Cory Minton
Global Field CTO at Splunk, a Cisco Company | Technology Leader, Strategist & Influencer
Splunk•Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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Helping global tech leaders turn resilience into a competitive advantage. Field CTO | Storyteller | Builder of Bold Ideas I’m Cory Minton — Global Field CTO at Splunk and general “Renaissance Man”, partnering with leading organizations to turn Observability, AIOps, IoT, and Digital Resilience into real-world outcomes. I connect boardroom priorities to technical execution, helping enterprises prepare for what’s next. Before Splunk, I hosted the Big Data Beard podcast, where we explored the frontiers of AI, analytics, and emerging tech — back when “AI” was still a buzzword in the making and cat videos where expected in your presentations. That passion and curousity still drives my work today, living at the intersection of innovation and impact, helping organizations imagine and deliver what’s possible with technology in fun, approachable ways. Today, I proudly serve as the executive sponsor for Splunk’s partnership with McLaren’s F1 team, helping drive innovation on and off the track. Most important title? Dad. (Still hanging on to ‘cool’ status… for now.) Always exploring. Always building. Always learning. Let’s connect.
Career Timeline
- SplunkCurrentDec 2019–Present· 6 yrs 9 mos
- Chief Technology Officer, GlobalCurrentAug 2025–Present
- Field CTO - Americas2023–Aug 2025
- Senior Director - Observability Technical StrategistsApr 2022–2023
- Staff Observability Solutions StrategistDec 2019–Apr 2022
- Jul 2015–Nov 2019· 4 yrs 4 mos
- Principal Systems Engineer & Field CTO in Advanced TechnologiesMar 2017–Nov 2019
- Principal Engineer, SystemsJul 2015–Mar 2017
- 2015–Aug 2025· 10 yrs 7 mos
- Founder2015–Aug 2025
- Oct 2013–Jun 2015· 1 yr 8 mos
- Emerging Technologies EngineerOct 2013–Jun 2015
- Jul 2010–Oct 2013· 3 yrs 3 mos
- Isilon Storage Division - Regional Territory ManagerOct 2012–Oct 2013
- Senior Manager, AccountJul 2010–Oct 2012
- 2007–Jul 2010· 3 yrs 6 mos
- Applications Sales Manager2007–Jul 2010
- Aug 2004–2007· 2 yrs 5 mos
- Metalworking Sales EngineerAug 2004–2007
Education
Tackling the Challenges of Big Data - Professional Education
Computer Science
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMBA
Business Management
Tennessee Technological UniversityBS - Engineering
Industrial Distribution
Texas A&M University