Jeff GrayCo Founder

United States - Sacramento, California,

Jeff Gray is the CEO and Co-Founder of Gluware, the leading provider of Intelligent Network Automation for the Cloud Era. Gluware provides software that transforms multi-vendor, multi-domain enterprise networks from manually built and error-prone to fully automated, agile, and secure. Their clients are Fortune 500 and Global 2000 enterprises from Pharma to Finance.

Pioneers in the field, Gray and Gluware have been covered by:

• Business Journal
• Silicon Angle
• Venture Beat
• Network World
• Tech Crunch
• Thrive Global
• Forbes
• SDX Central
• Enterprise Tech
• ONUG
• Network Computing
• Gartner Group

A networking industry leader for decades, Gray received his B.A. from California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo. As a student he implemented the commercial development of innovative high-bandwidth networking solutions at California Polytechnic State University.

In addition, Jeff holds two United States patents for virtual private network technologies and is the recipient of both a United States Special Congressional Recognition and a United States Congressional Commendation for his service to the business community and entrepreneurial leadership. Gluware is the recipient of several industry awards including:

• TechTarget Network Innovation Award for Intelligent Network Automation
• Stevie® Award Winner for Best Software Defined Infrastructure by the 2021 American Business Awards®
• Globee Award for Software Defined Networking in the 16th Annual 2021 IT World Awards®

Prior to founding Gluware, Jeff was a management consultant with Deutsche Bank, VP of Business Development for Yelofin Network and Director of Business Development for Firefly Communications, a Cisco learning partner.

Gray later moved into managed network services where he met future Gluware Co-Founder Olivier Huynh Van. Seeing the need to automate advanced network architectures, they initially bootstrapped the company as Glue Networks. Today, Jeff is a frequent speaker on leading topics in the field including:

• The myths of network security in the cloud era
• The future of network security post-Covid
• The future of AI driven automation in networking
• Does DIY network & security automation make sense today?

In his youth, Jeff was a competitive ski racer and avid surfer. Today, when he is not busy tenaciously pursing a fundamental shift in networking towards automation, he is chasing his dream of becoming a scratch golfer and is an active YPO member.