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Rick Barretto

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Chief Executive Officer at CyberHopeAI
📍 Carmel, Indiana, United States

Rick Barretto is a serial entrepreneur and inventor with over two decades of experience creating companies at the intersection of technology, education, and gaming. He is the CEO of CyberHopeAI and the Executive Director of Hope Training Academy, a nonprofit he co-founded. He holds a BS in Marketing from Indiana University and a CompTIA A+ certification.

Alongside his wife, Rick runs their nonprofit, which uses gaming to foster interest in STEM and provides IT training and apprenticeships to underserved communities. His passion for gaming began in his childhood, designing games for his Atari, and extends to a personal collection of classic arcade machines. He was inducted into the International Video Game Hall of Fame.

He founded DreamAuthentics in 1999, creating the world’s first custom multi-game video arcades, and has sold them to clients like Hugh Hefner.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Carmel, Indiana, United States
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Workforce Development
Co-founded Hope Training Academy to provide IT education, certifications, and apprenticeships, aiming to break the cycle of poverty through job training in Indianapolis.
Retro Gaming
A lifelong passion, he founded DreamAuthentics, the first custom arcade manufacturer, collects vintage games, and was inducted into the International Video Game Hall of Fame.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Chief Executive Officer
CyberHopeAI
1-2018
Executive Director/Co-Founder
Hope Training Academy
7-2012 - 2-2023
Chief Visionary Officer
The LAN Network
1-2000
Founder/CEO
DreamAuthentics
1-1999
CEO/Founder
Arcade Inventors
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Education
1985 - 1989
IU School of Business - BS Marketing
Indiana University Bloomington
1981 - 1985
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Carmel High School
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