Who is the Co-founder of Databricks?
Reynold Xin is the Co-founder and Chief Architect of Databricks, as of August 2026. Reynold reports to Ali Ghodsi.
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Career history
- Co-founder and Chief Architect, Databricks Inc.2013 to present
- Researcher, AMPLab, University of California, Berkeleybefore 2013
Other leaders at Databricks
- AG
Ali GhodsiCo-founder and Chief Executive Officerdetails → - DCDavid ConteChief Financial Officerdetails →
- MZ
Matei ZahariaCo-founder and Chief Technology Officerdetails → - RSRick SchultzChief Marketing Officerdetails →
- HSHatim ShafiqueChief Operating Officerdetails →
- IS
Ion StoicaCo-founder and Executive Chairdetails → - AKAndy KofoidPresident, Global Field Operationsdetails →
- NZNaveen ZutshiChief Information Officerdetails →
- AK
Andy KonwinskiCo-founderdetails → - ATArsalan Tavakoli-ShirajiCo-founder and SVP of Field Engineeringdetails →
- PWPatrick WendellCo-founder and VP of Engineeringdetails →
- RGRon GabriskoChief Revenue Officerdetails →
- ARAmy ReichanadterChief People Officerdetails →
- FSFermin SernaChief Security Officerdetails →
- TPTram PhiSVP and General Counseldetails →
- VMVinod MarurSVP of Engineeringdetails →
- DMDavid MeyerSVP of Productsdetails →
- ACAdam ConwaySVP of Productsdetails →
FAQ
Who is Reynold Xin?
Reynold Xin is the Co-founder and Chief Architect of Databricks (as of August 2026). You can see their background and career history above.
What is Reynold Xin's background?
Reynold Xin is a co-founder and the chief architect of Databricks. He is a computer scientist and engineer working on big data, distributed systems and cloud computing, and he is best known for his contributions to Apache Spark. He designed and led development of the GraphX, Project Tungsten and Structured Streaming components, co-designed the DataFrames API, and served as release manager for the Spark 2.0 release. According to the 2021 AI 2000 records he was the most cited scholar in the field of databases.
How can I contact Reynold Xin at Databricks?
You can find and verify Reynold Xin's professional email and direct phone number with Derrick, straight from Google Sheets. Databricks's addresses generally follow the first.last@databricks.com pattern, but that individual address is not verified here, so confirm it before reaching out.
Who does Reynold Xin report to?
Reynold Xin reports to Ali Ghodsi. See the full org chart on the Databricks executives page.