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Michael Hay

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Chief Technology Officer at Zetaris
📍 San Diego, California, United States

As the Chief Technology Officer at Zetaris, Michael Hay drives product innovation and technical strategy. A technology leader with deep experience at Hitachi Vantara and Teradata, he specializes in hybrid cloud infrastructure and data management. Colleagues describe him as a visionary, creative, and compelling technologist who holds a BS from the University of New Mexico.

Michael is an inventor on multiple patents related to data storage and retrieval technologies and is described as an "interdisciplinary futurist. "

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Chief Technology Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Diego, California, United States
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Data Strategy
He actively discusses complex data journeys, including AI data readiness, data sovereignty, and data gravity, which are top-of-mind for many users.
Product Innovation
His career focuses on using design thinking to introduce new capabilities and products to market, a core part of his current CTO role.
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Career

Work history

11-2025
Chief Technology Officer
Zetaris
8-2018
Founder and CEO
Mediumroast, Inc.
1-2025 - 11-2025
Americas, Chief Technology Strategy Officer
Hitachi Vantara
5-2023 - 12-2024
CTO - Emerging Technologies
Hitachi Vantara
10-2019 - 4-2023
Vice President Product Management, Hybrid Clouds and Business Continuity as a Service
Teradata
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Education
Master of Science - MS
San José State University
Bachelor of Science - BS
University of New Mexico School of Engineering
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