Brian Householder, former President and CEO of Hitachi Vantara, has experience leading startups and multi-billion-dollar organizations. He is a leading voice on AI, big data, analytics, and IoT. Prior to Hitachi, Householder ran marketing and product management at FilesX (subsequently acquired by IBM) and held senior product positions at StorageNetworks (pre and post-IPO). Householder earned a BS in business administration from Indiana University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.