Grant Kirkwood is a serial entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience building and operating both networks and companies, passionate about the communications infrastructure that makes our modern world work. He currently serves as the CEO of Contrivian, a new CSP focused on transforming the enterprise experience of finding and utilizing connectivity services. Previously he served as the founding CEO and CTO of Unitas Global, a network service provider spanning the globe, acquired by PacketFabric. Prior to Unitas he served as the founder and CEO of Mzima Networks, an internet provider for web content companies in North America and Europe. His experience spans multiple startups including managed hosting provider Netixs and early web developer and hoster Vision Imaging Internet.