# Gaurav Dhillon

> Gaurav Dhillon is the co-founder and chairman of SnapLogic and a co-founder and former CEO of Informatica. He led Informatica through its April 1999 IPO and global expansion, backed SnapLogic at its start in 2006, and served as its CEO from 2009 until August 2025. His career also includes founding the online film service Jaman.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Chairman at SnapLogic
- **Organizations:** SnapLogic, Informatica, Jaman, Unisys, Sterling Software
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Punjab University, Graduate study in computer science; did not complete the degree, California State University, Northridge
- **Known for:** Led Informatica through its April 1999 IPO and international expansion., Co-founded SnapLogic and led it as CEO from 2009 to August 2025., SnapLogic reached a $1 billion valuation in its December 2021 financing.

## Career timeline

- **1987** — Moved from India to the United States for graduate study.
- **Before 1992** — Worked at Unisys; earlier career biographies also list Sterling Software.
- **1992** — Began the venture that became Informatica with Diaz Nesamoney; Dhillon dates his departure from employment to November 1992.
- **1994** — Moved the early Informatica team to Silicon Valley in February.
- **1999** — Led Informatica through its April IPO.
- **2004** — Left Informatica after serving as CEO.
- **2005** — Recalls demonstrating high-definition laptop video at Cannes in connection with Jaman.
- **2006** — Co-founded and provided early capital for SnapLogic.
- **2009** — Became SnapLogic CEO in October.
- **2017** — SnapLogic introduced its Iris AI-powered integration assistant.
- **2021** — SnapLogic raised $165 million at a $1 billion valuation in December.
- **2023** — SnapLogic launched SnapGPT in August.
- **2024** — SnapLogic launched AgentCreator in October.
- **2025** — Transitioned from SnapLogic CEO to chairman in August; Brad Stewart became CEO.

## Achievements

- Led Informatica through its April 1999 IPO and international expansion.
- Co-founded SnapLogic and led it as CEO from 2009 to August 2025.
- SnapLogic reached a $1 billion valuation in its December 2021 financing.
- SnapLogic had exceeded $100 million in annual recurring revenue by the August 2025 leadership transition.

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — SnapLogic announced his retirement as CEO and transition to chairman on August 13; Brad Stewart succeeded him.
- **2024-12** — Discussed SnapGPT, AgentCreator and ambitions for a unified integration platform in a Pulse 2.0 interview.
- **2024-10** — SnapLogic launched AgentCreator.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravdhillon
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/gdhillon

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