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Ali Ghodsi

Ali Ghodsi

CEO and Co-founder / Databricks / Adjunct Professor / UC Berkeley

CountryUnited States
EducationPhD, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Known ForDistributed Systems, Algorithms, Big Data, Product Management, Machine Learning
Twitter18.0K
Instagram158
LinkedIn148.9K
Information TechnologyEntrepreneurshipFinance
Company Valuation
$100B+
LinkedIn Followers
149K
Years as CEO
8+ years
Companies Co-founded
2
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About Ali Ghodsi

Ali Ghodsi is the CEO and Co-founder of Databricks, a leading data and AI company that he has helped grow into a multi-billion dollar enterprise. He is a prominent voice in the AI industry, known for his controversial assertion that Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) has already been achieved. Ghodsi is also an Adjunct Professor at UC Berkeley, bringing a strong academic background in computer science and distributed systems to his entrepreneurial endeavors.

Education

KTH Royal Institute of Technology
KTH Royal Institute of Technology

PhD

2002 - 2006
Field of Study

PhD - Computer Science

Mid Sweden University
Mid Sweden University

M.B.A

1997 - 2002
Field of Study

M.B.A - Logistics and Strategic Marketing

Mid Sweden University
Mid Sweden University

MSc

1997 - 2002
Field of Study

MSc - Computer Engineering

University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley

Post-doc

Field of Study

Post-doc - Computer Science

Skills

Distributed Systems

Expertise in designing and managing fault-tolerant, large-scale computing systems.

Algorithms

Deep knowledge in computational procedures for problem-solving, a core part of scalable data platforms.

Big Data

Specialist in the infrastructure, tools, and methodologies required to process vast quantities of structured and unstructured data.

Product Management

Driving the product lifecycle from conceptualization to launch and market success in the enterprise software space.

Work Experience

Databricks
Databricks

CEO and Co-founder

Jan 2016 - Present
Position

CEO and Co-founder

Databricks
Databricks

VP of Engineering & Product Management, Co-founder

Jul 2013 - Dec 2015
Position

VP of Engineering & Product Management, Co-founder

UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley

Adjunct Professor

Jul 2015 - Present
Position

Adjunct Professor

UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley

Visiting Scholar

Jun 2009 - Jun 2015
Responsibilities

RAD lab and AMP lab

Royal Institute of Technology
Royal Institute of Technology

Assistant Professor

Aug 2008 - Jul 2013
Position

Assistant Professor

KTH Royal Institute of Technology
KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Associate Professor (Swedish Docent and Lektor)

2013 - 2013
Position

Associate Professor (Swedish Docent and Lektor)

Peerialism AB
Peerialism AB

Co-founder and adviser

2006 - 2011
Position

Co-founder and adviser

Swedish Institute of Computer Science
Swedish Institute of Computer Science

Senior Researcher

Jan 2007 - Jun 2009
Position

Senior Researcher

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