Summary
Brian Gracely is a senior technology strategist and founder with 11+ years leading product and portfolio strategy at enterprise and startup levels, currently driving Open Hybrid Cloud strategy as Senior Director at Red Hat. He blends enterprise GTM, product strategy and developer-focused community building—having led marketing growth at Solo.io, created EMC {code} developer programs, and founded The Cloudcast, a top cloud podcast with global reach. Brian has a track record of translating emerging tech (Kubernetes, service mesh, serverless, OpenShift) into revenue and adoption, advising customers and shaping product roadmaps across AWS, Azure, GCP and OpenShift. He pairs executive-level storytelling and analyst engagement with hands-on launch execution, from building marketing teams to running a consultancy for cloud-native startups. An unexpected through-line: he’s both a prolific industry communicator and a practical operator who has repeatedly scaled funnels, customer retention and community programs into measurable business outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
MBA Global Strategy International Business Information Technology, MBA Global Strategy International Business Information Technology at Wake Forest University School of Business
Kellogg School of Management
BS Business Administration, BS Business Administration at Wake Forest University