Matt McGrath
Global AWS Cloud Synergy Leader
VMware

Matt McGrath is the VMware Global AWS Sales Synergy Leader. Matt brings 20+ years of technology sales and support experience, having spent the last 2 years leading the VMC on AWS US Public sector team at AWS. His previous roles include 6 years at VMware and 14 years with a system integrator supporting both public sector and commercial customers. He has spent this time focused on developing marketing strategies, enablement programs, and providing sales guidance across his teams. 

Ray Heffer
Field CISO
VMware

Ray Heffer is an architect, cybersecurity professional, hacker, and privacy advocate with over 26 years of experience in cloud computing, data center management, and IT infrastructure. Having started out as a Unix administrator in the 1990s, Ray then specialized in security for Linux systems, including server hardening for web technologies and ISP networking infrastructure. Ray has spent the past 10 years specializing in scalable and secure cloud architecture, both on-premises, hybrid, and public cloud. with VMware and AWS.