# Gary Griffiths

> Gary A. Griffiths is a technology founder, executive and investor who co-founded Trapit and served as its founding CEO. A U.S. Navy submarine veteran and former IBM executive, he led Everdream, held product and operations leadership at WebEx, and was CEO of iPass. He later co-founded Wisdom LLP and became chairman of Vector GFX, launched in January 2026 following its acquisition of the Canvas X Draw product line.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Managing Director at Wisdom LLP; Chairman at Vector GFX
- **Organizations:** Trapit, Wisdom LLP, Vector GFX, iPass, WebEx, Cisco Systems, Everdream, SegaSoft, IBM, United States Navy, United States Naval Academy
- **Education:** BS, Aerospace Engineering, United States Naval Academy, Master’s degree in business administration, George Washington University School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded Trapit and helped commercialize SRI-derived AI for content discovery and curation., Served as WebEx President of Products and Operations before Cisco acquired the company., Led iPass as President and CEO from 2015 to its 2019 acquisition.

## Career timeline

- **1972** — Graduated from the United States Naval Academy; subsequently served as a U.S. Navy nuclear submarine officer.
- **1979** — Joined IBM; later worked on PS/2, ThinkPad and PowerPC business development.
- **1996-1999** — CEO of SegaSoft.
- **1999-2005** — Chairman, President and CEO of Everdream.
- **2005-2008** — Joined WebEx as VP of Products, became President of Products and Operations, then became a Cisco VP following its 2007 acquisition of WebEx.
- **2009-2015** — Co-founder and founding CEO of Trapit; SEC biography dates his CEO tenure through February 5, 2015.
- **2014** — Led Trapit through the closure of its free consumer app and its merger with Addvocate.
- **2015-2019** — President and CEO of iPass, acquired by Pareteum in February 2019.
- **2019** — Co-founded Wisdom LLP; joined the Canvas GFX board following Wisdom-led financing.
- **2025-2026** — Financed the acquisition of Canvas X Draw and became chairman of Vector GFX, publicly launched in January 2026.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Trapit and helped commercialize SRI-derived AI for content discovery and curation.
- Served as WebEx President of Products and Operations before Cisco acquired the company.
- Led iPass as President and CEO from 2015 to its 2019 acquisition.
- Was an early angel investor in Zoom, as documented in his 2019 podcast biography and Canvas GFX announcement.
- Financed the Canvas X Draw acquisition and established Vector GFX.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Vector GFX announced its public launch with Griffiths as chairman following his financing of the Canvas X Draw acquisition.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-griffiths-99a181

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Last updated: 2026-10-26