# Vadim Ogievetsky

> Vadim Ogievetsky is the Co-Founder and Chief Experience Officer of Imply, the commercial company behind Apache Druid - the real-time analytics database powering data infrastructure at Netflix, Salesforce, Reddit, and 150+ enterprises. One of the original four co-authors of Apache Druid (launched 2011), he also co-created D3.js at Stanford's Visualization Group - the JavaScript charting library that became the foundation of modern data visualization on the web. Before Imply, he was UI Lead at Metamarkets (acquired by Snap). He built Plywood and Pivot, open-source tools for querying and exploring Druid data, and created KoalasToTheMax, a beloved interactive D3 visualization. Imply raised $215M total and reached unicorn status with a $100M Series D in May 2022.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CXO at Imply
- **Organizations:** Imply, Apache Druid PMC, Metamarkets
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts, University of Oxford, M.S. in Computer Science (Data Visualization Group), Stanford University
- **Known for:** Co-created D3.js (Data-Driven Documents) - the foundational JavaScript library used for data visualization across the web, One of the four original authors of Apache Druid, now an Apache top-level project used globally, Co-founded Imply, which reached unicorn status ($1.1B valuation) in May 2022

## Career timeline

- **2009-2011** — M.S. student at Stanford University Data Visualization Group; co-created D3.js alongside Mike Bostock and Jeffrey Heer; contributed to Protovis
- **2011** — Co-authored the foundational D3: Data-Driven Documents paper published at InfoVis 2011
- **2011** — Teaching Assistant at Stanford University, led workshops on visualization toolkits
- **~2011-2012** — Intern software developer at Cantor Fitzgerald, built real-time market visualization platform
- **2011-2015** — UI Lead at Metamarkets, an analytics platform for programmatic advertising; co-developed Apache Druid
- **2011** — One of four original co-authors of Apache Druid (with Fangjin Yang, Gian Merlino, Eric Tschetter)
- **2015** — Co-founded Imply with Fangjin Yang and Gian Merlino after Metamarkets
- **2015-2016** — Built Plywood (query abstraction layer for Druid) and Pivot (open-source OLAP explorer UI)
- **2017** — Metamarkets acquired by Snap Inc.
- **2019** — Apache Druid graduated to Apache top-level project
- **2021** — Led Project Shapeshift - a 12-month initiative to modernize the Apache Druid developer experience
- **2022** — Imply raises $100M Series D led by Thoma Bravo, achieving unicorn status at $1.1B valuation
- **2022** — Imply's total funding reaches $215M with 150+ enterprise customers including Netflix, Reddit, and Salesforce

## Achievements

- Co-created D3.js (Data-Driven Documents) - the foundational JavaScript library used for data visualization across the web
- One of the four original authors of Apache Druid, now an Apache top-level project used globally
- Co-founded Imply, which reached unicorn status ($1.1B valuation) in May 2022
- Built Plywood and Pivot - open-source query and exploration tools for Apache Druid
- Created KoalasToTheMax (koalastothemax.com) - a viral interactive D3 visualization
- Created IntroD3 - widely-used introductory guide to D3.js (143 GitHub stars)
- Led Project Shapeshift - major initiative to modernize the Apache Druid developer experience
- Published 'D3: Data-Driven Documents' paper at IEEE InfoVis 2011 (co-author with Bostock and Heer)
- Arctic Code Vault Contributor on GitHub

## Latest updates

- **2022-05** — Imply raises $100M Series D led by Thoma Bravo at $1.1B valuation - Vadim continues as Co-Founder and CXO
- **2022-03** — Imply hits Project Shapeshift Milestone 2, fortifying Druid with a new query engine
- **2021-11** — Imply launches Project Shapeshift - Vadim leads initiative to modernize Apache Druid developer experience
- **2019-01** — Apache Druid becomes a top-level Apache Software Foundation project

## Links

- Website: http://vadim.ogievetsky.com/
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/vogievetsky
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/vogievetsky
- GitHub: https://github.com/vogievetsky
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSjZt2f2_4o-W-AlZ6Q7HCg

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Last updated: 2026-05-22