{"id":1728,"date":"2026-07-07T15:10:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T22:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/entrepreneurship\/?page_id=1728"},"modified":"2026-07-07T15:10:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T22:10:43","slug":"darren-alger","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/entrepreneurship\/mentorship-team\/darren-alger\/","title":{"rendered":"Darren Alger"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"breadcrumbs\" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\">\r\n\t<!-- Breadcrumb NavXT 7.2.0 -->\n<span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture.\" href=\"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/\" class=\"main-home\" ><span property=\"name\">Voiland College<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to The Harold Frank Engineering Entrepreneurship Institute.\" href=\"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/entrepreneurship\" class=\"home\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">The Frank Institute<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"2\"><\/span><\/div><header class=\"wsu-article-header \">\r\n\t<h1 class=\"wsu-article-header__title\">\r\n\t\tMentor Team: Darren Alger\t<\/h1>\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignright has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full  wsu-image--style-round\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"416\" height=\"416\" data-id=\"1731\"  src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2026\/07\/Darren-Alger-1.jpg\" alt=\"Program Mentor\" class=\"wp-image-1731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2026\/07\/Darren-Alger-1.jpg 416w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2026\/07\/Darren-Alger-1-396x396.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2026\/07\/Darren-Alger-1-198x198.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Chairman &amp; Founder of Unify Consulting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/algerdarren\/\">Darren Alger on LinkedIn<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Darren Alger is the Chairman &amp; Founder of Unify Consulting. His vision to transform the consulting industry and build a Data and AI management consulting firm serving large organizations has led to Unify\u2019s expansion into four markets with over 500 employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Darren&#8217;s experience at GE Information Services, IBM Global Services, startups, Microsoft, and as an early growth executive at Slalom inspired him to create Unify. The firm competes with large global consulting companies while maintaining a boutique feel and staying deeply engaged in the local community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Outside of work, Darren participates in the American Corporate Partners (ACP) mentoring program, supporting and guiding veterans in their career transition. He also supports local nonprofit organizations, including Communities in Schools of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and Technology Access Fund. 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