Brian Hernacki

Brian is an experienced engineering leader, and as CTO at Saildrone, he leads hardware, software, and infrastructure engineering. He has spent over 25 years working in the industry and Silicon Valley as a developer, architect, and engineering leader. Most recently, Brian was Senior Vice President of Software Engineering at Planet Labs, where he helped build the company from a mid-stage startup through its public offering (NASDAQ:PL). Prior to Planet, he held roles at Intel, Palm (WebOS), Symantec, and Netscape. Brian earned a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan.