Gary E. Barnett, Chief Executive Officer, Semafone
Gary E. Barnett is Chief Executive Officer at Semafone, the leading provider of data security and multi-channel compliance solutions for call and contact centers. Over the course of his 30-year career, Gary has become recognized worldwide as an authority on contact center and unified communications technologies and solutions. Prior to joining Semafone, Gary was senior vice president and general manager of Engagement Solutions at Avaya, where he helped take the company public and produce over $1.2B in revenue for the contact center solutions annually. Before this, he worked for Aspect Software in multiple senior leadership roles, having served as both chief executive officer and chief technology officer as the company (formerly Aspect Communications) merged with Concerto Software. Gary is also regarded as a pioneer of contact center technologies such as automatic call distribution (ACD), computer-telephony integration (CTI), workforce optimization (WFO), and the integration of contact centers and enterprises through unified communications. Gary received his Bachelor’s of Science degree from Western Kentucky University.