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The CEO who took Snowflake through the largest software IPO in history — a $33 billion debut in 2020 — while growing its product revenue from $265 million to $2.8 billion, adding to prior scaling runs at ServiceNow and Data Domain that together define the most decorated enterprise software operating record in Silicon Valley.
Frank Slootman is the Chairman of Snowflake and served as its CEO from 2019 to 2024, leading the cloud data platform company through the largest software IPO in history at a $33 billion valuation in 2020.
Under his leadership, Snowflake grew from approximately $265 million to over $2.8 billion in annual product revenue, establishing itself as one of the most important cloud infrastructure companies in the world. Before Snowflake, Slootman served as CEO of ServiceNow, growing it from $100 million to $1.5 billion in revenue, and as CEO of Data Domain, which was acquired by EMC for $2.4 billion. Slootman's track record of taking three separate enterprise software companies through explosive growth phases makes him one of the most accomplished operational CEOs in Silicon Valley history. He authored the bestselling book Amp It Up, which details his management philosophy of raising standards, narrowing focus, and increasing urgency. His serial success across multiple companies demonstrates a rare and repeatable ability to accelerate enterprise software growth.
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