Brad Bogolea is CEO and co-founder of Simbe Robotics, where he is responsible for the company’s vision and execution of its automation solutions for the retail industry. In November 2015, Bogolea brought to market the Tally robot, the world's first autonomous shelf auditing and analytics solution designed to help retailers ensure merchandise is always stocked in the right place with the right price. The National Retail Federation Foundation named Bogolea to The List: People Shaping Retail’s Future for 2017.
Prior to Simbe, he spent 10 years in the energy and wireless sensor industry, most recently at Silver Spring Networks, joining the company upon Silver Spring's acquisition of energy management company Greenbox. At Silver Spring, Bogolea led global product and business development efforts for the customer engagement solution CustomerIQ and data platform Silverlink for energy utilities.
He holds a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University, where he also served as an entrepreneur-in-residence in 2014.