PyTorch Conference North America 2026
Oct 20, 2026 – Oct 21, 2026 · In person · scheduled
At this event: Red Hat
Brian Stevens
Senior Vice President and AI CTO
Brian is SVP and AI CTO for Red Hat, joining following the acquisition of Neural Magic where he was CEO. At Red Hat he focuses on the strategic direction of the AI portfolio, including open-source efforts and ecosystem development. A tech veteran, Brian has a rich history of building high-impact companies and driving disruptions that transform the industry. In his role at Neural Magic, Brian led the vision of democratizing Generative AI for enterprises, through open source LLMs together with an open source inference stack. Neural Magic was the top developer of the industry’s de facto open source inference server, vLLM, as well as the leader in LLM compression techniques. In his prior role as VP of Product and CTO of Google Cloud, Brian shifted and led the product and business transformation to focus on the needs of enterprise organizations. He also defined and brought to market the industry’s first cloud AI services leveraging the pioneering work of the Google Brain team. Prior to Google, Brian served as Red Hat’s CTO and EVP of Worldwide Engineering. Brian led the shift toward enterprise, including the creation of the enterprise subscription model which together transformed Red Hat’s business. Brian currently serves on the board of directors of Nutanix, Genpact and Zus Health. Brian holds a master’s degree in computer systems from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of New Hampshire. In his personal life, Brian is an avid runner and cycler, and together with his wife Beth has a passion for restoring historic properties.
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