# Surge Advisory Board Update | SURGE

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- Published at: 2026-06-11 14:57:07 UTC
- Updated at: 2026-06-11 22:47:21 UTC

## Author
Miguel Jaramillo

## Subject
SURGE

## Content
We are excited to announce that Martin (Marty) Travers has joined the Surge Advisory Board as our first advisory board member.Marty retired from Black & Veatch after a 43-year career that included serving as an Executive Board Member and leading major business units across telecommunications, data centers, consulting, environmental services, and critical infrastructure markets.As Surge continues building a network of Smart Nodes that generate real-time physical-world intelligence, Marty will provide strategic guidance in governance, commercialization, partnerships, infrastructure deployment, and long-term growth.This addition represents more than an advisor joining the company. It reflects growing validation from experienced infrastructure leaders who recognize real-time physical-world data as a foundational asset for the next generation of intelligent systems.Marty’s appointment marks the first step in building a strategic advisory board that will help guide Surge through its next phase of growth.We are honored to welcome Marty to Surge and look forward to sharing additional advisory board announcements in the months ahead.Best,— Miguel Jaramillo | Co-Founder & CEO