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Andy Palmer
  • Industry

    Software

  • Location

    Cambridge, MA

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Andy Palmer

Tech Power Players 50 | 2022 | Ranked #46

Cofounder, Chairman and CEO, Tamr

BIOGRAPHY

Why a Tech Power Player?

For contributions to data analytics, startups, and investing.

Andy Palmer is CEO of data-curation company Tamr. Previously, he was the founding CEO of Vertica Systems. He also founded Koa Labs, a seed fund for first-time entrepreneurs. Prior to that, Palmer served as global head of software and data engineering at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research.

Palmer earned a BA in English, Computer Science, and History from Bowdoin College and an MBA in General Management from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

CAREER MILESTONES

2020

Awarded an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2020 New England by Ernst & Young

2013

Cofounded Tamr Inc. and was recognized as Angel Investor of the year in by the New England Venture Capital Association

2012

Founded Koa Labs, a seed-stage fund

2005

Cofounded Vertica Systems, a data analytics company

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Tech Power Players 50 | 2022 | Ranked #46

Andy Palmer

Cofounder, Chairman and CEO, Tamr

Andy Palmer
  • Industry

    Software

  • Location

    Cambridge, MA

  • Social Media

BIOGRAPHY

Why a Tech Power Player?

For contributions to data analytics, startups, and investing.

Andy Palmer is CEO of data-curation company Tamr. Previously, he was the founding CEO of Vertica Systems. He also founded Koa Labs, a seed fund for first-time entrepreneurs. Prior to that, Palmer served as global head of software and data engineering at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research.

Palmer earned a BA in English, Computer Science, and History from Bowdoin College and an MBA in General Management from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

CAREER MILESTONES

2020

Awarded an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2020 New England by Ernst & Young

2013

Cofounded Tamr Inc. and was recognized as Angel Investor of the year in by the New England Venture Capital Association

2012

Founded Koa Labs, a seed-stage fund

2005

Cofounded Vertica Systems, a data analytics company

RELATED ARTICLES

Marblehead’s surging defense makes Middleborough offense disappear in Division 4 first-round upset

Xaverian rallies around tight end Will Benting, who scored an emotional touchdown five days after his brother’s death

Ruling the line of scrimmage, and clock, Cardinal Spellman denies Bishop Fenwick in clash of Catholic Central unbeatens

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