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Headquartered in Mountain View, CA, Yellowbrick Data was founded in 2014 on the principles that data is a critical asset. It must be secure, available to the right people at the right time, with resources prioritized according to organizational role. Above all, the data entrusted to you by your your customers must be guarded.
Our architecture does not expose data to the public internet. It operates in a decentralized manner, within your own cloud accounts and on-premises. We call this a Private Data Cloud. Data is fully secured and protected according to enterprise policies.
executives
Neil
Carson
Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder
Jason
Snodgress
Chief Operating Officer
Mark
Cusack
Chief Technology Officer
Neil Carson
Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder
Previously, Neil served as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Fusion-io where he was responsible for company strategy, product definitions, roadmaps, corporate development and strategic partnerships and key customer acquisitions.
Prior to Fusion-io, Neil was Chief Application Architect at Dell, where he led the platform architecture team across MessageOne, Everdream, Silverback Networks and other acquired development groups. Neil joined Dell through the acquisition of Everdream where he was Chief Architect.
Neil has also held roles at BMC/Remedy and Liberate Technologies, including Principal Product Architect and Principal Engineer. Neil has served as a technical advisor for startups Oxygen Finance and Datera Inc.
Neil earned a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Software Engineering from Cranfield University.
Jason Snodgress
Chief Operating Officer
Prior to Yellowbrick, Jason was the Vice President of Business Operations and Customer Engagement for the Enterprise Division at SanDisk, where he led the tactical and strategic planning for supply and demand. Jason joined SanDisk in 2014 through the acquisition of Fusion-io, where he was Senior Vice President of Operations. He was responsible for day-to-day operations including business operations and planning, global procurement, supply chain planning, manufacturing, logistics and customer program management.
He joined Fusion-io in January 2011 as Vice President of Corporate Development, responsible for M&A strategy, execution and strategic planning activities. Prior to Fusion-io, Jason held various roles at Micron, Numonyx and Intel in Strategic Business Development, Corporate Development and Product Development. He began his career in the RF industry working for TRW and Powerwave Technologies in product design, development and management.
Jason earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and holds seven United States patents.
Mark Cusack
Chief Technology Officer
Before joining Yellowbrick, Mark was Vice President for Data and Analytics at Teradata, where he led a variety of product management and technology teams in data warehouse and advanced analytics groups.
He was also Chief Architect of Teradata’s IoT Analytics effort. Mark joined Teradata in 2014 when Teradata acquired the startup RainStor, where he was a co-founding developer and Chief Architect. Prior to RainStor, Mark was a lead scientist in the UK Ministry of Defence.
Mark holds a Ph.D. in computational physics from Newcastle University, UK, with a thesis centered on discovering the electronic and non-linear optical properties of quantum dots. As a research fellow at Newcastle, he developed new techniques to model these novel quantum structures using large-scale parallel and distributed computing approaches.
Neil
Carson
Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder
Jason Snodgress
Chief Operating Officer
Neil Carson
Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder
Previously, Neil served as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Fusion-io where he was responsible for company strategy, product definitions, roadmaps, corporate development and strategic partnerships and key customer acquisitions.
Prior to Fusion-io, Neil was Chief Application Architect at Dell, where he led the platform architecture team across MessageOne, Everdream, Silverback Networks and other acquired development groups. Neil joined Dell through the acquisition of Everdream where he was Chief Architect.
Neil has also held roles at BMC/Remedy and Liberate Technologies, including Principal Product Architect and Principal Engineer. Neil has served as a technical advisor for startups Oxygen Finance and Datera Inc.
Neil earned a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Software Engineering from Cranfield University.
Jason Snodgress
Chief Operating Officer
Prior to Yellowbrick, Jason was the Vice President of Business Operations and Customer Engagement for the Enterprise Division at SanDisk, where he led the tactical and strategic planning for supply and demand. Jason joined SanDisk in 2014 through the acquisition of Fusion-io, where he was Senior Vice President of Operations. He was responsible for day-to-day operations including business operations and planning, global procurement, supply chain planning, manufacturing, logistics and customer program management.
He joined Fusion-io in January 2011 as Vice President of Corporate Development, responsible for M&A strategy, execution and strategic planning activities. Prior to Fusion-io, Jason held various roles at Micron, Numonyx and Intel in Strategic Business Development, Corporate Development and Product Development. He began his career in the RF industry working for TRW and Powerwave Technologies in product design, development and management.
Jason earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and holds seven United States patents.
Mark
Cusack
Chief Technology Officer
Gail
Boddy
Chief Human Resources Officer
Gail Boddy
Chief Human Resources Officer
Mark Cusack
Chief Technology Officer
Before joining Yellowbrick, Mark was Vice President for Data and Analytics at Teradata, where he led a variety of product management and technology teams in data warehouse and advanced analytics groups.
He was also Chief Architect of Teradata’s IoT Analytics effort. Mark joined Teradata in 2014 when Teradata acquired the startup RainStor, where he was a co-founding developer and Chief Architect. Prior to RainStor, Mark was a lead scientist in the UK Ministry of Defence.
Mark holds a Ph.D. in computational physics from Newcastle University, UK, with a thesis centered on discovering the electronic and non-linear optical properties of quantum dots. As a research fellow at Newcastle, he developed new techniques to model these novel quantum structures using large-scale parallel and distributed computing approaches.
Neill
Craib
VP, WW Sales
Allen
Holmes
VP, Marketing & Alliances
Neill Craib
VP, WW Sales
Neill is a seasoned sales leader with over two decades of experience driving revenue growth and leading high-performing enterprise sales teams in the data analytics sector. Throughout his career, he has held senior sales leadership roles at industry-leading companies, including Scalyr (acquired by SentinelOne), Tableau, and Datastax in the United States, as well as Dell and Citrix Systems in Europe. Neill’s expertise lies in scaling sales organizations, fostering innovation, and delivering outstanding results. He holds an MBA from the prestigious Henley Business School at the University of Reading.
Allen Holmes
VP, Marketing & Alliances
Allen Holmes previously served as Vice President of Marketing Alliances at ClearDB/RDX, driving cloud marketing and partnerships. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Enterprise Marketing and Operations NAND Group at Micron Corporation, overseeing strategic collaborations and marketing. He joined Micron through the acquisition of Numonyx, where he served as Vice President of Sales, Global Business, and Americas. Allen also held Sales & Marketing leadership roles at Intel. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Solid State Physics from San Jose State University and actively mentors’ future technology leaders.
Kevin
Carroll
VP, Product Operations
Lisa
Krueger
VP, Customer Success
Kevin Carroll
VP, Product Operations
Kevin Carroll leads Product Operations and IT at Yellowbrick. He brings over 40 years of business and technical operations experience in both large and small enterprises. Prior to Yellowbrick, Kevin led Global Program Management at EMC. He also held senior leadership positions in engineering and operations for TIBCO Loglogic, Sun Microsystems, Elexsys (Sanmina), Tyco International, and Kollmorgen Corporation. Kevin holds a bachelor degree from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh.
Lisa Krueger
VP, Customer Success
Lisa has extensive experience in constructing scalable, effective Customer Experience Teams that enable a customer centric culture. Not only is Lisa passionate about customers but also the Yellowbrick team. Her goal is to elevate the Customer Experience by ensuring the maximum value is achieved through the customer lifecycle and ensuring that advocacy for the customer is at the forefront of each engagement. Lisa has worked in Customer Success, Consulting and Support at Couchbase, DataStax, Talend and Oracle.
Gail
Boddy
Chief Human Resources Officer
Neill
Craib
VP, WW Sales
Allen
Holmes
VP, Marketing & Alliances
Gail Boddy
Chief Human Resources Officer
Gail Boddy serves as Chief Human Resources Officer at Yellowbrick. Gail has more than 30 years of experience building strong, positive work environments that engage employees and foster growth. Prior to Yellowbrick, Gail led Human Resources and Facilities for Dtex Systems. Before Dtex, she led Human Resources for Coriad and a variety of late stage startups where she specialized in locating key talent that aided companies in their growth strategies. She holds degrees from Chico State University and the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Neill Craib
VP, WW Sales
Allen Holmes
VP, Marketing & Alliances
Kevin
Carroll
VP, Product Operations
Lisa
Krueger
VP, Customer Success
Tim Young
Chief Marketing Officer
Tim Young is the Chief Marketing Officer at Yellowbrick. He is a sales-savvy data-driven marketing leader with 25 years of experience in data warehousing, machine learning, analytics, and enterprise applications. He is a category creator and has run marketing organizations for pre-IPO startups, including DataRobot and Netezza, and large global enterprises, including Oracle, IBM, and Workday.
Gail Boddy
Chief Human Resources Officer
Gail Boddy serves as Chief Human Resources Officer at Yellowbrick. Gail has more than 30 years of experience building strong, positive work environments that engage employees and foster growth. Prior to Yellowbrick, Gail led Human Resources and Facilities for Dtex Systems. Before Dtex, she led Human Resources for Coriad and a variety of late stage startups where she specialized in locating key talent that aided companies in their growth strategies. She holds degrees from Chico State University and the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Kevin Carroll
VP, Product Operations
Kevin Carroll leads Product Operations and IT at Yellowbrick. He brings over 40 years of business and technical operations experience in both large and small enterprises. Prior to Yellowbrick, Kevin led Global Program Management at EMC. He also held senior leadership positions in engineering and operations for TIBCO Loglogic, Sun Microsystems, Elexsys (Sanmina), Tyco International, and Kollmorgen Corporation. Kevin holds a bachelor degree from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh.
Lisa Krueger
VP, Customer Success
Meet Our Founders
In 2014, Neil Carson, Jim Dawson, and Mark Brinicombe launched Yellowbrick Data, redefining analytics for enterprises worldwide. Their pioneering, secure and efficient data platform, deployable anywhere, sets new standards with unmatched performance and adaptability, driving innovation in data analytics.
Neil
Carson
Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder
Mark
Brinicombe
Co-founder and Architect
Jim
Dawson
Co-founder
Neil
Carson
Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder
Mark Brinicombe
Co-founder and Architect
Neil Carson
Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder
Previously, Neil served as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Fusion-io where he was responsible for company strategy, product definitions, roadmaps, corporate development and strategic partnerships and key customer acquisitions.
Prior to Fusion-io, Neil was Chief Application Architect at Dell, where he led the platform architecture team across MessageOne, Everdream, Silverback Networks and other acquired development groups. Neil joined Dell through the acquisition of Everdream where he was Chief Architect.
Neil has also held roles at BMC/Remedy and Liberate Technologies, including Principal Product Architect and Principal Engineer. Neil has served as a technical advisor for startups Oxygen Finance and Datera Inc.
Neil earned a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Software Engineering from Cranfield University.
Mark Brinicombe
Co-founder and architect
Mark Brinicombe is the co-founder and architect of Yellowbrick Data. Prior to cofounding Yellowbrick, Mark was a principal architect at Fusion-io (acquired by SanDisk) where he was responsible for significant developments in memory products, firmware, and drivers. Before Fusion-io, Mark was a principal engineer and architect for Everdream, a SaaS IT systems management platform acquired by Dell where he then held positions as a product strategist and architect. Mark has also held architect and developer positions at BMC Software, Liberate Technologies, and Network Computer Inc, and he cofounded the OS consulting company, Casualty Limited.
Mark holds Bsc and advanced degrees in science, astrophysics, and physics from King’s College in London.
Jim
Dawson
Co-founder
Neil Carson
Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder
Previously, Neil served as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Fusion-io where he was responsible for company strategy, product definitions, roadmaps, corporate development and strategic partnerships and key customer acquisitions.
Prior to Fusion-io, Neil was Chief Application Architect at Dell, where he led the platform architecture team across MessageOne, Everdream, Silverback Networks and other acquired development groups. Neil joined Dell through the acquisition of Everdream where he was Chief Architect.
Neil has also held roles at BMC/Remedy and Liberate Technologies, including Principal Product Architect and Principal Engineer. Neil has served as a technical advisor for startups Oxygen Finance and Datera Inc.
Neil earned a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Software Engineering from Cranfield University.
Mark Brinicombe
Co-founder and architect
Mark Brinicombe is the co-founder and architect of Yellowbrick Data. Prior to cofounding Yellowbrick, Mark was a principal architect at Fusion-io (acquired by SanDisk) where he was responsible for significant developments in memory products, firmware, and drivers. Before Fusion-io, Mark was a principal engineer and architect for Everdream, a SaaS IT systems management platform acquired by Dell where he then held positions as a product strategist and architect. Mark has also held architect and developer positions at BMC Software, Liberate Technologies, and Network Computer Inc, and he cofounded the OS consulting company, Casualty Limited.
Mark holds Bsc and advanced degrees in science, astrophysics, and physics from King’s College in London.
Jim Dawson
Co-founder
Prior to Yellowbrick, Jim was at Menlo Ventures, where he focused on sourcing investments in the enterprise technology sector. He has twice stood on the podium of the New York Exchange and rung in venture-backed start-up IPOs, creating billions of dollars of market capitalization for investors. His expertise is defining and executing successful sales strategies in the enterprise technology space. Previously, Jim was the Chief Sales Officer at Fusion-io, Vice President of World Wide Sales at 3PAR, Vice President of Worldwide Sales at Scale 8, and a Vice President at Data General Corporation responsible for the Clariion storage business internationally, starting as a member of the original Clariion business unit.
Jim graduated from Weber State College with a BA in Economics and completed an internship working for the US Senate Committee of Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Jim has worked and lived in Washington D.C., Tokyo Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, London, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Cameron, Montana. Jim is fluent in Japanese and can make sushi.
board of directors
Randy
Glein
DFJ Growth
Johanna
Flower
Director
Rob
Schwartz
Third Point Ventures
Randy Glein
DFJ Growth
Randy is the co-founder and partner of DFJ Growth, a growth venture capital company looking for innovative companies and visionary leaders.
With over 30 years of experience in the technology and media industries, Randy has been an entrepreneur, engineer, operating executive, and a venture capital investor. His current portfolio includes emerging industry leaders and innovators such as SpaceX, OpenAI, Tesla, ScaleAI, Sumo Logic, and Ring.
Randy earned an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Managment, an MSEE from the University of Southern California, and a BSEE with high honors from the University of Florida.
Johanna Flower
Director
Johanna has been leading global teams and growing companies for over 20 years. She previously served as CrowdStrike’s Chief Marketing Officer and now sits on their board of directors as well as serving on several other boards of high growth companies.
Prior to joining CrowdStrike, Johanna was the SVP and Chief Marketing Officer at Websense, Inc. (now Forcepoint LLC), shaping the firm’s marketing and go-to-market strategies, resulting in the company gaining the largest world-wide market share in web filtering.
Johanna earned a B.A. in Business Administration at the University of Brighton.
Rob Schwartz
Third Point Ventures
Since June 2000, Mr. Schwartz has been Managing Partner of Third Point Ventures, the Menlo Park, California based venture capital arm of Third Point LLC, which is a registered investment adviser based in New York and the investment manager of the Third Point Funds. Mr. Schwartz is presently a director of NextSilicon, Verbit, Sysdig, Kentik, Kumu Networks, Aryaka, R2 Semiconductor, Ushur, and Trullion.
Previously, for 23 years, Mr. Schwartz was the President of RF Associates North, a privately held communications semiconductor manufacturer’s representative firm.
Rob earned a multi-discipline engineering degree from the University of California at Berkeley.
Randy
Glein
DFJ Growth
Johanna Flower
Director
Randy Glein
DFJ Growth
Randy is the co-founder and partner of DFJ Growth, a growth venture capital company looking for innovative companies and visionary leaders.
With over 30 years of experience in the technology and media industries, Randy has been an entrepreneur, engineer, operating executive, and a venture capital investor. His current
portfolio includes emerging industry leaders and innovators such as SpaceX, OpenAI, Tesla, ScaleAI, Sumo Logic, and Ring.
Randy earned an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Managment, an MSEE from the University of Southern California, and a BSEE with high honors from the University of Florida.
Johanna Flower
Director
Johanna has been leading global teams and growing companies for over 20 years. She previously served as CrowdStrike’s Chief Marketing Officer and now sits on their board of directors as well as serving on several other boards of high growth companies.
Prior to joining CrowdStrike, Johanna was the SVP and Chief Marketing Officer at Websense, Inc. (now Forcepoint LLC), shaping the firm’s marketing and go-to-market strategies, resulting in the company gaining the largest world-wide market share in web filtering.
Johanna earned a B.A. in Business Administration at the University of Brighton.
Rob Schwartz
Third Point Ventures
T.J Rylander
Next 47
Rob Schwartz
Third Point Ventures
Since June 2000, Mr. Schwartz has been Managing Partner of Third Point Ventures, the Menlo Park, California based venture capital arm of Third Point LLC, which is a registered investment adviser based in New York and the investment manager of the Third Point Funds. Mr. Schwartz is presently a director of NextSilicon, Verbit, Sysdig, Kentik, Kumu Networks, Aryaka, R2 Semiconductor, Ushur, and Trullion.
Previously, for 23 years, Mr. Schwartz was the President of RF Associates North, a privately held communications semiconductor manufacturer’s representative firm.
Rob earned a multi-discipline engineering degree from the University of California at Berkeley.
T.J Rylander
Next 47
T. J. is a General Partner in Next47’s Palo Alto office, focusing on investments in next- generation enterprise software in cyber security, database technology, and analytics platforms.
Prior to Next47, T. J. was a Managing Partner at Q-Tel, the strategic venture firm affiliated with the US Intelligence Community. There, he led investments in 20 leading technology startups, taking Board Observer roles in nearly all cases. Examples include FireEye, Cloudera, Pure Storage, Cloudant, and Platfora. He also served as the co-lead for the company’s infrastructure and security practice.
T. J. earned an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BS in Finance from the University of Virginia.
Neil
Carson
Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder
Jason Snodgress
Chief Operating Officer
Neil Carson
Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder
Previously, Neil served as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Fusion-io where he was responsible for company strategy, product definitions, roadmaps, corporate development and strategic partnerships and key customer acquisitions.
Prior to Fusion-io, Neil was Chief Application Architect at Dell, where he led the platform architecture team across MessageOne, Everdream, Silverback Networks and other acquired development groups. Neil joined Dell through the acquisition of Everdream where he was Chief Architect.
Neil has also held roles at BMC/Remedy and Liberate Technologies, including Principal Product Architect and Principal Engineer. Neil has served as a technical advisor for startups Oxygen Finance and Datera Inc.
Neil earned a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Software Engineering from Cranfield University.
Jason Snodgress
Chief Operating Officer
Prior to Yellowbrick, Jason was the Vice President of Business Operations and Customer Engagement for the Enterprise Division at SanDisk, where he led the tactical and strategic planning for supply and demand. Jason joined SanDisk in 2014 through the acquisition of Fusion-io, where he was Senior Vice President of Operations. He was responsible for day-to-day operations including business operations and planning, global procurement, supply chain planning, manufacturing, logistics and customer program management.
He joined Fusion-io in January 2011 as Vice President of Corporate Development, responsible for M&A strategy, execution and strategic planning activities. Prior to Fusion-io, Jason held various roles at Micron, Numonyx and Intel in Strategic Business Development, Corporate Development and Product Development. He began his career in the RF industry working for TRW and Powerwave Technologies in product design, development and management.
Jason earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and holds seven United States patents.
T.J.
Rylander
Next 47
Neil
Carson
Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder
Jason
Snodgress
Chief Operating Officer
T.J. Rylander
Next 47
T. J. is a General Partner in Next47’s Palo Alto office, focusing on investments in next- generation enterprise software in cyber security, database technology, and analytics platforms.
Prior to Next47, T. J. was a Managing Partner at Q-Tel, the strategic venture firm affiliated with the US Intelligence Community. There, he led investments in 20 leading technology startups, taking Board Observer roles in nearly all cases. Examples include FireEye, Cloudera, Pure Storage, Cloudant, and Platfora. He also served as the co-lead for the company’s infrastructure and security practice.
T. J. earned an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BS in Finance from the University of Virginia.
Neil Carson
Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder
Previously, Neil served as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Fusion-io where he was responsible for company strategy, product definitions, roadmaps, corporate development and strategic partnerships and key customer acquisitions.
Prior to Fusion-io, Neil was Chief Application Architect at Dell, where he led the platform architecture team across MessageOne, Everdream, Silverback Networks and other acquired development groups. Neil joined Dell through the acquisition of Everdream where he was Chief Architect.
Neil has also held roles at BMC/Remedy and Liberate Technologies, including Principal Product Architect and Principal Engineer. Neil has served as a technical advisor for startups Oxygen Finance and Datera Inc.
Neil earned a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Software Engineering from Cranfield University.
Jason Snodgress
Chief Operating Officer
Prior to Yellowbrick, Jason was the Vice President of Business Operations and Customer Engagement for the Enterprise Division at SanDisk, where he led the tactical and strategic planning for supply and demand. Jason joined SanDisk in 2014 through the acquisition of Fusion-io, where he was Senior Vice President of Operations. He was responsible for day-to-day operations including business operations and planning, global procurement, supply chain planning, manufacturing, logistics and customer program management.
He joined Fusion-io in January 2011 as Vice President of Corporate Development, responsible for M&A strategy, execution and strategic planning activities. Prior to Fusion-io, Jason held various roles at Micron, Numonyx and Intel in Strategic Business Development, Corporate Development and Product Development. He began his career in the RF industry working for TRW and Powerwave Technologies in product design, development and management.
Jason earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and holds seven United States patents.
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