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Girish Pancha
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Girish Pancha became CEO of Matillion, an AI data automation company, in August 2026. A veteran of the data integration market, he previously co-founded and led StreamSets, was Chief Technology Officer at Informatica, and later held a leadership role at Microsoft.
Latest · Matillion Names Data Integration Pioneer Girish Pancha as CEO to Lead the AI Data Automation Revolution· Aug 5
Last updated Sep 27, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team
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- 20 years
Bio
Girish Pancha became CEO of Matillion, an AI data automation company, in August 2026. A veteran of the data integration market, he previously co-founded and led StreamSets, was Chief Technology Officer at Informatica, and later held a leadership role at Microsoft.
Career
Chief Executive OfficerCurrent
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Expertise & education
Expertise
Cloud Data IntegrationDataOpsData PipelinesMarketing Analytics InfrastructureFirst-Party Data StrategyData Transformation (ELT/ETL)Enterprise SaaSModern Data Stack
Education
- MBA, University of California, Berkeley (Haas School of Business)
- Bachelor's Degree, Engineering
Speaking topics
The Modern Data Stack and its role in marketing analyticsDataOps and data pipeline reliabilityCloud data integration for enterprise organizationsFirst-party data strategies in a cookieless world
Recognition
Notable achievements
- Led Matillion through significant growth as a key enabler of cloud-native data transformation for marketing and enterprise analytics use cases
- Scaled StreamSets as CEO, culminating in its acquisition by Software AG
- Held senior product leadership at Informatica during its transition to cloud data management
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