Ian Formanek

Ian Formanek is an entrepreneur and a software developer with a passion for solving real user problems and creating products that matter. He is focused on simplicity, pragmatically choosing the right minimal feature set, and iterates over working products aiming for the ultimate user experience. Currently serving as a Founder and CEO of Cluvio, a cloud analytics company, based in Berlin, Germany. In the past Ian co-founded [9Cookies](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/9cookies), a cloud point-of-sale system company, [GoodData](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/good-data), one of the first true cloud BI platforms and NetBeans, a leading open-source IDE for Java and other languages. Ian also worked as a chief technology officer of several companies, including [commercetools](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/commercetools) and [Sun Microsystems](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/sun-microsystems). Formanek holds a master’s degree in computer science and mathematics from Charles University in Prague.