Gary Gannon

Gary has been an entrepreneur for over 50 years, motivated by the goal to benefit society and the environment. He has formed and managed companies in diverse fields, and over the last 25 years he has focused on AI expert systems, software, and web development.

His company UBmatrix became a world leading XBRL-based software and data exchange company. Through UBmatrix, Gary played a key role in developing the international data language and related global consortium called eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL), an XML digital language for describing business information, which has become a Global Standard, adopted by over 30 countries. UBmatrix created the first major XBRL project in the United States for the FDIC and collaborated on building the International Accounting Standards XBRL taxonomy used throughout the world.

Gary has worked hard to build an outstanding team of experts to help develop web services and data solutions designed to help decision makers increase human and environmental wellbeing. Gary has been active in Montana community development and startup ecosystems. He is the inaugural Entrepreneur in Residence at Montana State University, Bozeman.