ABOUT US
WHO WE ARE
StorONE is transforming software-defined storage with a new class of SDS that completely redefines expectations in performance, results, functionality, convenience and cost. StorOne’s founders are entrepreneurs with a proven track record of success and is backed by top-tier industry luminaries and strategic investors. StorONE provides enterprise-class storage software that delivers full functionality, high performance and unmatched data reliability.
With more than 50 patents awarded in its first seven years of deep technical development, StorONE is completely changing the perception of storage from an IT cost center to a resource that provides organizations with key competitive advantages. StorONE is headquartered in New York, with offices in Texas, Tel Aviv and Singapore.
StorONE's Storage Engine is available today to help your enterprise slash storage costs, while reshaping data storage paradigms today and tomorrow.
GAL NAOR
Chief Executive Officer, Co-founder
Gal introduced the first real-time enterprise storage compression technology in 2004 at StorWize (acquired by IBM) and changed the utilization and pricing paradigm of commercial storage drives.
RAZ GORDON
Chief Technology Officer, Co-founder
Raz developed the first full wire-speed switching technology at Galileo (acquired by Marvell in 2001), which changed the utilization and economy of local-area networks. Raz earned an MSc in applied math & computer science from Israel's prestigious Weizmann Institute of Science.
CHRIS NOORDYKE
Global Chief Revenue Officer / GM North America
Prior to joining StorONE, Chris was the VP of Worldwide Sales with Rezilion, a cybersecurity company. Chris has held Executive roles with Diamaniti, Blue Medora, Tegile, and Compellent (Dell). He has extensive experience building Go-To-Market teams and strategies.
GUY LOEWENBERG
VP of Strategic Accounts
Former founder of Integrity system and Illuminator – information assurance and CTO at Glasshouse technologies. With more than 25 years of experience in storage and data centers.
Bill Cordero
VP of Worldwide Channels
Bill has over 20 years of experience in early-stage start-ups with multiple successful exits and IPOs. He has built world-class channels across a variety of industries and marketing segments for companies such as Juniper, EMC, IBM, and Rubrik.
DROR SORDO
VP of Finance
Dror brings more than 20 years of experience in Corporate Finance, and 15 years in the technology industry. He has diverse board-level experience managing financial services & technology businesses from start ups to successful IPO's. He is a CPA and holds BA & MBA degrees in Accounting and Business Management.
NORMAN ST. PIERRE
VP Customer Engineering
Norman has over 30 years of experience as a hardware engineer, software engineer, solution architect, and technology leader in engineering and sales-type positions. Norman spent 9 years in the US Air Force, then transitioned to the civilian world with Lockheed Martin, then the commercial space with various companies, including EMC, XIO, VERITAS Software, Pillar Data Systems, IBM, Tegile, Tintri, Kaminario/Silk prior to StorONE.
Jamie Gruener
VP of Business Development and Alliances
Jamie has spent over 20 years in Business Development focused on the technology industry with a career track record of robust revenue growth, business strategy, powerful partnership acquisition and driving transformational channel sales strategies. Prior to StorONE, he led alliances with Cisco for AppDynamics. He has previously worked at HYCU, Blue Medora, IBM, and the Yankee Group as a Storage Analyst.
Joe Vavrik
Head of Demand Generation
With 20+ years of experience in IT sales, Joe drives strategic marketing initiatives, generating high-quality leads and maximizing ROI. Joe's passion lies in helping customers achieve their business objectives through innovative strategies that bridge the gap between technology solutions and real-world challenges. He brings a wealth of experience from startups like Compellent and NexGen Storage and market leaders like Dell.
GAL TURCHINSKI
Product Manager
Prior to StorONE, Gal was a storage and virtualization team leader in one of the largest data centers in Israel, being responsible for petabytes of storage.
ITTAI DORON
R&D Team Lead
Prior to StorONE, Ittai worked at Microsoft on the Forefront security and networking product line, as well as Windows Server 2012. Ittai holds a B.Sc. in Software Engineering and an MBA.
YAEL SCHULMAN
Director of Investor Relations
Yael joined StorONE with two decades of experience in strategic relationship building and fundraising in both for-profit and non-profit business sectors. She has a BA in Government, Diplomacy, and Strategy.
ADVISORY BOARD
JOHN THOMPSON
Former Chairman, Microsoft
“StorONE is a company with an algorithmic take on efficiency that renders problems of high capacity and high performance yesterday’s concerns.”
ED ZANDER
Former CEO and Chairman of Motorola and SUN Microsystems
“The StorONE software will solve industry issues today and well into the future.”
KIRK BRADLEY
Oracle Executive
Technical Advisor
“The StorONE team is out to solve a set of modern data center storage problems. Do it all at extremely low cost.”
