Brad Gillespie

Brad Gillespie is currently the Managing Partner at IA Ventures, where they have backed numerous companies, including Redfin and Digital Ocean. With a career beginning as an Engineer at Sanders, a Lockheed-Martin Company, and progressing through various roles at Microsoft as a Technology Advisor to the CTO, Gillespie has gained extensive experience in the tech industry. They have served on several boards, such as Kepler Communications and DataRobot, and have contributed to the growth of companies through strategic investments and guidance. Gillespie holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington, along with a BS and MS from Clarkson University and the University of New Hampshire, respectively.