A technology and management consultant, he previously was a Principal at Cire Consulting, LLC, a consultant at Bentley Software, Inc., and Executive Director at BellSouth. He also was a Principal at Booz Allen Hamilton and a System Engineer at EDS. Borders, who also currently serves as board chair of the Diabetes Association of Atlanta, is an honors graduate of the University of Georgia. He lives in Atlanta with his wife, Tammy, and three children.