Rich Kizer

Rich Kizer began their work experience as a Marketing Analyst at Pacific Specialty Insurance Company in 1998. Rich then moved on to work as an Account Manager at CMP Media, and later at Annuncio Software. Following that, they joined Oracle in 2001, where they held roles as an OracleDirect Sales Representative and a Technology Sales Manager. Kizer then transitioned to Cloudera, where they held various roles, including Sr. Account Executive and Vice President of Sales, Enterprise. Their most recent position was at Voltron Data as the Vice President of Sales, before becoming the Vice President of Sales, Strategic Accounts at Databricks in 2023.

Rich Kizer attended Creighton Preparatory High School from 1990 to 1994. Rich then went on to the University of Notre Dame, earning a BA in Marketing and Computer Applications from 1994 to 1998. In 2023, they obtained an Academy Accreditation in Generative AI Fundamentals from Databricks.