Dyn is led by a group with varying backgrounds and passions that come together for one common good: the upward and onward direction of our company.
Jeremy Hitchcock – Chief Executive Officer/Chairman
As Chief Executive Officer, Jeremy brings his garage-tech enthusiasm and Worcester Polytechnic Institute degree to set and communicate the strategic direction of the company, hire and retain the best talent and make sure there is money in the bank. Jeremy is a co-founder of the business.
In over 10 years at Dyn, Jeremy has done it all from shipping to customer service to talking tech with some of the biggest brands on the Internet. Under his leadership, Dyn has become the fastest-growing DNS provider in the world, helping nurture a free open-source project into a vibrant technology company that currently boasts more than four million customers and growing.
Jeremy lives in Manchester, NH, with wife Liz, son, Matthew and daughter, Catherine.
Accomplishments
- Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 Finalist- New England
- NHHTC Entrepreneur of the Year 2012
- Union-Leader 40 Under Forty winner
- Board of Directors for Incutio & Mosaic; Active Angel Investor
- NH Magazine ‘It List 2011‘ honoree
- Trustee and/or advisor and/or past advisor for the Community College System of New Hampshire, Southern NH University, University of New Hampshire Manchester, Chester College and Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Past chairman of the Manchester Young Professionals Network
- 2008 Young Entrepreneur (New Hampshire) by the U.S. Small Business Administration
Gray Chynoweth – Chief Operating Officer
Year Started: 2007
As Chief Operating Officer, Gray is responsible for ensuring the company’s overall operation effectiveness. He also has day to day responsibility for the human resources, policy and legal functions and plays an integral part in the company’s corporate development efforts.
He began his relationship with Dyn in 2005 when he started serving as the company’s outside legal counsel and joined full time in 2007 to help further Dyn’s position in the marketplace.
Prior to joining Dyn, Gray practiced law as a Corporate Attorney at Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green. He has a JD from Duke University School of Law, an MA in Public Policy from Duke University and a BA in political science from the University of California – Berkeley, where he graduated magna cum laude.
Gray lives in Manchester, NH, with wife Tara and son, Graham.
Accomplishments
- Union-Leader 40 Under Forty winner
- Member of NH Bar Association, Association of Corporate Counsels and New England Corporate Counsel Association
- Executive Committee/Chair of ICANN Registrar Stakeholder Group (RrSG)
- Board of Directors of Mill33, CityYear NH, Families In Transition, StayWorkPlay
- Advisory Board of Currier Museum of Art
- Founding member of Manchester Young Professionals Network (MYPN)
- Speaker at London Web Summit, ICANN & Subscribed
Cory von Wallenstein – Chief Technology Officer
Year Started: 2008
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As the Chief Technology Officer, Cory leads technical strategy, innovation and development across all Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offerings for DNS & Email Delivery.
Surrounded by a team of passionate and talented engineering, marketing, business development, and product experts, he is not only committed to growing the market for IaaS solutions as a whole, but to maximizing the role Dyn plays in the marketplace.
Prior to joining Dyn, Cory served as co-founder and President for Servprise International, Inc., leading the development efforts for innovative remote and automated failure recovery tools for large-scale computing environments.
Cory lives in Bedford, NH, with wife Jessica, daughter, Victoria and son, Lucas.
Accomplishments
- Co-chair for the Cloud & SaaS Cluster of the Mass Technology Leadership Council
- Statewide Committee Member NH EPSCoR
- Board of Advisors for Apptegic, Inc.
- Board of Directors for Entrepreneurs Foundation Of New Hampshire
- Founder of TechHampshire
- Speaker/session leader at Interop, CloudCamp, Velocity, OSCON, Atlassian Summit and more.
Kyle York – Chief Revenue Officer
Year Started: 2008
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Kyle serves as the Chief Revenue Officer, leading the overall sales, business development, customer service and marketing efforts for the company. He is responsible for the corporate strategy and positioning behind Dyn’s rapid and aggressive expansion into the enterprise marketplace and eCommerce revenue growth. Anyone client facing or anything revenue impacting falls under Kyle’s purview.
Kyle is also a co-founder of 1band 1brand, is a Board Member for growth engine company Incutio, and is Board Chair/President of 501c3 abi Innovation Hub, as well as, Board Director for 501c3 Rock On Foundation. He spent nearly seven years in various sales and marketing positions for NH-based SaaS provider WhippleHill prior to joining Dyn.
Kyle holds a BS in Marketing from Bentley University and lives in Bedford, NH, with wife, Katie and son, Henry.
Accomplishments
- Chairman of the Board/President of abi Innovation Hub
- Board Director of Rock On Foundation
- Board Director: Incutio; Board Advisor: SquareOne Mail, Datanyze & Compass Healthcare; Angel Investor
- Partner & Co-Founder at 1band 1brand
- Speaker at Interop, Dublin Web Summit, Launch Conference, HostingCon, North Bridge Interact, The Next Web Conference, eCommerce Expo, Sales 2.0 Expo, CloudCamp, Harvard & Boston Startup School, Bentley University, Southern New Hampshire University & Saint Anselm College