Tony Grayson

General Manager

Bio

Well known seasoned executive with over 25 years of technology and leadership experience. Superb understanding of the cloud, edge, networking, commercial power, sustainability, and the data center industry to include global strategy, capacity, financial management, program/project/product management, engineering, software, telecommunications, and operations. Led multiple program, project, engineering, software, and operations teams at Facebook, AWS, and Oracle. Led the Go to Market strategy and fundamentally changed how Oracle builds and deployed their cloud while managing a $1.3B+ budget, saving $186M+, and shortening time to market by 78%. Developed several new products to include Oracle’s Dedicated Region which led to multiple $100M deals. Retired naval officer who successfully commanded a multi-billion-dollar nuclear submarine in environmental extremes ranging from the Arctic Ocean to the Arabian Gulf. Recipient of the distinguished VADM James Bond Stockdale Award for excellence in leadership, presented annually to two Commanding Officers who exhibit high morals and thoughtfulness in leadership.