Engineered for This

The MEXT team holds industry-leading experience in advanced AI / ML techniques below the application layer. We have a track record of disruptive innovation, having led key advances ranging from CPU virtualization, to data center flash, LAN on the motherboard, 64-bit x86 processing, and even the creation of the Internet itself.

Gary Smerdon

CEO and Founder

Gary Smerdon is the CEO and founder of MEXT. Before MEXT, Gary served as CEO at TidalScale and held numerous leadership positions including at Fusion-io, LSI, and AMD. He is a recognized innovator having led key efforts around industry transitions in networking, storage, and computing.

David Reed

CTO and Founder

David Reed is CTO and founder of MEXT. He has held many technical leadership roles, including Chief Scientist at TidalScale and Lotus, SVP at SAP, and Fellow at HP. He played a key role in the creation of the Internet.

Carl Waldspurger

Chief Scientist

Carl Waldspurger is MEXT's Chief Scientist. For over a decade, he was responsible for designing and implementing core resource management and virtualization technologies at VMware. He is an accomplished inventor with over 200 issued or pending patents.

Michael Berman

Chief Engineer

Michael Berman is MEXT's Chief Engineer. Previously, he held various technical leadership roles at HPE, TidalScale, and Catbird Networks.

Bobby Minnear

VP of Engineering and Founder

Bobby Minnear is VP of Engineering and founder of MEXT. Previously, he served as VP of Engineering at Tidalscale, and has held numerous engineering leadership roles.

Venkat Naraina

Head of Engineering, MEXT India

Venkat Naraina is a seasoned technology leader with 25+ years of experience. He has led global engineering organizations at Intel, Seagate, and LSI.

Adam Bane

VP of Product Management

Adam Bane is MEXT's VP of Product Management. Before MEXT, Adam served as VP of Product Management at TidalScale and Director of Research & Development at IBM Cloud.