Pat Gelsinger, former CEO of Intel Corporation, is expanding his role at leading technology platform Gloo and will now serve as Gloo’s executive chairman and head of technology.
Gelsinger, who has more than 40 years of experience in the technology sector, has been connected with Gloo for 10 years, serving as an investor and board member, and has served as chairman of the board for the past five years.
“We’re super excited,” Gloo’s CEO Scott Beck told ChurchLeaders in an interview along with Gelsinger. “Pat’s got an amazing background of experience in technology, [and is], I think, the leading technologist in the faith ecosystem in the world.”
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“The work that we’ve been doing at Gloo should be substantially advanced as a result of Pat’s increased involvement,” Beck said.
Pat Gelsinger Expands His Role at Gloo
Prior to serving as Intel’s CEO for just under four years, Pat Gelsinger was the CEO of VMware for eight years. Before that, Gelsinger spent 30 years of his career at Intel as the company’s first chief technology officer and also as senior vice president and general manager of the Digital Enterprise Group. In addition to being a top technologist and business leader, Gelsinger is a committed Christian.
In a press release about the announcement, Gloo said, “As part of the expanded capacity, [Gelsinger] will oversee the Gloo AI product and engineering strategies to deliver the company’s mission to empower the faith ecosystem and ensure technology becomes a force for good.”
“Obviously, we’re feeling the momentum of the platform, so it’s just a great time to join and accelerate that momentum,” Gelsinger said of his decision to join Gloo. “But also as a person, I’ve sort of had two pillars in my life.”
One of those pillars is technology. Among his other accomplishments, Gelsinger has been a key innovator in the development of technologies including WiFi, USBs, and microprocessors. The other pillar is faith.
