# Tim Klein

> Timothy J. Klein is the president, CEO and co-founder of ATTO Technology, a Buffalo-area company he started with software engineer David Snell in 1988. An electrical engineer by training, Klein has spent nearly four decades building the connective hardware and software that move data between computers, networks and storage systems, while keeping the company rooted in Western New York.

- **Role:** President, CEO and co-founder at ATTO Technology, Inc.
- **Organizations:** ATTO Technology, Inc., ExaDrive Networks LLC, Barrister Information Systems, Motorola, University at Buffalo, Insyte Consulting
- **From:** Buffalo, United States
- **Education:** Pre-engineering studies, Canisius College, B.S. in Electrical Engineering, University at Buffalo, Coursework begun and later put on hold, MBA studies, institution not publicly specified
- **Known for:** Co-founded ATTO Technology in 1988 and has led it as president and CEO for nearly four decades., Helped develop ATTO's first product, a DRAM-based solid-state storage device., Built ATTO from a two-person operation into an international storage and network connectivity business rooted in Western New York.

## Career timeline

- **1984** — Earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University at Buffalo.
- **1984-1987** — Worked as a design engineer at Motorola in Phoenix, developing microprocessor emulators and circuit boards.
- **c. 1987-1988** — Worked in hardware engineering at Barrister Information Systems in Buffalo.
- **1988** — Co-founded ATTO Technology with software engineer David Snell.
- **1999-2002** — Served as co-founder and CEO of ExaDrive Networks, which brought an ATA-based enterprise RAID product to market.
- **2005-2016** — Served on the University at Buffalo School of Engineering Dean's Advisory Council.
- **2006** — Named Engineer of the Year by the University at Buffalo Engineering Alumni Association.
- **2023** — Marked ATTO's 35th anniversary while continuing as president and CEO.
- **2025** — Led launches spanning Thunderbolt 5 adapters, high-speed Fibre Channel hardware and ATTO360 Storage software.
- **2026** — Continued leading ATTO as it showcased Thunderbolt 5, ATTO360 and modernized archival connectivity at NAB Show 2026.

## Achievements

- Co-founded ATTO Technology in 1988 and has led it as president and CEO for nearly four decades.
- Helped develop ATTO's first product, a DRAM-based solid-state storage device.
- Built ATTO from a two-person operation into an international storage and network connectivity business rooted in Western New York.
- Named the University at Buffalo Engineering Alumni Association's 2006 Engineer of the Year.
- Supported University at Buffalo engineering education through internships, recruiting, teaching involvement and advisory service.
- Co-founded ExaDrive Networks and helped bring an ATA-based enterprise RAID product to market.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — ATTO presented Thunderbolt 5 adapters, ATTO360 software integration and XstreamCORE archival connectivity at NAB Show 2026; Klein described connectivity as the heartbeat of digital media production.
- **2026-01** — ATTO released major updates to its ATTO360 Storage and Networking suites, adding proactive version detection, expanded ExpertAI guidance and revised discovery controls.
- **2025-09** — ATTO announced support for macOS Tahoe 26 and DriverKit-based drivers across its connectivity portfolio.
- **2025-07** — ATTO launched ATTO360 Storage, a unified platform for configuring, monitoring and tuning SAS, Fibre Channel and NVMe adapters.
- **2025-04** — ATTO introduced Thunderbolt 5 adapters, a quad-port 25GbE NIC and a quad-port 64Gb Fibre Channel HBA around NAB Show 2025.
- **2025-01** — Klein published LinkedIn articles on Fibre Channel in media production and its role in AI-era data centers and data repatriation.

## Links

- Website: https://www.atto.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiklein
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ATTOTechnology
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/attotechnology
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ATTOTechnology

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Last updated: 2026-08-26