Satyen Sangani (born 1975) is a businessperson and technologist..[1] Sangani co-founded Alation, and is the company’s chief executive officer.[1]

Early life and education

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Sangani was born in San Francisco and earned a degree in economics from Columbia University in 1997. He worked as an analyst for Morgan Stanley & Co., among others, focusing on mergers, acquisitions and restructurings, venture investments, and leveraged buyouts.

Career

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After several years in the financial industry, Sangani transitioned to the technology industry and earned a Master of Science degree in economics for development from the University of Oxford in 2002.[2][3]

After graduating from Oxford, Sangani joined Oracle Corporation as a product manager, eventually becoming Vice President, FS Analytical Applications after more than 9 years with the company.[4]

In July 2012, Sangani, along with Aaron Kalb, founded Alation "to connect people with questions to people with answers."[5] The company’s technology platform combined machine learning with human curation. Datanami says the company created "industry-first data catalog software"[6] and writes that Alation "helped define the modern data catalog space."[7] EnterpriseAI calls Alation "the original creator of the data catalog and progenitor of the product category." [8]

Sangani has been Alation’s CEO since the company's inception.

In January 2022, Sangani with Alation launched the Data Radicals podcast series.[9] The show features Sangani in conversation with thought leaders in data and technology and has hosted guests that include former US general Stanley McChrystal; Turing award-winner Michael Stonebraker; Apache Spark creator Matei Zaharia; science integrity expert Dr. Elisabeth Bik; authors Tim Harford, Scott Hartley, Christie Aschwanden, Paul Leonardi, Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, Dr. Margaret Heffernan, and David Epstein; and journalists from The Economist, The Information, and Business Insider.

Sangani has been featured as an authority on using data to support artificial intelligence initiatives, including being interviewed by Fortune[10] and Bloomberg[11], and being a speaker at Brainstorm AI Singapore 2024[12]

Awards and honors

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Sangani was named to the DataIQ 100 Most Influential People In Data 2022[13] and one of the Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs of 2022 by Goldman Sachs[14].

References

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  1. ^ a b "Our leadership team". Alation. April 11, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  2. ^ Goyal (1); Bajj (2), Ayushi (1); Apoorva (2) (April 10, 2023). "Alation: The Leader in Data Intelligence". Startup Talky. Retrieved April 11, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Wang, Ray (December 16, 2022). "DisrupTV Episode 304, Dr. Anand Deshpande, Satyen Sangani, Shanna Hocking". Constellation Research. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  4. ^ Sangani, Satyen (April 11, 2024). "Satyen Sangani LinkedIn Profile". LinkedIn. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  5. ^ "About Alation". Alation. April 11, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  6. ^ Woodie, Alex (July 18, 2017). "Cataloging Alation's Growth Potential". Datanami. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  7. ^ Woodie, Alex (June 3, 2021). "Alation Adds $110M to Its Catalog". Datanami. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  8. ^ Woodie, Alex (October 13, 2023). "Alation Adds GenAI to Data Catalog". EnterpriseAI. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  9. ^ "Alation Launches "Data Radicals" Podcast with Revolutionary Insights Transforming the Way We Use Data". Business Wire. January 19, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  10. ^ "Why building a strong data culture is key to AI strategy". Fortune. July 31, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  11. ^ "Alation CEO: Can't Have Trusted AI Without Trusted Data". Bloomberg. June 30, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  12. ^ "Brainstorm AI Singapore 2024: How To Deliver AI-Ready Data". Fortune. July 29, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  13. ^ "Satyen Sangani, CEO, Alation". dataIQ. April 11, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  14. ^ "Alation CEO Honored by Goldman Sachs for Entrepreneurship". Alation. October 13, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2024.