Jeffrey M. Gabriel is an American domain broker and entrepreneur. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Saw.com, a domain name brokerage firm. Gabriel is known within the domain industry for brokering high-value domain transactions, including the sale of [...].com for $13 million in 2010, which was widely reported at the time as one of the highest publicly disclosed domain sales.
Early life and education
Gabriel earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Risk Management from the University of Hartford’s Barney School of Business.
Career
Gabriel began working in the domain name industry in the mid-2000s. He joined Sedo, a global domain marketplace, where he worked on premium domain transactions.
His career was the subject of a cover story in Domain Name Journal, which described his progression from early industry roles to becoming a prominent domain broker. The profile highlighted his involvement in major transactions during his tenure at Sedo, including the $13 million sale of [...].com.
Gabriel later co-founded Domain Advisors, which was subsequently rebranded as Igloo.com. He also served as Vice President of Sales at DomainNameSales, later known as Uniregistry. During his tenure, the company expanded its brokerage operations prior to its acquisition by GoDaddy in 2020.
In 2019, Gabriel founded Saw.com, a domain brokerage and advisory firm focused on domain acquisitions and sales.
Industry recognition
Gabriel was inducted into the Domain Name Hall of Fame.