Vic Ahmed, the founder and CEO of Centennial-based Innovation Pavilion, has stepped down from leading the company to deal with sexual misconduct allegations and a lawsuit alleging he sexually assaulted an ex-employee during business trips. A former Innovation Pavilion employee, Suzy Gutierrez, filed a civil lawsuit May 24 in Denver district court accusing Ahmed of using the business "as his own personal playground" and detailing allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault. Ahmed, whose...