# Gary Traver

> Gary Traver is a startup investor at Telstra (Melbourne). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Telstra](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/telstra)
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-traver-2030a49/?ppe=1

Gary Traver is a startup investor at Telstra in Melbourne. As Director of Media Networks in the Telstra Operations team, Gary leads a growing area for Telstra as customers continue to demand convergence of new media solutions for their personal and business needs. During the course of his career, Gary has been a founding member of several business startups where he has led the construction and operation oflarge-scale complex platforms supporting large national client bases. He has had a particular focus towards adapting emerging technologies into the business enterprise, resulting in many industry firsts. He has received industry recognition for these accomplishments, including an EMMY Award; he also has several issued patents. Gary has further influenced the industry by serving as a member of the board of directors, customer advisory boards, and industry Technology Committees of industry facing organizations, and key industry suppliers. Prior to joining Telstra in Australia Gary had key roles in the US broadcast industry, including serving as the Chief Operating Officer of the Comcast Media Center and the VP of Broadcast and Network Engineering at Primestar.

## About Telstra

VC Fund · Melbourne, Australia

Telstra is an Australia-based telecommunications and information services company offering a full range of communications services. The company has built a fully integrated IP network and a reliable mobile network for its clients. Through its strategic investments over the years and the recent acquisition of Pacnet in Asia, it now has the largestprivately owned subsea cable network in Asia Pacific, have licenses throughout Asia, Europe, and the Americas and it facilitates access to more than 2,000 PoPs in 230 countries and territories.Telstra’s international operations are headquartered in Hong Kong, where it provides wholesale and enterprise customers with a full breadth of holistic and end-to-end solutions across data, voice, satellite, and managed network services. The company was founded in 1975 and is locally headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

5 contacts available at Telstra.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alex Stefan | National General Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-stefan |
| Andy Lumsden | Head of Network Services | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andy-lumsden |
| Chris Mohan | General Manager Threat Research and Intelligence and Security Controls | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-mohan |
| Gary Traver | Director of Media Networks | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gary-traver |
| Jim Fagan | Director, Global Platforms | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-fagan |

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