Debra L Rozier, CEO & Founder, Inovitech
Debra Rozier is CEO & Founder of Inovitech. Ms. Rozier has been in the eDiscovery Technology profession for over 25 years. She has a unique vantage point that comes from three distinct areas of work experience: corporate law, law firm, and eDiscovery service provider. Ms. Rozier’s collective experience naturally progressed into a fourth distinction; establishing the launch of a pure eDiscovery technology company.
Inovitech, founded in 2011, is a 100% woman owned solutions company based in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Inovitech specializes in building cloud-computing business applications and offers consultancy services to corporations, government agencies, law firms, and service providers to improve business process, enhance workflow strategies, and refine or integrate technology solutions around legal case work. Inovitech built its first cutting-edge cloud-computing software, called IS-A-TASK.
IS-A-TASK is a dynamic workflow project management application designed to help alleviate the bottlenecks that occur with managing highly transactional eDiscovery projects. The core of IS-A-TASK offers a tighter collaboration between those who manage projects and those who work on project tasks to completion. It is a highly configurable and collaborative application that centralizes all aspects of managing projects amongst all project stakeholders.
Prior to founding Inovitech, Ms. Rozier held several executive level positions. Her professional experience has cultivated product innovation and strategic solutions that reduced costs and measured continuous process improvement. She has an instinctive, dynamic, entrepreneurial spirit, and it is through those years of experience, building workflow process, innovating products, and services, that gave her the confidence to venture into entrepreneurship.
Ms. Rozier achieved numerous awards over the years for her innovative thought ideas. Her achievements have been highlighted in operations management, technical, analytical and conceptual design. She has also authored several industry-related articles.
What is your proudest achievement?
In my professional career, my proudest achievement is simultaneously building a company and product to launch to the market. The sanctity of running your own business is for sure challenging, but having the ability to create an environment where you can ‘thrive’ is soul fulfilling.
What is the most influential piece of advice (professional or personal) you have received?
I have met several folks along the way that inspired me to take advantage of opportunities. Learn as much as you can while working through these opportunities. Step forward with confidence, grit, consistency, and experience. Open doors for others that need opportunities as well.
Where do you see the legal profession in 10+ years?
I do not think the legal profession will change much. Maybe more consolidation or automation with AI but the legal profession still needs human intervention.
What is one thing people should know about you but don't?
That I grew up in the Bronx NY.
Name your hometown/where you were born/where you grew up and where you live now.
I live in Leesburg VA
If you were not a legal professional, what other line of work would you pursue?
Creating movies or music.
Published March 6, 2024.
