About Christopher Stolte
  • Christopher Stolte cofounded data analytics company Tableau in 2003.
  • Salesforce acquired Tableau in June 2019 in a $15.7 billion, all-stock deal.
  • Stolte left Tableau that year and now runs his family foundation?which focuses on climate, education and civic engagement causes.
  • Tableau was born out of Stolte's Stanford thesis, analyzing and visualizing databases under his then-advisor, later-cofounder Pat Hanrahan.
  • He and his cofounders raised just $15 million in venture capital before taking Tableau public in May 2013.

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Personal Stats
Age
51
Source of Wealth
software, Self Made
Residence
Seattle, Washington
Citizenship
United States
Marital Status
Married
Children
2
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