Carlo Viray

As Rise8's Director of Growth, Carlo is focused on creating and cultivating a great customer and employee experience to support the scaling of Rise8. As a conduit to government and commercial prospects, Carlo educates on the culture and expertise of Rise8, and ways to partner to deliver outcomes that matter. Before becoming a Riser, Carlo served six years as an acquisition officer managing software programs within the Air Force and Space Force. Carlo was one of the first project managers turned product manager at Kessel Run, responsible for delivering the first major product adopted by AOCs across the globe. The Air Force sent Carlo to the Space Force to help stand up the Space Force’s first software factory, Kobayashi Maru, and Section 31, where he served as the Director of Product. Despite helping lead digital transformation efforts for two major organizations, there was only so much he could do as a Captain. Wanting to continue to pursue his passion and to have an even larger impact outside of the military, he separated and decided to rejoin forces with Bryon at Rise8 to continue enabling innovation through people, culture, and software.