Who is the Co-founder and Executive Chair of Databricks?

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Ion Stoica is the Co-founder and Executive Chair of Databricks, reporting to Board of directors. Ion reached the role after 5 tracked posts, most recently Co-founder and Executive Chair at Databricks Inc.. He is a Romanian-American computer scientist specialising in distributed systems, cloud computing and computer networking, a professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley and a co-director of the AMPLab where Apache Spark was built. Ion is one of 19 tracked leaders at the company.

Ion Stoica profile

ISIon Stoica
Ion Stoica
Co-founder and Executive Chair, Databricks

Ion Stoica is a co-founder of Databricks and serves as its executive chair. Beyond Databricks he co-founded Conviva with other researchers, and Anyscale with the original developers of the Ray distributed computing framework. He was chief executive officer of Databricks before Ali Ghodsi took the role in 2016.

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Board of directors
Email
••••@databricks.com

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Ion Stoica career history

  • Co-founder and Executive Chair, Databricks Inc.to present
  • Chief Executive Officer, Databricks Inc.2013 to 2016
  • Professor of Computer Science, University of California, Berkeleyto present
  • Co-founder, Anyscale2019
  • Co-founder, Conviva2006

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Other leaders at Databricks

LeaderEmailProfile
AGAli GhodsiAli GhodsiCo-founder and Chief Executive Officer ••••@databricks.com Profile →
DCDavid ConteChief Financial Officer ••••@databricks.com Profile →
MZMatei ZahariaMatei ZahariaCo-founder and Chief Technology Officer ••••@databricks.com Profile →
RSRick SchultzChief Marketing Officer ••••@databricks.com Profile →
HSHatim ShafiqueChief Operating Officer ••••@databricks.com Profile →
AKAndy KofoidPresident, Global Field Operations ••••@databricks.com Profile →
RXReynold XinChief Architect ••••@databricks.com Profile →
NZNaveen ZutshiChief Information Officer ••••@databricks.com Profile →
AKAndy KonwinskiAndy KonwinskiCo-founder ••••@databricks.com Profile →
ATArsalan Tavakoli-ShirajiCo-founder and SVP of Field Engineering ••••@databricks.com Profile →
PWPatrick WendellCo-founder and VP of Engineering ••••@databricks.com Profile →
RGRon GabriskoChief Revenue Officer ••••@databricks.com Profile →
ARAmy ReichanadterChief People Officer ••••@databricks.com Profile →
FSFermín SernaChief Security Officer ••••@databricks.com Profile →
TPTrâm PhiSVP and General Counsel ••••@databricks.com Profile →
VMVinod MarurSVP of Engineering ••••@databricks.com Profile →
DMDavid MeyerSVP of Products ••••@databricks.com Profile →
ACAdam ConwaySVP of Products ••••@databricks.com Profile →

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Who is Ion Stoica?

Ion Stoica is the Co-founder and Executive Chair of Databricks (as of August 2026). You can see their background and career history above.

What is Ion Stoica's background?

Ion Stoica is a co-founder of Databricks and serves as its executive chair. He is a Romanian-American computer scientist specialising in distributed systems, cloud computing and computer networking, a professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley and a co-director of the AMPLab where Apache Spark was built. Beyond Databricks he co-founded Conviva with other researchers, and Anyscale with the original developers of the Ray distributed computing framework. He was chief executive officer of Databricks before Ali Ghodsi took the role in 2016.

How can I contact Ion Stoica at Databricks?

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Who does Ion Stoica report to?

Ion Stoica reports to Board of directors. See the full org chart on the Databricks executives page.