• CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Andrew Bruce

Data Gumbo

Chief Executive Officer

Andrew Bruce is Chief Executive Officer of Data Gumbo, a company that provides blockchain smart contracts. Smart contracts (a feature of a blockchain, or network of interconnected computers) automatically execute the terms of a contract. Mr. Bruce created Data Gumbo to realize billions of dollars in efficiencies across the industrial value chain. To accomplish this, he has formed a team of business executives and industry leaders to make his vision come to fruition. Additionally, he is leveraging Data Gumbo’s proprietary blockchain, Internet of Things data platform, and smart contracts to foster trust among counterparties, reduce barriers associated with doing business, and reduce transaction time and cost. Mr. Bruce has years of IT consulting experience and is a serial entrepreneur. Prior to starting Data Gumbo, Mr. Bruce was Chief Operating Officer responsible for global operations for MHWirth, an oil and gas drilling solutions company. While at National Oilwell Varco (NOV), Mr. Bruce founded the NOVOS project—a first-of-its-kind semi-autonomous drilling system for which he holds a patent jointly on rig automation. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and is a member of the International Association of Drilling Contractors and the Society of Petroleum Engineers.

Sessions With Andrew Bruce

Tuesday, 12 March