DEAN STOECKER
Chairman, Chief Executive, Founder
Alteryx Inc.
Irvine
Born in Denver
Age: 62
Lives in Irvine
WHY: Analytics software maker in less than two years of being a public company has grown to market value of nearly $6 billion, seventh largest in OC.
HOW: Alteryx founded in 1997 as SRC LLC, took name of core product in 2010, common move in software industry. Went public in 2017, first tech IPO in OC in four years; raised about $125 million. Stock an immediate winner. Big data provider dubbed a “20 year overnight success story.” Employs more than 200 people in OC.
Customers top 2,300, including blue chippers Ford, Knight Transportation Inc., Nike, Southwest Airlines, Accenture. Held previous stints as sales executive for Strategic Mapping Inc., Dun & Bradstreet.
RECENT: Small acquisition in April: bought Silicon Valley’s ClearStory Data for $20 million in an all-cash transaction. ClearStory Data operates as an enterprise data analytics and automation platform. Alteryx stock has more than doubled over past year.
FAST FACT: Media conglomerate Thomson Reuters is one of Alteryx’s first and largest investors. Local investors include Vinny Smith (see separate entry, page 18).
QUOTABLE: Company is looking to “accelerate through the next wave of innovation in the data science and analytics market.”
PERSONAL: Big on work culture, evident in company’s open-concept, 40,000-SF Park Place HQ; features 1962 double pass-through Volkswagen Bus outfitted with conference room, gas-caskets-turned-beer-taps. Launched Alteryx for Good last year, corporate philanthropic program to empower people to drive social change through data, analytics. Started 501(c)(3) foundation i-Rise with wife, Angie, to elevate opportunities for underserved to improve their economic standings. Bachelor’s degree, international business, University of Colorado; MBA, Pepperdine University.
