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Chris McGrath

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Founder, CEO at Cetacean Labs
📍 Olympia, Washington, United States

Chris McGrath is the Founder and CEO of Esteemed and Cetacean Labs, focusing on Enterprise AI Agentic Frameworks and multi-cloud infrastructure. With a background from Wharton Executive Education and experience at Accenture, colleagues describe him as a "visionary, " "forward-thinking, " and "innovative" leader who identifies industry trends ahead of the market.

Beyond technology, Chris has a background in sustainability studies and was the founder of Thrifty & Green, a lifestyle digital magazine. This venture focused on eco-friendly practices, saving money, and gardening, reflecting a personal passion for sustainable living. He also mentions an interest in modern, intuitive development workflows.

He created "Esteemed Agents"β€”a team of 35 autonomous AI agents, including C-level, manager, and worker roles, to serve over 35, 000 IT professionals.

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Experience
3 Years
Current Role
Founder, CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Olympia, Washington, United States
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AI Agentic Frameworks
He is building companies around this concept, created 35 autonomous agents, and is a management team member at the Agentics Foundation, which is devoted to setting industry standards.
Multi-Cloud Infrastructure
A core focus of his current venture, Cetacean Labs, is to build AI infrastructure that eliminates vendor lock-in and dramatically reduces deployment time and costs for enterprises.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Founder, CEO
Cetacean Labs
12-2019
Founder, CEO/CTO
Esteemed Inc.
8-2025
Managing Partner
Esteemed Ventures
7-2025
Management Team Member
Agentics Foundation
6-2022 - 7-2023
Contributing Member
Forbes Business Council
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Education
6-2022 - 10-2022
Human Resources Management and Services
Wharton Executive Education
6-1999 - 9-2003
Bachelor of Arts
The Evergreen State College
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