Eoin O’Connor

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Eoin O’Connor
Position:
President & CEO, GridGain Systems
Bio:

Eoin O’Connor serves as GridGain’s president and CEO and is leading the company’s efforts to drive continued rapid growth, broaden the customer base, and enhance its distributed in-memory computing product offerings. Eoin joined GridGain in 2016 as chief financial officer and was appointed to his current position in 2022. In his previous roles at GridGain, he was responsible for finance & accounting, sales operations, legal, human resources, corporate compliance and IT.

Prior to joining GridGain, Eoin was an executive at a number of public companies, including Oracle and Siebel. He began his career at KPMG, specializing in initial public offerings and audits of hi-tech public companies. He then spent many years in leadership roles across both finance and operations. More recently, at ON24 and Space Time Insight, he was instrumental in managing fast revenue growth in a very short time span. Eoin has facilitated multiple venture capital funding transactions for GridGain and other growth-stage companies.

Eoin holds a Bachelor of Commerce from University College Cork, Ireland, and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. He is an avid golfer and enjoys attending concerts.

Bio:

Eoin O’Connor serves as GridGain’s president and CEO and is leading the company’s efforts to drive continued rapid growth, broaden the customer base, and enhance its distributed in-memory computing product offerings. Eoin joined GridGain in 2016 as chief financial officer and was appointed to his current position in 2022. In his previous roles at GridGain, he was responsible for finance & accounting, sales operations, legal, human resources, corporate compliance and IT.

Prior to joining GridGain, Eoin was an executive at a number of public companies, including Oracle and Siebel. He began his career at KPMG, specializing in initial public offerings and audits of hi-tech public companies. He then spent many years in leadership roles across both finance and operations. More recently, at ON24 and Space Time Insight, he was instrumental in managing fast revenue growth in a very short time span. Eoin has facilitated multiple venture capital funding transactions for GridGain and other growth-stage companies.

Eoin holds a Bachelor of Commerce from University College Cork, Ireland, and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. He is an avid golfer and enjoys attending concerts.

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