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Ali Ghodsi

Executive officer, director and promoter at Databricks.

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Updated Nov 9, 2026·Latest SEC filing Aug 27, 2026·Suggest an edit

About Ali Ghodsi

Ali Ghodsi is an executive officer, director and promoter at Databricks.

Ali Ghodsi first appears on SEC filings in 2017.

Experience

This experience comes from Ali Ghodsi's profile and from SEC filings. For roles taken from filings, the years are when the filings name Ali Ghodsi in the role, so the role may have started earlier or lasted longer.

Databricks, Inc. Current
CEO and Co-founder (2013 – Present)
Director
2013 – Present · San Francisco, CA
Software for organizations to analyze data and build AI applications.
UC Berkeley Current
Adjunct Professor
2009 – Present
Royal Institute of Technology
Assistant Professor
2008 – 2013
Peerialism AB
Co-founder and adviser
2006 – 2011
Swedish Institute of Computer Science
Senior Researcher
2007 – 2009

Key Colleagues at Startups

The people Ali Ghodsi works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.

Databricks, Inc. · Form D, Aug 27, 2026
IS
Ion Stoica
Executive officer, director and promoter
TP
Tram Phi
Executive officer
PS
ED
Elena Donio
Director
DC
David Conte
Chief Financial Officer
SS
BH
Ben Horowitz
Director
MZ
Matei Zaharia
Executive officer, director and promoter

Sources

  1. SECDatabricks, Inc. Form D, filed Aug 27, 2026