The Executive Committee of the Ideas x Innovation Network (i2n), a program within the Chester County Economic Development Council, has elected Guy Fardone of Wayne’s Evolve IP, which provides organizations with a unified option for cloud services, as its new Vice Chair.

The mission of the i2n is to support emerging growth businesses throughout their entire life cycle by leveraging the assets of its academic institutions and its partners to create a network of physical and virtual resources. Entrepreneurs are strategically connected with established professionals whose experience and knowledge become pivotal stops on an emerging company’s roadmap toward success.

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Fardone succeeds Bob Simpson, of Brinker Simpson, who served i2n for more than five years. An existing member of the Executive Committee, Fardone moves into this new role serving alongside Board Chair Mike Harrington of Fox Rothschild.

i2n Executive Committee Officers include:

• Chris Wright of McCausland Keen & Buckman
• Dr. James Nemes of Penn State Great Valley
• Fred Akl of Widener University
• Karen Kozachyn of Delaware County Community College
• Gary Smith of Chester County Economic Development Council

Fardone – a Chester Springs resident who earned his bachelor’s degree from Villanova – has helped to establish Evolve IP as a global, award-winning cloud communications provider. Under his management, Evolve IP consistently achieves year-over-year growth, expanding its customer base by 100 percent or more each year.

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