Igor Stanko

Igor Stanko is an experienced product management professional with a career spanning over two decades in the technology sector. Currently serving as the VP of Product at Cockroach Labs since October 2025, Stanko previously held the position of Chief Product Officer and VP Product at Firebolt from November 2022 to July 2025. Prior roles include Product Management Leadership at The Trade Desk and Group PM Manager for Azure Synapse Analytics at Microsoft from November 2009 to October 2021, where responsibilities included product strategy and managing teams for high-impact product features. Stanko has also served as Director of Product Management at Kickfire, Sr. Product Manager at BEA Systems, and DW architect at Hewlett-Packard. Stanko holds a Bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad.