Thierry Cruanes is the co-founder and Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of Snowflake, a leading cloud-based database company. With a strong background in query optimization and parallel execution, Cruanes has significantly contributed to Snowflake's foundational technology and strategic direction. Prior to Snowflake, he held positions at Oracle and the IBM European Center of Applied Mathematics.
Who is the CTO of Snowflake?
Thierry Cruanes, a leading expert in query optimization and parallel execution, has over two decades of experience in the field of database systems. Before co-founding Snowflake, Cruanes spent seven years at the IBM European Center of Applied Mathematics working on data mining technologies and 13 years at Oracle, where he focused on optimization and parallelization layers of Oracle databases, even leading the optimization group.
As the CTO of Snowflake, he played a crucial role in the company's public debut in September 2020, which was the largest software IPO in U.S. history at the time.
Work History
- Snowflake Computing, Co-founder: 2012 - Present
- Oracle, Architect: 1999 - 2012
- IBM, Software Engineer: 1995 - 1999
- Sema Group, Software Engineer: 1991 - 1995
Education History
Thierry Cruanes pursued his higher education in France, obtaining a Master of Science (MS) in Computer Science from Université de Caen Normandie between 1986 and 1990. He then continued his academic journey at Pierre and Marie Curie University, where he earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science with a focus on Database Systems from 1991 to 1992. This strong educational foundation laid the groundwork for Cruanes' successful career in the database industry.
When did Thierry Cruanes join Snowflake?
Thierry Cruanes co-founded Snowflake Computing in 2012 and has been serving as the company's Chief Technical Officer (CTO) since its inception. As of now, Cruanes has been with Snowflake for nearly a decade, contributing to the company's growth and success in the cloud-based database industry.