{"id":"d0392dbb-6efa-4da4-915c-0da26259b294","slug":"gary-steele","name":"Gary Steele","bioBrief":"CEO of Shield AI (since May 2025); previously CEO of Splunk (through its $28B Cisco acquisition) and founding CEO of Proofpoint.","nationality":"American","verificationPosture":"verified","aliases":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://fortune.com/2025/12/21/shield-ai-ukraine-defense-tech-gary-steele/","title":"Gary Steele - Shield AI CEO","sourceName":"Fortune"}],"reviewStatus":"reviewed","createdAt":"2026-06-04T23:53:44.440Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-04T23:53:44.440Z","educations":[],"companyRoles":[{"id":"b7183b6f-cc5a-43a4-bdf9-d9ef800900f4","personId":"d0392dbb-6efa-4da4-915c-0da26259b294","companyId":"d931700f-6b76-42d2-bdac-2123c2f26f1b","role":"ceo","roleTitle":"CEO","startDate":null,"endDate":null,"currentRole":true,"roleBasis":"verified_secondary","createdAt":"2026-06-04T23:53:52.465Z","company":{"slug":"shield-ai","name":"Shield AI"}}],"boardRoles":[{"id":"7da71502-39a0-479d-8c81-9213b35b3bad","personId":"d0392dbb-6efa-4da4-915c-0da26259b294","companyId":"d931700f-6b76-42d2-bdac-2123c2f26f1b","role":"director","startDate":null,"endDate":null,"current":true,"createdAt":"2026-06-04T23:54:02.355Z","company":{"slug":"shield-ai","name":"Shield AI"}}],"investorRoles":[],"foundings":[]}