Ray Cooke

Ray Cooke has over 30 years of experience in various roles in the technology industry. Ray is currently the Managing Director of North America at ITAB Group since 2024. Previously, they worked at Dragonfruit AI as the Vice President of Business Development and Retail Innovations Lead from 2022 to 2023. Before that, they were the VP of Business Development and SVP of Products, Solutions, & Integrations at Hanwha Vision America from 2013 to 2022. Ray also held the position of Director of IoT/Safety and Security Solutions at Cisco from 2009 to 2013. Prior to that, they worked at IBM for several years in roles such as IBM Business Development Executive and IBM Public Sector Principal Architect/Business Development Executive. Ray'sexpertise lies in areas such as retail innovations, artificial intelligence, product development, and solution strategy.

Ray Cooke received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University between 1983 and 1987. Subsequently, they pursued a Masters degree in Business at The Johns Hopkins University from 1989 to 1993. Additionally, they obtained a certification in "Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy" from the MIT Sloan School of Management in 2022.