Matt Wallace is a highly experienced Product and Engineering leader known for his passion for innovation and problem-solving skills. He is currently the Chief Technology Officer at Faction, Inc., where he leads the team in building the first multi-cloud data services platform backed by 10+ patents, enabling Fortune 500 and Global 2000 data-centric Enterprises to more easily Migrate, Scale, Access, Protect, and Govern their data.

Matt Wallace studied at UC Santa Cruz and has since been successful in a wide variety of environments, including multiple large Enterprises and two startups. He has held several roles, including Director of Cloud Architecture at ViaWest, Director of Product Development at ViaWest, vCloud Solutions Architect at VMware, Lead Web Application Architect and Software Engineering Manager at DAZ Productions, Inc., and Principal Security Engineer at Exodus Communications.

Matt is a former Official Member of Forbes Technology Council and has uncanny insight into what technology will win and why. He is deeply technical, insatiably curious, data-driven, highly strategic, and a powerful evangelist. He has a track record of growth and success in both startups and enterprises and loves diving deep into the most thorny of architectural discussions with the smartest of technologists. Matt is also an expert in the field of cloud ecosystem development, product management, and solutions marketing.

Overall, Matt Wallace is an accomplished individual with a passion for zero-to-one innovation and a talent for identifying what technology will succeed. He thrives on challenges and is dedicated to solving the toughest problems with creativity and insight.