Andy Konwinski
Andy Konwinski | |
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| Born | October 15, 1983 Wisconsin, United States |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin-Madison (BS) University of California, Berkeley (MS, PhD) |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer Science |
| Institutions | Databricks Perplexity Laude Institute Laude Ventures UC Berkeley |
| Thesis | Multi-agent Cluster Scheduling for Scalability and Flexibility (2012) |
| Doctoral advisor | Randy H. Katz |
| Website | andykonwinski |
Andy Konwinski (born October 15, 1983) is an American computer scientist and billionaire businessman. He is known for co-founding Databricks, a data and AI platform, and for his early contributions to Apache Spark. He also co-founded Perplexity, an AI-powered search engine, the early-stage venture capital firm Laude Ventures, and Laude Institute, a nonprofit institute for computer science researchers. His work bridges research and real-world deployment in software infrastructure and artificial intelligence.