Louis Ryan has been appointed as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Solo.io, a global service mesh platform company.
Prior to joining Solo.io, Louis Ryan spent 16 years at Google, where he held the position of Principal Engineer and Member of Technical Staff.
During his tenure at Google, Ryan co-founded the Istio project, a widely adopted service mesh solution, and co-created the gRPC standard. He also played a crucial role in managing API and microservices infrastructure for Google’s consumer-facing APIs. Now, Ryan will leverage his extensive experience and leadership in Istio to accelerate the adoption of Solo.io’s service mesh platform among enterprise companies.
While joining Solo.io, Ryan will continue to serve as a member of the Istio Technical Oversight Committee. In his new role, he will work closely with Solo.io’s largest customers, providing guidance and support, and lead the office of the CTO.
Ryan expressed his excitement about joining Solo.io, highlighting his prior collaboration with the team within the Istio project, particularly during the development of Istio Ambient Mesh. He recognized Solo.io’s engineering expertise and their dedication to ensuring their customers’ success. Ryan looks forward to assisting Solo.io’s customers in advancing their application networking journey.
Idit Levine, the founder and CEO of Solo.io, described Ryan as a ‘rockstar’ in the service mesh community. With Ryan’s inclusion in the leadership team, Levine emphasized that Solo.io is well-positioned to deliver the best application networking solutions in the market. Levine expressed her excitement about further enhancing the collaboration between Solo.io and Ryan, leveraging their previous successful partnership during the development of Istio Ambient Mesh.
Solo.io, a trusted partner to numerous companies globally, offers the Gloo Platform, a service mesh and API management platform. Their platform enables companies to secure, scale, simplify, and reduce costs related to application networking. Solo.io’s solutions empower companies to accelerate the delivery of modern applications across various cloud infrastructures. With their engineering teams, Solo.io would be at the forefront of shaping the future of cloud-native computing.
Louis Ryan’s appointment as CTO of Solo.io would signify the company’s commitment to strengthening its leadership and expertise in the service mesh domain. With Ryan’s extensive experience and profound understanding of Istio, Solo.io claims to be well-positioned to provide cutting-edge service mesh solutions and drive the advancement of application networking for their customers.
