# Andrew Beers

> Andrew Beers is a Seattle-based software engineer and technology executive, currently CTO of Golden Analytics. He joined Tableau in 2004 as its seventh employee, contributed product code and led development before becoming CTO in 2018. His public writing focuses on analytical exploration, data culture and responsible AI.

- **Role:** Chief Technology Officer at Golden Analytics
- **Organizations:** Golden Analytics, Tableau, Stanford University, State University of New York at Buffalo, Meridian School
- **Education:** B.S. in Computer Science, State University of New York at Buffalo, M.S. in Computer Science, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Helped build Tableau from its early engineering team into its later product organisation., Personally contributed to rendering systems, styling languages and server products., Led Tableau product development and later its long-term technology strategy.

## Career timeline

- **2004** — Joined Tableau in October; described himself as its seventh employee, returning to a developer role.
- **2010** — Became vice president of product development at Tableau.
- **2016** — Became Tableau chief development officer.
- **2018** — Became Tableau CTO, focusing on the long-term technology roadmap and emerging technology.
- **2019** — Welcomed the Tableau Conference Devs on Stage audience.
- **2022** — Left Tableau.
- **2026** — Returned to building analytical software as CTO of Golden Analytics.

## Achievements

- Helped build Tableau from its early engineering team into its later product organisation.
- Personally contributed to rendering systems, styling languages and server products.
- Led Tableau product development and later its long-term technology strategy.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Publicly discussed coming out of semi-retirement to build Golden Analytics; the company announced a $7 million seed round.
- **2026-07** — Joined François Ajenstat and Mark Nelson for a Seattle AI House event about shipping dependable software in the AI era.
- **2026-09** — Golden Analytics announced a technology alliance with Alteryx connecting AI-driven exploration with governed workflows.

## Links

- Website: https://www.tableau.com/about/blog/contributors/andrew-beers
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewbeers
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/acbeers

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Last updated: 2026-10-23