Leadership
With decades of technical and business experience, Qumulo’s leadership team is focused on building a company the world trusts to manage and store its data.
"Qumulo is on a mission to liberate customers from antiquated file storage systems sold by vendors stuck in the past. Everyday, we help our customers scale, save time and money and get to the cloud. We’re in the customer delight business. As simple as that sounds, we didn’t come up with the concept. We just listened to what customers wanted."
Bill Richter is President & CEO of Qumulo, where he brings over 20 years of leadership experience to his role. Prior to Qumulo, Bill was a Venture Partner at Madrona, where he invested in and advised emerging businesses across multiple categories. Before joining Madrona, Bill was President of the Isilon Storage Division of EMC, where he grew the business to $1.5 billion in annual revenue in 2014. After Isilon, Bill served as COO of EMC’s $4 billion Midrange Storage business. Bill holds a BA in Business Administration from the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington.
Bill Richter
President & CEO
Bill Richter
President & CEO
"Qumulo is on a mission to liberate customers from antiquated file storage systems sold by vendors stuck in the past. Everyday, we help our customers scale, save time and money and get to the cloud. We’re in the customer delight business. As simple as that sounds, we didn’t come up with the concept. We just listened to what customers wanted."
Bill Richter is President & CEO of Qumulo, where he brings over 20 years of leadership experience to his role. Prior to Qumulo, Bill was a Venture Partner at Madrona, where he invested in and advised emerging businesses across multiple categories. Before joining Madrona, Bill was President of the Isilon Storage Division of EMC, where he grew the business to $1.5 billion in annual revenue in 2014. After Isilon, Bill served as COO of EMC’s $4 billion Midrange Storage business. Bill holds a BA in Business Administration from the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington.
Bill Richter
President & CEO
"As an engineer, there are a lot of ideas that seem really interesting technically, but unless you can solve an actual customer problem, the business won’t succeed."
Neal Fachan brings 15 years of systems software experience to Qumulo. At Amazon Web Services, he designed and led development of advanced database technologies. Prior to Amazon, Neal was Distinguished Engineer at Isilon, where he provided technical vision for Isilon’s award-winning OneFS clustered file system, resulting in more than thirty patented technologies. Prior to Isilon, Neal worked in the Third Market group at D. E. Shaw. Neal holds a degree in Math and Computer Science from the University of New Mexico.
Neal Fachan
Co-founder & Chief Scientist
Neal Fachan
Co-founder & Chief Scientist
"As an engineer, there are a lot of ideas that seem really interesting technically, but unless you can solve an actual customer problem, the business won’t succeed."
Neal Fachan brings 15 years of systems software experience to Qumulo. At Amazon Web Services, he designed and led development of advanced database technologies. Prior to Amazon, Neal was Distinguished Engineer at Isilon, where he provided technical vision for Isilon’s award-winning OneFS clustered file system, resulting in more than thirty patented technologies. Prior to Isilon, Neal worked in the Third Market group at D. E. Shaw. Neal holds a degree in Math and Computer Science from the University of New Mexico.
Neal Fachan
Co-founder & Chief Scientist
"At Qumulo, we believe the key ingredient for building a great product starts with building a great team. As a team, we focus on delivering value to our customers with every interaction."
Molly Brown brings over 20 years of experience designing, building and leading teams to deliver high quality storage software to customers. Prior to working at Qumulo, Molly spent 15 years at Microsoft working on a variety of Windows storage technologies. Molly holds a M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Washington and a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Virginia.
Molly Brown
Vice President, Engineering and Customer Success
Molly Brown
VP of Engineering and Customer Success
"At Qumulo, we believe the key ingredient for building a great product starts with building a great team. As a team, we focus on delivering value to our customers with every interaction."
Molly Brown brings over 20 years of experience designing, building and leading teams to deliver high quality storage software to customers. Prior to working at Qumulo, Molly spent 15 years at Microsoft working on a variety of Windows storage technologies. Molly holds a M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Washington and a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Virginia.
Molly Brown
Vice President, Engineering and Customer Success
"Every aspect of our business works to increase value we deliver to our customers. We constantly look for ways to help our customers maximize the efficiency and lower the TCO of their storage system through more efficient capacity utilization, faster performance and greater ease of use."
Matt Frey brings more than 20 years of experience leading and advising venture-backed and public technology companies, as well as extensive experience negotiating with, selling to and supporting software and hardware based solutions at some of the world’s largest corporations. Prior to Qumulo, Matt was CEO of Optimum Energy and president and COO of World Wide Packets. He was also a board member at Vitesse Semiconductor. Matt holds a B.S. in Commerce & Accounting from Santa Clara University.
Matt Frey
Chief Financial Officer
Matt Frey
Chief Financial Officer
"Every aspect of our business works to increase value we deliver to our customers. We constantly look for ways to help our customers maximize the efficiency and lower the TCO of their storage system through more efficient capacity utilization, faster performance and greater ease of use."
Matt Frey brings more than 20 years of experience leading and advising venture-backed and public technology companies, as well as extensive experience negotiating with, selling to and supporting software and hardware based solutions at some of the world’s largest corporations. Prior to Qumulo, Matt was CEO of Optimum Energy and president and COO of World Wide Packets. He was also a board member at Vitesse Semiconductor. Matt holds a B.S. in Commerce & Accounting from Santa Clara University.
Matt Frey
Chief Financial Officer
“Qumulo is the only product that offers file at the scale of object, on the hardware you want to use, and with analytics that save customers time and money. But maybe most excitingly, Qumulo runs in the cloud and on-premises, because we believe that the cloud is a platform for innovation not just a dumping ground for old data.”
Ben Gitenstein runs Product at Qumulo. He and his team of product managers and data scientists have conducted nearly 1,000 interviews with storage users and analyzed millions of data points to understand customer needs and the direction of the storage market. Prior to working at Qumulo, Ben spent five years at Microsoft, where he split his time between Corporate Strategy and Product Planning.
Ben Gitenstein
Vice President of Product Management
Ben Gitenstein
VP of Product Management
“Qumulo is the only product that offers file at the scale of object, on the hardware you want to use, and with analytics that save customers time and money. But maybe most excitingly, Qumulo runs in the cloud and on-premises, because we believe that the cloud is a platform for innovation not just a dumping ground for old data.”
Ben Gitenstein runs Product at Qumulo. He and his team of product managers and data scientists have conducted nearly 1,000 interviews with storage users and analyzed millions of data points to understand customer needs and the direction of the storage market. Prior to working at Qumulo, Ben spent five years at Microsoft, where he split his time between Corporate Strategy and Product Planning.
Ben Gitenstein
Vice President of Product Management
"Qumulo has always been home to top talent because of its commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where employees are empowered to grow as individuals and as professionals. The company’s innovative culture goes a long way in unlocking employee potential and driving market growth."
Jonathan Maltos brings more than 20 years of Human Resources leadership experience building and cultivating people programs. Prior to Qumulo, Jonathan was the Vice President of HR at Big Fish Games, where he led the company’s people operations through several business transformations and acquisitions. Before joining Big Fish, Jonathan held numerous HR leadership and consulting roles at distinguished corporations such as Aon Hewitt, Darigold and Washington Mutual Bank. Jonathan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations and Political Science from the University of Washington.
Jonathan Maltos
Vice President, People
Jonathan Maltos
VP of People
"Qumulo has always been home to top talent because of its commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where employees are empowered to grow as individuals and as professionals. The company’s innovative culture goes a long way in unlocking employee potential and driving market growth."
Jonathan Maltos brings more than 20 years of Human Resources leadership experience building and cultivating people programs. Prior to Qumulo, Jonathan was the Vice President of HR at Big Fish Games, where he led the company’s people operations through several business transformations and acquisitions. Before joining Big Fish, Jonathan held numerous HR leadership and consulting roles at distinguished corporations such as Aon Hewitt, Darigold and Washington Mutual Bank. Jonathan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations and Political Science from the University of Washington.
Jonathan Maltos
Vice President, People
"At Qumulo, customers are our magnetic field. That flows through every aspect of our marketing organization and the messages we share with the world"
Jenny Desrosier is Head of Marketing of Qumulo. Prior to this role, she was Chief of Staff to the CEO at Qumulo, where she led the company strategy and goal setting process. Before joining Qumulo, Jenny was Chief of Staff to the Chief Product Officer at Convoy and worked at Bain & Company as a Consultant. Jenny holds a BA from Brown University and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.
Jenny Desrosier
Head of Marketing
Jenny Desrosier
Head of Marketing
"At Qumulo, customers are our magnetic field. That flows through every aspect of our marketing organization and the messages we share with the world"
Jenny Desrosier is Head of Marketing of Qumulo. Prior to this role, she was Chief of Staff to the CEO at Qumulo, where she led the company strategy and goal setting process. Before joining Qumulo, Jenny was Chief of Staff to the Chief Product Officer at Convoy and worked at Bain & Company as a Consultant. Jenny holds a BA from Brown University and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.
Jenny Desrosier
Head of Marketing
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