Devin was born in Lewes, DE and attended Cape Henlopen High School. Graduating from Cape with several scholarships he then attended Delaware State University, majoring in Business Administration. He graduated in 2001 with Honors( Cum Laude). Devin started running a cell phone business while in college in 1999 and has been in business ever since. He has promoted all types of products from telecommunications and gift baskets to nutritional products. Devin first came in contact with Harvard when forming his own corporation for real estate purposes in 2007, so he has a natural rapport with people who want to form a company.Devin's Grandfather, George HP Smith, was mayor of Lewes for 5 terms and before that was a member of the Lewes City Council for 18 years. He is often credited as one of the people whose contributions to city government made Lewes, DE the wonderful place to live that it is.