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Lanham Napier

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Co-Founder & Chairman at BuildGroup

Texas

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About

Co-founded BuildGroup in Austin with Jim and Klee. Previously CEO of Rackspace, where he grew sales from $1.5M to over $1.5B, and joined portfolio company Amelia in 2023.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Experience

  1. Forge Growth InfrastructureChairman & Foundercurrent2025 — present
  2. BorderPlex Digital AssetsExecutive Chairmancurrent2024 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
  3. BuildGroupCo-Foundercurrent2015 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
  4. Project 23Foundercurrent2015 — present
  5. SquirroBoard Member2022 — 2025Zurich, Switzerland
  6. AmeliaBoard Member2022 — 2024New York, United States
  7. BenefitfocusBoard Member2015 — 2023Charleston, South Carolina, United States
  8. Anaconda, Inc.Board Member2015 — 2020Austin, TX
  9. Rackspace HostingCEO2000 — 2014
  10. Silver Brands VenturesDirector1997 — 2000
  11. Merrill LynchAnalyst1993 — 1995

Skills & more

Leadership99Strategy39Management55Strategic Planning29Team Leadership7Cloud Computing99Competitive Analysis99Selling99Customer Service99Time Management53SaaS99Managed Services99
+12 moreVirtualizationEnterprise SoftwareSolution SellingStart-upsDisaster RecoveryData CenterSalesStrategic PartnershipsGo-to-market StrategyNetwork SecurityTeam BuildingSales Process

Languages spanglish

From Lanham's professional profile.

Investments

Board seats

DigniFi

Per SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at BuildGroup

Christina Fok
CFO and CCO at BuildGroup
Flavia de la Fuente
Senior Associate at BuildGroup
Jim Curry
Co-Founder and CEO at BuildGroup
Kenneth Herz
Executive Officer at BuildGroup
Klee Kleber
Co-Founder at BuildGroup
Miguel Perez
Senior Associate at BuildGroup
Peter Freeland
Executive Officer at BuildGroup

Frequently asked questions

Who is Lanham Napier?
Co-founded BuildGroup in Austin with Jim and Klee. Previously CEO of Rackspace, where he grew sales from $1.5M to over $1.5B, and joined portfolio company Amelia in 2023.
Where does Lanham Napier work?
Lanham Napier is Co-Founder & Chairman at BuildGroup.
What boards does Lanham Napier sit on?
Lanham Napier holds tracked board seats at DigniFi.
Where did Lanham Napier go to school?
Lanham Napier studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, Business); Rice University (BA, Economics); MHS.

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