# Brian Wilson

> Brian Wilson is the Chief Executive Officer of Kion, a cloud governance and management software company based in Columbia, Maryland. He was appointed CEO in October 2025 after more than two decades leading SaaS, observability, and customer experience companies, including roles as CEO of Monetate, COO of Kibo Commerce, and Chief Customer Officer at Zenoss. At Kion he is driving a 'FinOps+' strategy that combines cloud cost management, governance, and policy automation for multicloud and AI-driven workloads. He is based in Austin, Texas, and is a member of the Forbes Technology Council.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Kion
- **Organizations:** Kion, Monetate, Kibo Commerce, Zenoss, Forbes Technology Council
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** University of Texas
- **Known for:** Appointed CEO of cloud governance company Kion in October 2025., Led Monetate as CEO, a machine-learning personalization platform., Scaled operations at Kibo Commerce as COO across services in dozens of countries.

## Career timeline

- **2010s** — Served as Chief Customer Officer at Zenoss, an IT operations and observability company, for roughly eight years.
- **2019** — Served as Chief Operating Officer at Kibo Commerce, overseeing customer success, implementation, and global services.
- **2022** — Became CEO of Monetate, a digital customer experience and personalization platform.
- **2025** — Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Kion on October 7, 2025, succeeding founder Brian Price, who moved to Chief Product Officer.
- **2026** — Published 'From Insight To Impact: The Real Work Of FinOps In 2026' in Forbes as a Technology Council member.

## Achievements

- Appointed CEO of cloud governance company Kion in October 2025.
- Led Monetate as CEO, a machine-learning personalization platform.
- Scaled operations at Kibo Commerce as COO across services in dozens of countries.
- Member of the invitation-only Forbes Technology Council.
- Author of published thought leadership on FinOps and cloud governance.

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Named Chief Executive Officer of Kion, succeeding founder Brian Price.
- **2026-06** — Published a Forbes Technology Council article on the state of FinOps in 2026.

## Links

- Website: https://kion.io
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brianwilsonaustin

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Last updated: 2026-07-22