Name: Nikita Ivanov
Company: GridGain Systems
Job title: Founder and CTO
Date started current role: 2007
Location: California, USA
Nikita Ivanov is founder and CTO of GridGain Systems, started in 2007 and funded by RTP Ventures and Almaz Capital. Ivanov has over 20 years of experience in software application development, building HPC and middleware platforms, contributing to the efforts of other startups and notable companies including Adaptec, Visa and BEA Systems. He was one of the pioneers in using Java technology for server-side middleware development while working for one of Europe's largest system integrators in 1996.