Where does Arsalan Tavakoli work?

Arsalan Tavakoli is SVP of Field Engineering at Databricks Ventures.

Where did Arsalan Tavakoli go to school?

Arsalan Tavakoli studied at University of California, Berkeley (PhD, Computer Science); University of Virginia (B.S., Computer Science & Economics).

Arsalan Tavakoli

Investor

SVP of Field Engineering at Databricks Ventures · Investor at Foundation Capital

Berkeley, California, United States

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About

Co-founder of Databricks who spoke at a Foundation Capital dinner about enterprise AI adoption cycles and deployment patterns across hundreds of enterprise implementations.

Experience

DatabricksSVP of Field Engineeringcurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
McKinsey & CompanyAssociate Partner2010 — 2014
MicrosoftResearch Intern2007
International Computer Science Institute (ICSI)Research Intern2006
Goldman SachsInvestment Banking Summer Analyst2004

Colleagues at Databricks Ventures

Alex Laterza

Advisor at Exceptional Ventures

Ali Ghodsi

Co-founder & CEO of Databricks

Andrew Krioukov

Founder and General Partner at Laude Ventures

Andy Kofoid

President, Databricks at Smith Point Capital

Andy Konwinski

Founder and General Partner at Laude Ventures

Ankit Mathur

Scout at Greylock Partners

Christina Farhat

Investor at E14 Fund

Conor B. Murphy

Advisor at LIONHEART VENTURES

Frequently asked questions

Who is Arsalan Tavakoli?: Co-founder of Databricks who spoke at a Foundation Capital dinner about enterprise AI adoption cycles and deployment patterns across hundreds of enterprise implementations.
Where does Arsalan Tavakoli work?: Arsalan Tavakoli is SVP of Field Engineering at Databricks Ventures.
Where did Arsalan Tavakoli go to school?: Arsalan Tavakoli studied at University of California, Berkeley (PhD, Computer Science); University of Virginia (B.S., Computer Science & Economics).

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