Arvind Krishnan joins Alteryx as Chief Technology Officer

Arvind Krishnan has been appointed Chief Technology Officer at Alteryx, joining the AI analytics firm's executive team to oversee the company's technology strategy and delivery.

Krishnan's appointment adds to a series of recent leadership hires at Alteryx under Chief Executive Officer Andy MacMillan, who took over the role in December. The team now includes Michelle Huff as Chief Marketing Officer, Ben Canning as Chief Product Officer, Jon Pexton as Chief Financial Officer, and Steven Birdsall as Chief Revenue Officer.

Driving technical vision

Krishnan is set to lead the technical direction of Alteryx as the company focuses on scaling its AI and analytics capabilities. Central to his role will be shaping the advancement of Alteryx One, a platform designed to support enterprise analytics and AI, along with the company's AI Data Clearinghouse solution and expanding integrations with cloud data platforms.

"Alteryx is at the forefront of helping enterprises harness the full power of analytics and AI. Arvind brings the kind of deep technical leadership and customer-first thinking that will propel our innovation agenda forward, particularly as we scale Alteryx One, deepen our cloud partnerships, and evolve our AI Data Clearinghouse to drive safe, governed AI adoption. We're thrilled to welcome him to the team," said Andy MacMillan, Chief Executive Officer at Alteryx.

Krishnan will lead Alteryx's global engineering organisation, focusing on driving product development speed, platform reliability, and operational consistency. His responsibilities include overseeing efforts to enhance integration across cloud ecosystems and supporting secure, governed analytics capabilities for enterprises.

Industry experience

Bringing more than 25 years of experience in full life-cycle software development, Krishnan joins Alteryx following his most recent position as Chief Technology Officer at Bluecore. During his tenure at Bluecore, he managed distributed engineering teams and led complex cloud-native projects. He has also spent over a decade at Salesforce in senior roles, where he scaled product development for multiple cloud-based offerings. Previous positions also include experience at Oracle, further highlighting his background in large-scale software organisations.

Krishnan highlighted the opportunity Alteryx presents at this stage in its development and his plans for the company's engineering direction.

"Joining Alteryx at this transformative stage is a unique opportunity to build the future of enterprise analytics and AI. I'm energized by the company's vision and the caliber of the engineering organization. Together, we'll continue to advance an open, scalable, and governed platform that helps customers innovate with confidence," ," said Krishnan.

His remit will be to ensure the global engineering team at Alteryx supports the firm's ambitions for platform growth and product evolution, balancing speed with platform reliability and operational best practices.

Board and executive structure

Krishnan's appointment strengthens the company's leadership as Alteryx aims to meet demand for enterprise-level AI and analytics solutions. His arrival follows the expansion of the executive team over recent months, all reporting to CEO Andy MacMillan, as the company refines its approach to the enterprise data analytics market.

Alteryx serves a broad customer base, with over 8,000 clients globally across a range of industries, supporting the move towards automated analytics and data management for more efficient business outcomes.