Team

Meet the operators driving the next generation of artificial intelligence infrastructure

Chris Young
Chairman & CEO

Chris Young

Chris Young is a serial entrepreneur, operator, early-stage investor, and strategic advisor with nearly two decades of experience founding, building, and advising high-growth technology and consumer brands.

Jason Maddox
Chief Financial Officer

Jason Maddox

Founder of Maddox Industries and CEO of Maddox Defense, Maddox brings extensive experience in government contracting and sustainable technology solutions. He has led multi-disciplinary teams to secure high-value government contracts, delivering critical U.S. manufacturing technology, autonomous systems, and logistics solutions to federal and corporate clients.

Elgin Tracy
Chief Operating Officer

Elgin Tracy

Elgin Tracy brings more than 20 years of experience in operations, logistics, and business leadership across the defense and oil & gas sectors.

Merrick Alpert
Chief Communications Officer

Merrick Alpert

Extensive experience over 30 years in communications and industry includes EonCoat, R&D Altanova, Colt's Manufacturing, Turbine Generator Maintenance, Enron Energy Services, Pacific Gas & Electric, Smith Cogeneration International, The Presidential Inaugural Committee, The Office of The Governor of Oklahoma, and a campaign for United States Senate.