L. Gene Cone is president and chief executive officer of DRIFIRE, LLC. Recognized as one of the most innovative and successful business leaders in the textile industry, with more than 28 years of diversified, multi-functional senior-level executive management experience, L. Gene Cone has led entries into new domestic and international markets at divisions of Fortune 500 companies and mid-sized companies, expanded and developed new products and markets, and defined and led acquisitions, turnarounds, restructurings and international sourcing strategies.