A trailblazer in artificial intelligence, Dave Copps, founder of DFW-based startup Brainspace, formerly PureDiscovery, produced technology that can read and learn from hundreds of millions documents simultaneously, enabling Fortune Global 1000 companies and intelligence agencies to use it for internal investigations and counterterrorism efforts. Brainspace was acquired by Cyxtera in 2017 as part of a $2.8 billion deal. He previously established Engenium Corp., which produced a semantic search engine that could pore through, and make intelligent connections among, millions of documents simultaneously. Copps, an anthropology major who underwent major brain surgery during college, studied how to create inspiring work environments through corporate culture classes taught by now Professor Emerita Ann Jordan.

Read more about Dave Copps in The North Texan.