Greg Tarnacki is the CEO and Founder of 18Loop, a 501(c)(3) GuideStar Platinum nonprofit that deploys Virtual Reality (VR) in order to help pediatric oncology patients tolerate treatment, recover and thrive. 18Loop is a Fast Company Honorable Mention World Changing Idea 2021. Greg is focused on public service, especially where technology can be leveraged for the greater good.

Greg spent almost 20 years in technology sales working on network infrastructure, business intelligence, cloud and IT consulting initiatives with clients like ABN Amro, Bloomberg, Bristol Myers Squibb, CBS, Ernst and Young, Goldman Sachs and the New York Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC). He founded CloudScience Group, a Value Added Reseller of boutique cloud solutions focused on the Virtual Private Data Center.

After his last role in private sector technology sales, Greg joined Americorps. In Americorps, he served a volunteer year helping Opportunity Youth in Newark, NJ prepare for college and careers in its ServiceWorks program. This service, combined with his volunteer work at University Community Social Services Meatloaf Kitchen on New York’s lower East Side was the catalyst for founding a nonprofit. 18Loop is the culmination of all Greg has learned about the technology sector and service to the community.

Greg earned a Bachelor’s Degree (BA) from Seton Hall University, and holds certificates from MIT (Artificial Intelligence) and Oxford (Blockchain). He sits on the Advisory Panel for the Design Thinking Program at the Lubin School of Business (Pace University). Currently, his learning focus is on Data Science and Spatial Computing. Greg is a HIMSS-NJ member and lives and works in Rutherford, NJ. He is HIPAA certified.