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Ali Ghodsi

Ali Ghodsi

Ali Ghodsi (#536)

Global Rank #536
Country Rank #230
Country United States

I grew up in a war. If you're seeing people die on the streets as a kid, you know anything can change at any given time.

  • $ 8 B
  • Data analytics
  • United States
  • M
  • 47 Years

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Quick Facts

Global Rank #536
Country Rank #230
Net Worth $7.6B
Previous Worth $7.6B
Worth Change +$0.0B
Country United States
Industry Data analytics
Age 47 Years
Gender M
Worth As Of May 4, 2026
Last Refreshed 10 Sep 2026, 12:00 AM
Residence San Francisco, California
World Billionaires List United States Billionaires Data analytics

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Personal Stats

Age 47
Source Of Wealth Data analytics, Self Made
Residence San Francisco, California
Citizenship United States
Marital Status Married
Education Master of Science in Engineering, Mid Sweden University; Ph.D, KTH Royal Institute of Technology; Master of Business Administration, Mid Sweden University
Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $7.6B
Current Net Worth $7.6B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Ali Ghodsi is cofounder and CEO of software startup Databricks, which private investors valued at $134 billion in February. After a career in academia, Ghodsi cofounded Databricks with six UC Berkeley academics who built the popular analytics engine Apache Spark. Databricks is built on top of Spark and uses AI to power, in Ghodsi's words, a "data lakehouse" that helps companies store and utilize their data. Ghodsi was tapped to lead Databricks in 2016 amid company struggles to generate revenue; initially, he had joined in 2013 as a part-time engineer. The first-time CEO orchestrated a turnaround after revamping Databricks' leadership and product offerings.

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Did You Know?

Ghodsi is a Swedish citizen, who arrived in the country as a child after his family was forced to flee Iran during the 1979 Revolution.

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Net Worth Growth Over Time

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Current Net Worth: $7.6B (May 4, 2026)

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