Who is the Co-founder and SVP of Field Engineering of Databricks?

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Arsalan Tavakoli-Shiraji is the Co-founder and SVP of Field Engineering of Databricks, reporting to Ali Ghodsi. Before Databricks, he was an Associate Principal at McKinsey & Company, where he advised enterprises, vendors and the public sector on IT, cloud computing and corporate strategy. Before this, Arsalan was Associate Principal at McKinsey & Company. Arsalan studied at UC Berkeley (PhD, Computer Science); University of Virginia (BEng). Arsalan is one of 19 tracked leaders at the company.

Arsalan Tavakoli-Shiraji profile

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Arsalan Tavakoli-Shiraji
Co-founder and SVP of Field Engineering, Databricks

Arsalan Tavakoli-Shiraji is a co-founder of Databricks and leads its field engineering organization. He holds a PhD in computer science from UC Berkeley, in networking and distributed systems, and a BEng from the University of Virginia.

Education
UC Berkeley (PhD, Computer Science); University of Virginia (BEng)
Reports to
Ali Ghodsi
Email
••••@databricks.com

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Arsalan Tavakoli-Shiraji career history

  • Associate Principal, McKinsey & Company

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Other leaders at Databricks

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

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Who is Arsalan Tavakoli-Shiraji?

Arsalan Tavakoli-Shiraji is the Co-founder and SVP of Field Engineering of Databricks (as of August 2026). You can see their background and career history above.

What is Arsalan Tavakoli-Shiraji's background?

Arsalan Tavakoli-Shiraji is a co-founder of Databricks and leads its field engineering organization. Before Databricks, he was an Associate Principal at McKinsey & Company, where he advised enterprises, vendors and the public sector on IT, cloud computing and corporate strategy. He holds a PhD in computer science from UC Berkeley, in networking and distributed systems, and a BEng from the University of Virginia.

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Who does Arsalan Tavakoli-Shiraji report to?

Arsalan Tavakoli-Shiraji reports to Ali Ghodsi. See the full org chart on the Databricks executives page.