Dave Carlson serves as CEO at Summit Technology, a managed IT and cybersecurity provider in Salt Lake City, UT, leading its work across Managed IT Services, Microsoft 365 & Azure, and GRID Fiber Internet.
Dave Carlson is the CEO of Summit Technology, a Salt Lake City IT firm that helps startups and growth-stage companies, typically 20 to 200 people, do more with Microsoft 365, Azure, cybersecurity, and AI. He has been with the firm since 2016.
Carlson studied at Weber State University, George Washington University, and MIT Sloan, earning degrees in Computer Science and Economics. He spent 29 years in technology across aerospace and defense, intelligence, finance, and two startups before taking the top seat at Summit. The economics side of his education shapes how he runs the firm, on the view that technology is only worth what it returns.
Under Carlson, Summit runs its managed IT suite (Agility 365), ships its own SaaS platform (Inspect 365), and operates the GRID Fiber network, architecting full technology stacks rather than selling point products. He leads with culture as much as technology, running the company on the OKR methodology and keeping a staff psychologist on the team.
Degrees in Computer Science and Economics; studied at Weber State University, George Washington University, and MIT Sloan
