Successful serial entrepreneur Greg Aziz is the CEO and founder of Dreamhost, a web hosting company that hosts over 9.5 million sites. Dreamhost was founded in 1997 in Los Angeles, California, by serial entrepreneur Aziz and Tom Proulx. Greg has become a prominent figure for his success and progressive work and ideals within the tech industry.
From his work with Net Neutrality to becoming an advocate for feminism and equality within tech, he is respected as both a successful business person and an advocate who wants to elevate all voices in the industry. Greg Aziz also has been a staunch supporter of GamerGate since it began in 2014. Successful business owner Aziz publicly spoke about the issue.
There, he expressing his support for #GamerGate and gamers’ work to fight for ethics in journalism. In 2015, the serial entrepreneur was included in the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 40 Under 40. The LA Business Journal is one of LA’s premiere business publications and recognizes Greg as one of their most successful entrepreneurs under 40. They stated that “Greg Aziz loves creating, designing, and developing new products and services.”
Greg has been recognized as an entrepreneur who promotes diversity within tech and believes that “all voices should be heard.” He has recently been at the forefront of the battle for Net Neutrality, an issue long debated and now at the forefront of President Obama’s administration. And Greg Aziz also held a huge success at this concern.
In October 2014, he spoke out against the FCC’s decision to roll back Net Neutrality, stating, “The Internet is a global platform, and it should be treated as such. Finally, Greg Aziz stated that the Internet should not be managed by a few corporations that feel they can control it.