# Tasso Argyros

> Tasso Argyros is a Greek-born technology founder and executive based in New York. He co-founded Aster Data and ActionIQ, both later acquired, and now serves as VP and GM of CustomerLake at Databricks, where he also leads work at the New York R&D and engineering hub. His career centers on making enterprise data usable for business teams.

- **Role:** VP and GM, CustomerLake at Databricks
- **Organizations:** Databricks, ActionIQ, Aster Data Systems, Teradata, DataElite Ventures, FirstMark Capital, Unravel Data, Tech:NYC
- **Nationality:** Greek
- **Education:** Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, MS in Computer Science, Stanford University, Computer Science PhD studies; left before completion to co-found Aster Data, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Co-founded two enterprise data companies that were subsequently acquired: Aster Data and ActionIQ., Recognized among BusinessWeek’s Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs in 2009., Named a Forbes NextGen Innovator in 2013.

## Career timeline

- **2005** — Co-founded Aster Data with Mayank Bawa and George Candea; served as CTO.
- **2011** — Aster Data acquired by Teradata; subsequently co-president and GM of its big data division.
- **2013** — Co-founded DataElite Ventures.
- **2014** — Co-founded ActionIQ with Nitay Joffe and served as CEO.
- **2024** — ActionIQ acquisition by Uniphore announced on December 5.
- **2025** — Joined Databricks; exact start date not established. His January 2026 post says he joined a few months earlier.
- **2026** — Announced Databricks New York R&D hub in January; co-introduced CustomerLake in June; October updates covered beta access and NYC expansion.

## Achievements

- Co-founded two enterprise data companies that were subsequently acquired: Aster Data and ActionIQ.
- Recognized among BusinessWeek’s Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs in 2009.
- Named a Forbes NextGen Innovator in 2013.
- Helped launch Databricks’ New York R&D and engineering hub.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — October 19: Databricks announced Campaign Agents Beta and Profile Agents Private Preview for CustomerLake, in a post co-authored by Argyros.
- **2026-10** — October 19: Argyros announced plans to double Databricks’ New York office footprint to approximately 120,000 square feet across five floors.
- **2026-06** — Co-authored the June 16 introduction of Databricks CustomerLake.
- **2026-01** — Announced the New York R&D and engineering hub in a January 31 Databricks post.

## Links

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

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