As CEO of DataStax, the commercial leader in Apache Cassandraâ„¢, I lead the global strategy and direction for the company, as well as oversee day-to-day operations.
Prior to joining DataStax, I’ve spent 6 years at Quest Software as VP and GM of the database business unit, growing the industry-leading Quest database business from supporting traditional relational databases to a portfolio that now includes tools for cloud, NoSQL, columnar, and Hadoop databases, as well as business intelligence offerings. Prior to Quest, I led product initiatives for Embarcadero Technologies’ database productivity solutions.
I’ve had the privilege of being a scholarship football player at the Univers