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Data RadicalsDelegate to Innovate: How Letting Go Makes You a Better Leader with Todd James, Founder & CEO of Aurora InsightsWhat does it take to turn AI hype into operational value at enterprise scale?In this episode of Data Radicals, host Satyen Sangani sits down with Todd James, former Chief Data and Technology Officer at 84.51° and Kroger executive, to unpack the realities of leading AI transformation inside one of America’s largest grocery retailers.Drawing on a career that spans the Coast Guard, consulting, and Fortune 100 leadership, Todd shares how scaling AI isn’t just about building advanced algorithms—it’s about solving real problems, embedding with the business, and building reusable infrastructure that lasts.“If...2025-04-3049 minData RadicalsData Products for Dummies with Sanjeev Mohan, Principal at SanjMoWhat if the future of data management isn’t just about governance—but about growth, speed, and strategic advantage? From reshaping data operations to unlocking new levels of productivity, data products and AI agents are redefining what’s possible in the world of data.In this episode of Data Radicals, Satyen Sangani sits down with Sanjeev Mohan, Principal at SanjMo, to discuss the definition, impact, and lifecycle of data products. They also examine how AI agents are revolutionizing job functions and industries, and practical applications for harnessing this technology’s full potential.Listen to this episode...2025-04-1649 minData RadicalsFrom Back Office to Boardroom: The CDO's AI Opportunity with Ryan den Rooijen & Wade MunsieAs technology rapidly evolves and businesses focus on getting real results, data jobs are shifting. Many data tasks now fall under the CIO or CTO, data leaders are moving into roles that affect bigger business plans, and more companies are using self-service data tools or seeking a path to AI—making CDO-led teams less necessary. How can data leaders adapt?In this episode of Data Radicals, Satyen Sangani talks with Ryan den Rooijen, Writer and Consultant at Qstar.ai, and Wade Munsie, Interim Director of Data & AI at Heathrow. With years of experience in data leadership, Ryan an...2025-03-1957 minData RadicalsDeclarative Computing in an AI World with Jeff Chou, Co-founder & CEO at Sync ComputingCloud costs are skyrocketing, and for data teams running AI inference, Spark jobs, and big data workloads, optimization is no easy task. Tuning these workloads for efficiency without disrupting production is a major challenge—but what if there was a better way?In this episode of Data Radicals, Satyen Sangani sits down with Jeff Chou, CEO and co-founder of Sync Computing, to explore a revolutionary approach to cloud optimization. Sync’s closed-loop tuning engine continuously fine-tunes workloads in real-time—without manual adjustments. The result? 50-60% cost savings on Spark jobs and massive efficiency gains for AI workloads.L...2025-03-0544 minData RadicalsRedesigning Processes for the Age of AI Agents with Tom DavenportAI is here—but are businesses truly ready to harness its full potential? In this episode of Data Radicals, host Satyen Sangani sits down with Tom Davenport to explore what it takes for AI to create real business value.As one of the most respected voices in AI and analytics, Tom brings decades of expertise to the table. From agentic AI to AI-driven leadership, this conversation covers the pressing challenges—and opportunities—that will shape the next era of business transformation.What You'll Learn in This Episode:🔹 Agentic AI is still in its infancy –...2025-02-1940 min
Growth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ LumbaData-Intelligence Leader: Alation’s Satyen SanganiIn this episode, we speak with Satyen Sangani, the Co-Founder and CEO of Alation, an enterprise software company, whose data catalog serves enterprises in organizing and consolidating their data. Nearly 600 global enterprises — including 40% of the Fortune 100 — rely on Alation to realize value from every data and AI initiative.
Alation is backed by Thoma Bravo, Riverwood Capital, Salesforce Ventures and other notable investors.
Since 2012, Satyen and his team have been passionate about helping enterprises create thriving data cultures where anyone can find, understand, and trust data. Prior to founding Alation, Satyen spent a decade at Oracle wher...2025-01-1521 min
CEO.com | Dispatches from the frontiers of leadershipAlation Co-Founder & CEO Satyen SanganiIn this episode, Clint sits down with Satyen, the CEO and co-founder of Alation, to explore the fascinating world of AI and data governance. Satyen shares his journey from being a financial analyst on Wall Street to founding Alation, a company that is revolutionizing how businesses understand and utilize their data.Timestamps:00:09 - Introduction and Background of Bastian00:40 - Founding Alation and Co-Founders' Expertise01:52 - Evolution and Impact of AI on Business02:24 - Challenges of AI in Business Information Systems04:45 - Balancing AI Innovation and Product Focus06:30 - Governance and Risks of...2024-12-0534 min
Unicorn BuildersSatyen Sangani: The GTM Story of Alation ($1.7 Billion Valuation)Welcome to another episode of Unicorn Builders. In today's episode, we're speaking with Satyen Sangani, CEO & Co-Founder of Alation, a data intelligence platform that has raised over $340 Million in funding.
Here are the most interesting points from our conversation:
Category Creation Challenges: Alation’s journey involved building a brand-new category from scratch, which took nearly five years to be recognized. The process was long and required articulating a problem customers didn’t realize they had — data understanding and accessibility.
The Search for Product-Market Fit: Early on, the company focused on user interviews and trials, identifying that custom...2024-10-2930 min
Ditch Digger CEO with Gary Rabine#115 From Idea to Impact: The Data Intelligence Revolution w/ Satyen Sangani, CEO, AlationDownload Gary’s 13 Keys to Creating a Multi-Million Dollar Business from https://www.DitchDiggerCEO.com/
Satyen Sangani, is the Co-Founder and CEO of Alation. Discover Satyen's journey from Wall Street to Silicon Valley, the creation of a groundbreaking data intelligence platform, and the future of AI and data across industries. Gain insights into economics and market dynamics and valuable advice on business building and finding the right co-founder.
In this episode, Gary and Satyen discuss:
1- The Birth of Alation
2- Data in Small Businesses
3- Entrepreneurial Spirit and Family Influence
4- Securing Funding and Bu...2024-10-021h 17
The Daily BolsterSustaining Your Own Career Development with Satyen SanganiThe best feedback can sting at first. Today on the podcast, Matt and Satyen Sangani explore the art of embracing feedback and growing from it. Tune in for insights into prioritizing feedback, managing your energy, and focusing on targeted improvements. This is a valuable episode you won’t want to miss!Satyen Sangani is the founder and CEO of Alation, a late-stage data infrastructure company based in the Bay Area.2023-10-0407 minData RadicalsSeason 2 TrailerThe second season of the Data Radicals podcast launches on February 15th! I’m your host, Satyen Sangani.In TV, some second seasons can be disappointing. After a triumphant season one, there’s no more story to tell.Fortunately, that’s not the case in tech. Innovations, discoveries, and market movement — plus a new round of guest stars — guarantee plenty of plots and intrigue, all with one common theme: data.Last season, we heard from industry leaders, journalists, analysts, and founders. They gave expert advice for using data to navigate any struggle: from overhaulin...2023-02-0801 min
DisrupTVOne Bold Move a Day & leadership in a downturn | Anand Deshpande, Satyen Sangani, & Shanna HockingThis week on DisrupTV episode 304, we interviewed Dr. Anand Deshpande, Founder, Chairman and Managing Director of Persistent Systems, Satyen Sangani, CEO of Alation and Shanna Hocking, Leadership Consultant, Philanthropic Advisor, and author of One Bold Move a Day.
We discussed the recession, the Metaverse, advice for entrepreneurs, leadership in a downturn, data intelligence platform, impostor syndrome, self awareness, and New Year's resolutions.
DisrupTV is a weekly Web series with hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar. The show airs live at 11:00 a.m. PT/ 2:00 p.m. ET every Friday. Brought to you by Constellation Executive Network: constellationr.com/CEN.2022-12-161h 04
Orchestrate all the ThingsAlation announces Open Data Quality Initiative as part of its data intelligence strategy. Featuring CEO / Co-founder Satyen SanganiData quality is part of data intelligence. It's a topic that lot of people are concerned about, and it makes engagement and adoption around data intelligence solutions better. With many data quality solutions with different approaches available in the market, customers need to be able to choose the one that works best for them.
Plus, if you are someone like Alation, a vendor whose core business is not data quality -- if you can't beat them, join them. As Alation CEO and co-founder Satyen Sangani shared, that was the thinking behind today's announcement of the Alation Open D...2022-05-2428 min
"World of DaaS"Satyen Sangani: We’re Still in the Dark Ages of DataSatyen Sangani, Co-Founder and CEO at Alation, joins World of DaaS host Auren Hoffman. Auren and Satyen discuss the importance of data literacy and ways for the private and public sectors to increase data literacy globally. They also break down key trends in the data science world and how powerful new innovation in the past few years is accelerating growth in the industry.World of DaaS is brought to you by SafeGraph. For more episodes, visit safegraph.com/podcastsYou can find Auren Hoffman (CEO of SafeGraph) on Twitter...2022-03-0141 minData RadicalsTrailerData confers immense power. With it, we can transform the world as we know it. But, despite all that potential—too few people know how to wield data. 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created every day. Saul Alinsky famously said “If people don’t think they have the power to solve their problems, they won’t even think about how to solve them.” Translating that information into meaning is one of the most significant challenges of our time. We believe it’s the key to addressing our most pressing issues, from climate change to global inequality. Many of us see this as a...2022-01-1201 min
The BreakLine ArenaSatyen Sangani: Democratizing DataJoin us in The BreakLine Arena as we dive into a fascinating conversation with Alation CEO and co-founder, Satyen Sangani.In this episode, Satyen provides deeper insight into his entrepreneurial journey while also sharing the wisdom which has guided some of the most significant decisions in his life.In founding Alation, Satyen aspired to help people dispassionately observe the world around them, empowering them to passionately work to improve it. Before Alation, Satyen spent nearly a decade at Oracle, where he ran the Financial Services Warehousing and Performance Management business. Prior to Oracle, Satyen was...2021-10-1359 min
intricity101Data Sharks 17: Satyen Sangani with AlationJoin us as we sit down with Alation's CEO and Co-founder Satyen Sangani. Learn about the problems Alation solves, how the company got started, and what they are focusing on in the future.2021-10-1154 min
InsideAnalysisAll Grown Up: Understanding the Data Maturity ModelHow advanced is your company’s data strategy? Are you just getting started? Fully mature? Somewhere in between? A data maturity model can help your organization appreciate where you are in leveraging data as a critical asset. By getting realistic about your current state, you can effectively plan for the next steps to optimize your business, and take full advantage of the burgeoning information economy. Listen to this episode of InsideAnalysis to learn from several experts about the growing practice of using data maturity models. Hosts Eric Kavanagh and Mico Yuk will interview industry analyst William McKnight, al...2017-07-1159 min