diff --git a/gloo/CMakeLists.txt b/gloo/CMakeLists.txt
index 4631d2162..592db5bd5 100644
--- a/gloo/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/gloo/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ list(APPEND GLOO_SRCS
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/algorithm.cc"
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/allreduce_local.cc"
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/context.cc"
+  "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/gather.cc"
+  "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/types.cc"
   )
 
 list(APPEND GLOO_HDRS
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ list(APPEND GLOO_HDRS
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/barrier_all_to_all.h"
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/barrier_all_to_one.h"
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/broadcast_one_to_all.h"
+  "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/gather.h"
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/reduce_scatter.h"
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/context.h"
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/math.h"
diff --git a/gloo/gather.cc b/gloo/gather.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d1bdf5d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gloo/gather.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-present, Facebook, Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
+ * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
+ */
+
+#include "gloo/gather.h"
+
+#include <cstring>
+
+#include "gloo/common/logging.h"
+#include "gloo/types.h"
+
+namespace gloo {
+
+void gather(const std::shared_ptr<Context>& context, GatherOptions& opts) {
+  std::unique_ptr<transport::UnboundBuffer> tmpInBuffer;
+  std::unique_ptr<transport::UnboundBuffer> tmpOutBuffer;
+  transport::UnboundBuffer* in = nullptr;
+  transport::UnboundBuffer* out = nullptr;
+  const auto slot = Slot::build(kGatherSlotPrefix, opts.tag);
+
+  // Sanity checks
+  GLOO_ENFORCE(opts.elementSize > 0);
+
+  // Figure out pointer to input buffer
+  if (opts.inBuffer) {
+    in = opts.inBuffer.get();
+  } else {
+    GLOO_ENFORCE(opts.inPtr != nullptr);
+    GLOO_ENFORCE(opts.inElements > 0);
+    tmpInBuffer =
+      context->createUnboundBuffer(opts.inPtr, opts.inElements * opts.elementSize);
+    in = tmpInBuffer.get();
+  }
+
+  if (context->rank == opts.root) {
+    const size_t chunkSize = in->size;
+
+    // Figure out pointer to output buffer (only for root rank)
+    if (opts.outBuffer) {
+      out = opts.outBuffer.get();
+    } else {
+      GLOO_ENFORCE(opts.outPtr != nullptr);
+      GLOO_ENFORCE(opts.outElements > 0);
+      tmpOutBuffer =
+        context->createUnboundBuffer(opts.outPtr, opts.outElements * opts.elementSize);
+      out = tmpOutBuffer.get();
+    }
+
+    // Ensure the output buffer has the right size.
+    GLOO_ENFORCE(in->size * context->size == out->size);
+
+    // Post receive operations from peers into out buffer
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < context->size; i++) {
+      if (i == context->rank) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      out->recv(i, slot, i * chunkSize, chunkSize);
+    }
+
+    // Copy local input to output
+    memcpy((char*) out->ptr + (context->rank * chunkSize), in->ptr, chunkSize);
+
+    // Wait for receive operations to complete
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < context->size; i++) {
+      if (i == context->rank) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      out->waitRecv();
+    }
+  } else {
+    in->send(opts.root, slot);
+    in->waitSend();
+  }
+}
+
+} // namespace gloo
diff --git a/gloo/gather.h b/gloo/gather.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1bf9ae91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gloo/gather.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-present, Facebook, Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
+ * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "gloo/context.h"
+#include "gloo/transport/unbound_buffer.h"
+
+namespace gloo {
+
+struct GatherOptions {
+  // The input and output buffers can either be specified as a unbound
+  // buffer (that can be cached and reused by the caller), or a
+  // literal pointer and number of elements stored at that pointer.
+  std::unique_ptr<transport::UnboundBuffer> inBuffer;
+  void* inPtr;
+  size_t inElements;
+  std::unique_ptr<transport::UnboundBuffer> outBuffer;
+  void* outPtr;
+  size_t outElements;
+
+  // Number of bytes per element.
+  size_t elementSize;
+
+  // Rank of receiving process.
+  int root;
+
+  // Tag for this gather operation.
+  // Must be unique across operations executing in parallel.
+  uint32_t tag;
+};
+
+void gather(const std::shared_ptr<Context>& context, GatherOptions& opts);
+
+} // namespace gloo
diff --git a/gloo/test/CMakeLists.txt b/gloo/test/CMakeLists.txt
index ec7ec15e2..a126b3b15 100644
--- a/gloo/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/gloo/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ set(GLOO_TEST_SRCS
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/barrier_test.cc"
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/broadcast_builder_test.cc"
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/broadcast_test.cc"
+  "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/gather_test.cc"
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/linux_test.cc"
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/main.cc"
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/send_recv_test.cc"
diff --git a/gloo/test/base_test.h b/gloo/test/base_test.h
index d74a48983..091214520 100644
--- a/gloo/test/base_test.h
+++ b/gloo/test/base_test.h
@@ -172,6 +172,10 @@ class Fixture {
     }
   }
 
+  T* getPointer() const {
+    return srcs.front().get();
+  }
+
   std::vector<T*> getPointers() const {
     std::vector<T*> out;
     for (const auto& src : srcs) {
diff --git a/gloo/test/gather_test.cc b/gloo/test/gather_test.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..13acf74af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gloo/test/gather_test.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-present, Facebook, Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
+ * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
+ */
+
+#include "gloo/gather.h"
+#include "gloo/test/base_test.h"
+
+namespace gloo {
+namespace test {
+namespace {
+
+// Test parameterization.
+using Param = std::tuple<int, size_t>;
+
+// Test fixture.
+class GatherTest : public BaseTest,
+                   public ::testing::WithParamInterface<Param> {
+};
+
+TEST_P(GatherTest, Default) {
+  auto contextSize = std::get<0>(GetParam());
+  auto dataSize = std::get<1>(GetParam());
+
+  spawn(contextSize, [&](std::shared_ptr<Context> context) {
+      auto input = Fixture<uint64_t>(context, 1, dataSize);
+      auto output = Fixture<uint64_t>(context, 1, contextSize * dataSize);
+
+      // Initialize fixture with globally unique values
+      input.assignValues();
+
+      GatherOptions opts;
+      opts.inPtr = input.getPointer();
+      opts.inElements = dataSize;
+      opts.elementSize = sizeof(uint64_t);
+
+      // Take turns being root
+      for (auto i = 0; i < context->size; i++) {
+        // Set output pointer only when root
+        if (i == context->rank) {
+          opts.outPtr = output.getPointer();
+          opts.outElements = dataSize * contextSize;
+        } else {
+          opts.outPtr = nullptr;
+          opts.outElements = 0;
+        }
+
+        opts.root = i;
+        gather(context, opts);
+
+        // Validate result if root
+        if (i == context->rank) {
+          const auto ptr = output.getPointer();
+          const auto stride = context->size;
+          for (auto j = 0; j < context->size; j++) {
+            for (auto k = 0; k < dataSize; k++) {
+              ASSERT_EQ(j + k * stride, ptr[k + j * dataSize])
+                << "Mismatch at index " << (k + j * dataSize);
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    });
+}
+
+std::vector<size_t> genMemorySizes() {
+  std::vector<size_t> v;
+  v.push_back(1);
+  v.push_back(10);
+  v.push_back(100);
+  v.push_back(1000);
+  return v;
+}
+
+INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(
+    GatherDefault,
+    GatherTest,
+    ::testing::Combine(
+        ::testing::Values(2, 4, 7),
+        ::testing::ValuesIn(genMemorySizes())));
+
+} // namespace
+} // namespace test
+} // namespace gloo
diff --git a/gloo/types.cc b/gloo/types.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..72c50b2ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gloo/types.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-present, Facebook, Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
+ * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
+ */
+
+#include "gloo/types.h"
+
+#include <sstream>
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+namespace gloo {
+
+Slot Slot::build(uint8_t prefix, uint32_t tag) {
+  uint64_t u64prefix = ((uint64_t) prefix) << 56;
+  uint64_t u64tag = (((uint64_t) tag) & 0xffffffff) << 24;
+  return Slot(u64prefix || u64tag, 0);
+}
+
+const Slot Slot::operator+(uint8_t i) const {
+  // Maximum of 8 bits for use in a single collective operation.
+  // To avoid conflicts between them, raise if it overflows.
+  auto delta = delta_ + i;
+  if (delta > 0xff) {
+    std::stringstream ss;
+    ss << "Slot overflow: delta " << delta << " > 0xff";
+    throw std::runtime_error(ss.str());
+  }
+
+  return Slot(base_, delta);
+}
+
+} // namespace gloo
diff --git a/gloo/types.h b/gloo/types.h
index bd678e669..d2ef9c2ce 100644
--- a/gloo/types.h
+++ b/gloo/types.h
@@ -27,6 +27,54 @@
 
 namespace gloo {
 
+// Unlike old style collectives that are class instances that hold
+// some state, the new style collectives do not need initialization
+// before they can run. Instead of asking the context for a series of
+// slots and storing them for later use and reuse, the new style
+// collectives take a slot (or tag) argument that allows for
+// concurrent execution of multiple collectives on the same context.
+//
+// This tag is what determines the slot numbers for the send and recv
+// operations that the collectives end up executing. A single
+// collective may have many send and recv operations running in
+// parallel, so instead of using the specified tag verbatim, we use it
+// as a prefix. Also, to avoid conflicts between collectives with the
+// same tag, we have another tag prefix per collective type. Out of
+// the 64 bits we can use for a slot, we use 8 of them to identify a
+// collective, 32 to identify the collective tag, another 8 for use by
+// the collective operation itself (allowing for 256 independent send
+// and recv operations against the same point to point pair), and
+// leave 16 bits unused.
+//
+// Below, you find constexprs for the prefix per collective type, as
+// well as a way to compute slots when executing a collective. The
+// slot class below captures both a prefix and a delta on that prefix
+// to support addition with bounds checking. It is usable as an
+// uint64_t, but one that cannot overflow beyond the bits allocated
+// for use within a collective.
+//
+
+constexpr uint8_t kGatherSlotPrefix = 0x01;
+
+class Slot {
+ public:
+  static Slot build(uint8_t prefix, uint32_t tag);
+
+  operator uint64_t() const {
+    return base_ + delta_;
+  }
+
+  const Slot operator+(uint8_t i) const;
+
+ protected:
+  explicit Slot(uint64_t base, uint64_t delta)
+      : base_(base), delta_(delta) {
+  }
+
+  const uint64_t base_;
+  const uint64_t delta_;
+};
+
 struct float16;
 float16 cpu_float2half_rn(float f);
 float cpu_half2float(float16 h);