Bryan Ware is a highly regarded technology leader and innovator. He has started multiple companies, patented technologies, raised venture capital and private equity, and served in executive roles in the U.S. government. Bryan is currently the Founder and CEO of GraySpace Technology, a technology company serving the national security community. He was previously the Chief Development Officer of ZeroFox, following their acquisition of LookingGlass Cyber Solutions, a leading cyber intelligence product company, where he was the Chief Executive Officer. 

Bryan served as the first presidentially-appointed Assistant Director of Cybersecurity at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), leading the 1,000-person, $1.25 billion organization through a period of intense volatility and aggressive interference from nation-state adversaries. At CISA, he developed the agency’s first five-year strategy and plan to modernize its sensor and computing infrastructure, transform the way the agency delivers services, and scale the agency to protect US critical infrastructure.  Prior to his operational role at CISA, Bryan was an Assistant Secretary at the Department of Homeland Security and served as the Secretary’s advisor on cybersecurity and emerging technology matters.

Bryan co-founded an artificial intelligence company, Digital Sandbox,  in 1998 which he led as CEO through multiple rounds of venture capital investment until it was acquired in 2013 by Haystax. After serving as CTO of Haystax for several years during which he helped the company acquire leading cloud technology and cybersecurity companies, Bryan took over as CEO in 2016 until its acquisition in 2018. 

Bryan sits on the Board of Trustees of Virginia Academy in Ashburn, VA; MVMT Church in Charlottesville, VA; and the CyberGuild, a national non-profit seeking to increase diversity in cybersecurity.  He holds a degree in Applied Optics from the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.