Adam Wray
Founder and CEO, AstrumU
Adam Wray is the founder and CEO of AstrumU, a Seattle-based data science startup that delivers a recommendation engine for upskilling to quantify the value of education for an individual.
Prior to founding AstrumU, he held a variety of senior leadership and founding roles at data analytics, cybersecurity, cloud, AI and machine learning-focused companies. He was one of the founders and CEO of Tier 3, a public sector cloud services provider acquired in 2013 by CenturyLink (NYSE:CTL), one of the largest U.S. enterprise telecommunications companies. As a board director for Observable Networks, he helped lead the cloud-based cybersecurity providers’ Series A investment and exit to Cisco Systems in July 2017.
Active in community and civic life, Adam serves as a member of the national board of directors for the University of Kansas’ Alumni Association and the board of College Possible, a national nonprofit that connects high school and college students with near-peer success coaches. He is also a board director for the Washington Policy Center, an independent, non-profit think tank that promotes sound public policy in Washington State that focuses on issues ranging from education, environmental conservation, government accountability, health care, and small business. Adam is also an advisor to Big Sky Bravery, a civilian-based organization that works to provide active-duty members of U.S. special forces with post-deployment decompression programs, mentorship, and support in the restorative outdoor surroundings of Montana.