Switchbit.
The Data Fortification Company
We enable GCs, engineers, and IT organizations to build secure, regulation-proof software, faster.
We enable GCs, engineers, and IT organizations to build secure, regulation-proof software, faster.
Software is eating the world and data is the new oil. Switchbit is the leading provider of developer and IT infrastructure for managing, pipelining, and orchestrating data to automate compliance and comprehensively secure an organization’s data.
Tom Chavez
Co-Founder and CEO
Tom Chavez
Co-Founder and CEO
Tom Chavez, Co-Founder and CEO, has been building enterprise software at the intersection of data and AI for over 20 years. Prior to SwitchBit, he was the CEO and co-founder of Krux, acquired by Salesforce in 2016. Before Krux, he was the CEO and co-founder of Rapt, acquired by Microsoft in 2008. Early in his professional career, he was a researcher in artificial intelligence and decision theory at Rockwell Palo Alto Lab and a systems architect at Sun Microsystems.
He holds a B.A. in Computer Science and Philosophy from Harvard and a Ph.D. in Engineering-Economic Systems and Operations Research from Stanford, where he was a NASA Doctoral Fellow.
Seth Yates
Founder, Head of Technology
Seth Yates
Founder, Head of Technology
Seth Yates, has built and managed multiple teams in leading tech companies spanning enterprise software, data management, media, adtech and analytics in the last 25+ years.
Prior to Switchbit, Seth was Principal Architect of Salesforce Marketing Cloud and Chief Architect at Krux. Before Krux, Seth was co-founder and CTO of Brandscreen and CTO of Fairfax Digital Media. Seth's first startup was Allscripts (NASDAQ:MDRX), where he was lead engineer.
Yacov Salomon
Founder, Head of Science & Innovation
Yacov Salomon
Founder, Head of Science & Innovation
Yacov Salomon, is a recognized authority in the fields of machine learning and AI. He is a seasoned technology executive who has built industry-leading innovative technology and teams at startups as well as Fortune 500 companies across multiple verticals.
Prior to Switchbit, Yacov was VP of Engineering at Salesforce and VP of Data Science at Krux. Before that, Yacov was Head of Data-Science at Big-Commerce and Head of Data-Science at Brandscreen. Yacov lectures on Machine learning and AI at UC Berkeley and holds a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Melbourne, Australia.
