The SanDisk Mafia
16 people came through SanDisk and went on to found or lead other companies.
Clarence ChioSoftware EngineerFounded Coverbase +1Nitzan AchsafStrategic Planning and Marketing Strategy ManagerFounded Safety Nest +1Michael MarksBoard MemberFounded TeslaYosi FrenkelAVP Corporate DevelopmentFounded AllCloudManoj AgarwalDirector I, EngineeringFounded DevRev Developer Tools San FranciscoGopal NarayanArchitect / Project LeadFounded Trek HealthYevgeniy FirsovSenior Staff Software EngineerFounded Tigris DataRavi SwaminathanDirector, Product Portfolio, Corporate Strategy & Business DevelopmentFounded TaskhumanItzik GilboaSr Director SanDisk/Toshiba AllianceFounded Minds AiSiva SivaramExecutive Vice President, Memory TechnologyFounded QuantumScapeShuki NirSenior VP, General Manager, Retail (Consumer) BU and SVP Corporate MarketingFounded SolaredgeTzipi Ozer-ArmonSenior VP, Global Retail Sales & Corp. MarketingFounded LumenisDoron MyersdorfVP WW Tecchnology and OpsFounded StoreDotTomer ElranSenior Staff analog engineerFounded LightyxChanan LaviDirector Business AffairsFounded KippSanjay MehrotraCo-founder, President & CEOFounded Micron
Frequently asked questions
- What is the SanDisk mafia?
- The SanDisk mafia is the network of 16 people who came through SanDisk and went on to found or lead other companies, including Coverbase, Safety Nest, Tesla, AllCloud, DevRev Developer Tools San Francisco.
- Who is in the SanDisk mafia?
- Notable members include Clarence Chio (Coverbase), Nitzan Achsaf (Safety Nest), Michael Marks (Tesla), Yosi Frenkel (AllCloud), Manoj Agarwal (DevRev Developer Tools San Francisco), Gopal Narayan (Trek Health), Yevgeniy Firsov (Tigris Data), Ravi Swaminathan (Taskhuman), among 16 tracked members.
- What companies did SanDisk alumni found?
- Companies founded by SanDisk alumni include Coverbase, Safety Nest, Tesla, AllCloud, DevRev Developer Tools San Francisco, Trek Health, Tigris Data, Taskhuman, Minds Ai, QuantumScape.
















