Gleb Budman

CEO and Co-Founder

Backblaze Cloud Storage Backup

Oct 2007 - Current (18 years 10 months)

Backblaze is the cloud storage innovator providing a modern alternative to traditional cloud providers. We deliver high-performance, secure cloud object storage that customers use to develop applications, manage media, secure backups, build AI workflows, protect from ransomware, and more. Backblaze helps businesses break free from the walled gardens that traditional providers lock customers into, enabling them to use their data in open cloud workflows with the providers they prefer at a fraction of the cost. Headquartered in San Mateo, CA, Backblaze (NASDAQ: BLZE) was founded in 2007 and serves over 500,000 customers in 175 countries around the world.

Sr. Director, Product Management

SonicWall

Mar 2006 - Oct 2007 (1 year 8 months)

Led Email Security division with P&L responsibility. Integrated MailFrontier acquisition and rolled out new product line to 10,000 global channel partners. Signed up 3000 corporate customers. Doubled revenues and brought to profitability in one year.

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Vice President, Products

MailFrontier Inc

Jun 2002 - Feb 2006 (3 years 9 months)

(Acquired by SonicWALL) Led product strategy/marketing/management and business development from pre-launch through acquisition at anti-spam and email security company. Quoted by Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Network World, InfoWorld, NPR, CBS News, and hundreds of others. MailFrontier protected over 1 million consumers and 2000 enterprises. Gartner Magic Quadrant visionary. Winner of PC Magazine, Cnet, SC Magazine, Network World, Consumer Reports, and numerous other awards.

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Sr. Product Manager

ExciteHome

Mar 2000 - Mar 2002 (2 years 1 month)

Drove products including Broadband Platform and Excite Toolbar from inception through mass adoption (2 million daily users.) Ran 40+ person broadband self-install division, building a combination retail/online system used by over 100,000 customers to install broadband service (resulting in $5 million direct savings.) Developed Platform-Product-Professional Services strategy and leveraged it in selling to AT&T, Comcast, Cox, and other cable companies. CEO later presented this strategy during earnings call as defining the direction Excite@Home needs to head.

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Sr. Marketing Manager

Kendara

Jun 1999 - Feb 2000 (9 months)

(Acquired by Excite@Home) Reported to CEO. Ran marketing and products from pre-funding through acquisition. Search startup grew from 0 to 45 people and developed innovative end-user and enterprise products.

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Co-Founder

netRelevance

Aug 1998 - May 1999 (10 months)

Founded search startup during business school. Business plan used as a model for entreneurship classes at U.C. Berkeley Haas School of Business for years after. Joined Kendara to pursue shared vision.

Summer Associate

AT Kearney

May 1998 - Aug 1998 (4 months)

Developed strategic global sourcing plan for Fortune 10 company.

Technical Leadership Program Member

GE

Jun 1995 - Aug 1997 (2 years 3 months)

Designed and deployed robotic equipment in Spain for nuclear energy research. Program managed and staffed $80 million refurbishment plan for Japanese reactors. Trained in Six Sigma Quality.

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Founder and CEO

AttackPost

Aug 1994 - May 1995 (10 months)

Developed business plan for mountain biking components company while in undergrad. Designed and prototyped initial product.

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