Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 3, 2003

Gary Griffiths – Everdream Corporation

Griffiths, Gary A.
GARY GRIFFITHS has been Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Everdream Corporation since June 1999. Mr. Griffiths brings Everdream over 30 years of management experience, spanning a career in the U.S. Navy, IBM and SegaSoft Networks. Under his leadership, Everdream has grown rapidly and emerged as the leader in the emerging field of subscription computing. He has forged strategic alliances with industry leaders including Hewlett-Packard, Siebel Systems, Oracle, XO Communications and others. His active involvement in the industry has earned Everdream a growing list of industry accolades including PC Magazine's Editors Choice in Business Computing Solutions, UPSIDE magazine's 2001 'Hot 100' Award, Computer World's Top 100 Emerging Companies for 2002,' and many others. Prior to joining Everdream, Mr. Griffiths was co-Founder and CEO of SegaSoft Networks, Inc., a multiplayer Internet entertainment software company. In this role, he led the creation of a scalable network infrastructure to deliver entertainment over the Internet with groundbreaking technology and original titles for both online and retail. Mr. Griffiths launched his high tech career at IBM in 1979, where he played key roles in the development of the PS/2 personal computer and the original ThinkPad brand of PCs. From 1993 through 1995, Mr. Griffiths was responsible for IBM's PowerPC business development efforts. Mr. Griffiths is a frequent industry spokesperson. He is a 1972 graduate of the U. S. Naval Academy, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering, followed by post-graduate work at the Naval Engineering school. Subsequently, he served in the U.S. Navy as an officer aboard a nuclear fast attack submarine. He earned an MBA from George Washington University, while concurrently teaching as an Associate Professor at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a summary of what Everdream Corporation is

today?

Mr. Griffiths: Everdream is the leader in an emerging field that we call

managed desktop services. This is a single