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Evan Kaplan

Chief Executive Officer at InfluxData

Los Altos, California, United States

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About

Evan Kaplan is Chief Executive Officer of InfluxData, the company behind the time series database InfluxDB, a role he has held since joining the company in 2016. He previously served as President and CEO of iPass Corporation and founded Aventail Corporation, an SSL VPN company later acquired by SonicWall/Dell, where he was Chairman, CEO, and founder, and he also worked as an Executive in Residence at Trinity Ventures. He serves as a board member and treasurer of the nonprofit One Heart Worldwide, sits on the board of Diffblue, and advises Botpress and Equal; he holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from Western Washington University and an MBA from the University of Washington.

Chief Executive Officer at InfluxDataYC W13

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YC

InfluxData went through Y Combinator (Winter 2013) — Evan is an executive there, so any YC alum in your network can reach them through the company's founders.

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Co-founders at InfluxData

PDPaul Dix
Paul DixFounder and Chief Technology Officer
TPTodd Persen
Todd PersenExecutive Officer, Promoter

Experience

  1. InfluxDataChief Executive Officercurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. InfluxDataChief Executive Officer (influxdb)current2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. DiffblueBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  4. One Heart WorldwideBoard Membercurrent2012 — present
  5. Toyota VenturesAdvisory Board Membercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  6. BotpressAdvisorcurrent2021 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
  7. Forbes Technology CouncilMembercurrent2019 — presentUnited States
  8. LucidworksAdvisory Board Membercurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  9. The FabricAdvisory Board Membercurrent2015 — presentPalo Alto
  10. CirrentAdvisory Board Member2015 — 2018
  11. Terra TechnologyBoard Member2005 — 2016
  12. Trinity VenturesExecutive in Residence2015 — 2016Menlo Park, Ca.
  13. iPassCEO and President2008 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  14. University of Washington Center for Innovation and EntrepreneurshipChairman/Board Member2002 — 2008Greater Seattle Area
  15. Aventail CorporationChairman, CEO and Founder1996 — 2007Greater Seattle Area

Skills & more

SaaS75Enterprise Software46Salesforce.com1Cloud Computing54Strategic Partnerships86Start-ups83Security24Product Management99Network Security9Managed Services9Go-to-market Strategy72Professional Services15
+12 moreChannelBusiness AlliancesProduct MarketingStrategic LeadershipMobile CommunicationsmobileCorporate GovernanceMobile DevicesExecutive ManagementStrategyMobile TechnologyStrategic Alliances

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Evan Kaplan?
Evan Kaplan is Chief Executive Officer of InfluxData, the company behind the time series database InfluxDB, a role he has held since joining the company in 2016. He previously served as President and CEO of iPass Corporation and founded Aventail Corporation, an SSL VPN company later acquired by SonicWall/Dell, where he was Chairman, CEO, and founder, and he also worked as an Executive in Residence at Trinity Ventures. He serves as a board member and treasurer of the nonprofit One Heart Worldwide, sits on the board of Diffblue, and advises Botpress and Equal; he holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from Western Washington University and an MBA from the University of Washington.
Where does Evan Kaplan work?
Evan Kaplan is Chief Executive Officer at InfluxData.
Where did Evan Kaplan go to school?
Evan Kaplan studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Directors College, Executive Program in Corporate Governance); UW Foster School of Business (MBA, General Management); Western Washington University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Environmental Science).

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