Profile
David Wright is the founder of GameSpy Industries, Inc. (founded in 1998), Jungle Disk, Inc. (founded in 2007), and SolidFire, Inc. (founded in 2009).
At SolidFire, he held the title of Vice President & General Manager.
Mr. Wright's former jobs include Chief Architect at IGN Entertainment, Inc., President at Rackspace Technology Global, Inc., Vice President-Technical Strategy at NetApp, Inc. (from 2017 to 2021), and Partner at Shotput Ventures LLC.
Former positions of David Wright
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| NETAPP, INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2021-02-28 |
| RACKSPACE HOSTING, INC. | President | - |
IGN Entertainment, Inc.
 IGN Entertainment, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services IGN Entertainment, Inc. provides internet and media services. It focuses on the video game and entertainment markets. It offers gaming and entertainment content for 18-34 year old men online; gaming technology services for online game developers; and iPhone UI Toolkit for iPhone developers. The firm also operates Direct2Drive, an online site that allows consumers to purchase and download PC games, comics, and anime titles directly from the Web to their desktops; FilePlanet, a video game download site that provides free game patches, mod files, game demos, and trailers; AskMen.com, a men's lifestyle Website; and UGO.com, a men's entertainment site. The company was founded by Mark A. Jung, Peer Schneider, Kenneth H. Keller and Christopher Anderson on September 29, 1996 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
SolidFire, Inc.
 SolidFire, Inc. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology SolidFire, Inc. provided and develops cloud computing storage platform. The firm delivered data storage systems for cloud service providers. Its solutions included Vmware, SolidFire Agile Infrastructure, Cloud Orchestration, database, and virtual desktop infrastructure. The firm specialized on all-flash scale-out storage architecture with patented volume-level quality-of-service controls. The company was founded by David Wright in 2009 and was headquartered in Boulder, CO. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Jungle Disk, Inc.
 Jungle Disk, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Part of Apollo Global Management, Inc., Jungle Disk, Inc. is an American company that provides web hosting. The company is located in the US. The company was founded by David Wright. Jungle Disk was acquired by Rackspace Technology Global, Inc. on October 22, 2008 for $1.23 million. | Founder | - |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| NETAPP, INC. | Electronic Technology |
| Private companies | 6 |
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Shotput Ventures LLC
 Shotput Ventures LLC Financial ConglomeratesFinance Shotput Ventures LLC provides investments for web services companies. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. | Finance |
GameSpy Industries, Inc.
 GameSpy Industries, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services GameSpy Industries, Inc. developed software and interactive online entertainment. The company was founded in 1997 and was headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
IGN Entertainment, Inc.
IGN Entertainment, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services IGN Entertainment, Inc. provides internet and media services. It focuses on the video game and entertainment markets. It offers gaming and entertainment content for 18-34 year old men online; gaming technology services for online game developers; and iPhone UI Toolkit for iPhone developers. The firm also operates Direct2Drive, an online site that allows consumers to purchase and download PC games, comics, and anime titles directly from the Web to their desktops; FilePlanet, a video game download site that provides free game patches, mod files, game demos, and trailers; AskMen.com, a men's lifestyle Website; and UGO.com, a men's entertainment site. The company was founded by Mark A. Jung, Peer Schneider, Kenneth H. Keller and Christopher Anderson on September 29, 1996 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Jungle Disk, Inc.
Jungle Disk, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Part of Apollo Global Management, Inc., Jungle Disk, Inc. is an American company that provides web hosting. The company is located in the US. The company was founded by David Wright. Jungle Disk was acquired by Rackspace Technology Global, Inc. on October 22, 2008 for $1.23 million. | Technology Services |
SolidFire, Inc.
SolidFire, Inc. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology SolidFire, Inc. provided and develops cloud computing storage platform. The firm delivered data storage systems for cloud service providers. Its solutions included Vmware, SolidFire Agile Infrastructure, Cloud Orchestration, database, and virtual desktop infrastructure. The firm specialized on all-flash scale-out storage architecture with patented volume-level quality-of-service controls. The company was founded by David Wright in 2009 and was headquartered in Boulder, CO. | Electronic Technology |
Rackspace Technology Global, Inc.
 Rackspace Technology Global, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Rackspace Technology Global, Inc. engages in the provision of managed hosting solutions. It offers services relating to managed and cloud hosting, colocation, application, and professional. The company was founded by Richard Yoo, Graham M. Weston, Dirk J. Elmendorf, Morris A. Miller, and Patrick R. Condon in 1998 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX. | Technology Services |
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