Nick Drost

Nick Drost has extensive experience in solutions architecture and sales engineering, currently serving as Group Vice President of Solutions Architecture at Elastic since September 2015. Previously, Drost held various roles at Salesforce from May 2012 to October 2015, including Master Solution Engineer and Platform Architect. Earlier positions at Oracle Corporation spanned from March 2005 to May 2012, where Drost contributed as Sr. Principal Consultant, Sales Consulting Manager, and Enterprise Architect, focusing on complex technical solutions and enhancing sales collaboration. Drost's career began at Inter-Tel, Inc. from 2000 to 2005 as Enterprise Systems Manager and included a consultancy role at Sprint from 1997 to 1999. Drost holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.