Co-Founder, RocaNews
2024 Speaker
Billy Carney is the Chairman and co-founder of RocaNews, a digital media company that is transforming the way young people consume news. After launching in August 2020, it now has 5 million followers and subscribers across its social media, app and newsletter. Roca is one of the fastest-growing news companies in the world and has raised $6 million in venture funding.
Before founding RocaNews, Carney was an Investment Banker at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in New York City. A New Jersey native, he graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2018.