Sean Knapp is the founder and CEO of Ascend.io, the leader in data pipeline automation for building the world’s most intelligent data pipelines. With over 15 years of experience in software development, web and mobile applications, and data engineering, he is passionate about empowering data teams to accelerate data-driven insights and innovation.Before launching Ascend.io in 2015, Sean co-founded Ooyala, a video platform company that was acquired for over $400 million. As the CTO and Chief Product Officer, he led the product vision, engineering, and solutions for Ooyala's award-winning analytics and video platform solutions. He also played a key role in Ooyala's acquisitions of Videoplaza and Nativ, and served as a member of the board of directors. Prior to Ooyala, Sean was the frontend technical lead for Google's Web Search team, where he helped increase Google revenues by over $1 billion. Sean holds both B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science from Stanford University, with a focus on Human Computer Interaction. He has also been granted multiple patents in search and video delivery systems.
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