# Wes Brewer

> Wes Brewer is the founder and CEO of ProGrade Digital, a professional imaging storage company founded in December 2017 and launched in February 2018. He previously led Lexar as vice president and general manager and held leadership positions at SanDisk, Seagate Technology, and Magellan Navigation. His public work includes technical writing on memory-card standards and transfer speeds, professional imaging partnerships, and plant-based packaging initiatives.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at ProGrade Digital, Inc.
- **Organizations:** ProGrade Digital, Inc., Lexar, Micron, SanDisk, Magellan Navigation, Seagate Technology, Conner Peripherals, Fujitsu America, Shugart
- **Education:** Pepperdine Graziadio Business School
- **Known for:** Founded ProGrade Digital following executive leadership at Lexar and SanDisk., Helped build SanDisk’s retail business during his tenure leading its Cards and Accessories Division., Led a company supplying storage to World Rally Championship imaging operations.

## Career timeline

- **1978** — Began storage-industry career as a senior applications engineer at Shugart.
- **Before 1997** — Held product roles at Fujitsu America and Conner Peripherals and directed desktop and mobile products at Seagate.
- **1997-2008** — Served as vice president of SanDisk’s Cards and Accessories Division.
- **2008-2009** — Held a consumer product development leadership role at Magellan Navigation.
- **2009-2017** — Led Lexar as vice president and general manager within Micron.
- **2017-12** — Founded ProGrade Digital.
- **2018-02** — Launched ProGrade Digital’s first cards and reader.
- **2019** — Published explanations of transfer speeds and competing memory-card standards; company launched recovery and card-maintenance software.
- **2022-04** — Announced plant-based packaging and a net-profit donation commitment to 5 Gyres.
- **2024-04** — Announced Ingest Pro, developed with Hedge.
- **2026-01** — Announced a NASA Space Act agreement for future Artemis imaging storage.

## Achievements

- Founded ProGrade Digital following executive leadership at Lexar and SanDisk.
- Helped build SanDisk’s retail business during his tenure leading its Cards and Accessories Division.
- Led a company supplying storage to World Rally Championship imaging operations.
- Announced ProGrade’s NASA Space Act agreement in January 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Discussed architecture, cooling, and packaging work behind two new USB 4.0 dual-slot readers.
- **2026-01** — Announced NASA collaboration on Iridium CFexpress Type B cards and readers for future Artemis missions.

## Links

- Website: https://progradedigital.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesleybrewer

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Last updated: 2026-10-20