![Ali Ghodsi](/sites/default/files/grid/speakers/0031U00002CTzpGQAT-5651de46fdb0eeaf645624923749cd30.png)
Ali Ghodsi is the Co-founder and CEO of Databricks, a leader in Data and AI. He pioneered the data intelligence platform built on a lakehouse architecture, revolutionizing analytics and AI for global organizations. Ali has over 20 years experience in AI and computer systems research. He co-created Apache Spark and is an adjunct professor at UC Berkeley. Ali holds a PhD in Distributed Computing from KTH/Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden.