Ray Ghanbari
Chief Technology Officer, Index Exchange
Ray is the chief technology officer of Index Exchange, where he oversees Index’s engineering, data science, and technology operations organizations, and is focused on building solutions that drive the company closer to its mission of accelerating the ad technology evolution.
Ray brings over 30 years of technology and leadership experience as an entrepreneur and thought leader, with a deep understanding of analytics and data-driven value creation across multiple industries. Most recently, Ray was responsible for all North American product development for Solera Holdings, focused on large-scale IoT telematics platforms and commercial fleet services. He joined Solera following its acquisition of Omnitracs, where Ray was CTO. Previously, Ray served as a technology executive for companies including FICO, UnitedHealth Group, Overture/Yahoo!, Vital Images, and several high-growth early and mid-stage companies.
Ray received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In addition, he earned a Master’s degree in physics from Cambridge University in England, and a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of Illinois-Urbana.