Will Lucas

Toledo OH

CEO at Classana and founder at Creadio. Will has been the curator for TEDxToledo since it's inception in 2012. NBC New's 'The Grio' named Lucas at #2 in the Top 10 Blacks in tech to look out for in 2013. He was listed in Business Insider among The 25 Most Influential African-Americans in Tech in 2013, and in the 'The 46 Most Important African-Americans In Technology' in 2014. He was named as Co-Chair of President Obama's Ohio Small Business Committee - OFA during the 2012 campaign cycle. Lucas was appointed a State Commissioner serving on the Ohio Casino Control Commission by Ohio Governor John Kasich in May 2013. He was then appointed to his second state commission, the Ohio Martin Luther King Jr. Commission in January of 2014.

Will is also a musician and DJ, and hobby woodworker.

  • Work
    • Classana
  • Education
    • University of Toledo