# Ian White

> Ian White is the New York-based founder, CEO and CTO of ChartHop. Previously a co-founder and CTO of Sailthru and an engineering leader at Business Insider, he built ChartHop after encountering the difficulty of planning a growing organization across disconnected systems and spreadsheets. He studied computer science and theater at Brown University.

- **Role:** Founder, CEO and CTO at ChartHop
- **Organizations:** ChartHop, Sailthru, Business Insider, Stardog Ventures
- **Education:** BA, Computer Science and Theatre, Brown University, MFA, Theatre, Brown University
- **Known for:** Helped grow Sailthru from two people to 200 in approximately three years., Led engineering and publishing-platform architecture at Business Insider., Identified in MongoDB’s historical documentation as the first person outside 10gen to use MongoDB in production.

## Career timeline

- **2008** — Joined Business Insider as its first engineering leader and architected its publishing platform.
- **2010** — Became co-founder and CTO of Sailthru; this is the date White gives for his own move in his 2020 interview.
- **After Sailthru, before ChartHop** — Ran Stardog Ventures, providing consulting, architecture and development expertise to startups.
- **2018** — Started ChartHop.
- **2020** — Publicly launched ChartHop on February 20, announcing seed backing led by Andreessen Horowitz.
- **2021** — ChartHop announced a $35 million Series B led by Andreessen Horowitz.
- **2023** — ChartHop announced a $20 million Series C led by Cox Enterprises and ranked No. 50 on the Inc. 5000.
- **2026** — Discussed ChartHop’s move toward AI-assisted workforce workflows and action with OutSail.

## Achievements

- Helped grow Sailthru from two people to 200 in approximately three years.
- Led engineering and publishing-platform architecture at Business Insider.
- Identified in MongoDB’s historical documentation as the first person outside 10gen to use MongoDB in production.
- Founded ChartHop, which ranked No. 50 on the 2023 Inc. 5000.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Listed as a speaker for the October 20 ChartHop demonstration at HR Tech Las Vegas 2026; attendance is not independently confirmed.
- **2026-06** — OutSail published a conversation with White on workforce intelligence, AI, product focus and data access controls.
- **2026-05** — ChartHop published video clips and a full OutSail interview featuring White.
- **2025-07** — Appeared in a Human Cloud interview discussing organizational structures, workforce planning and AI.

## Links

- Website: https://www.stardog.io/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianbwhite/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/eonwhite
- GitHub: https://github.com/eonwhite

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Last updated: 2026-10-25