# Gary Steele: person

Canonical ID: `d0392dbb-6efa-4da4-915c-0da26259b294`

CEO of Shield AI (since May 2025); previously CEO of Splunk (through its $28B Cisco acquisition) and founding CEO of Proofpoint.

- **Nationality:** American
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Current roles (1)

- [Shield AI](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/shield-ai.md) CEO (secondary-verified)

## Board seats (1)

- [Shield AI](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/shield-ai.md) director

## Sources (1)

1. https://fortune.com/2025/12/21/shield-ai-ukraine-defense-tech-gary-steele/


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