Confluent, Inc. (Nasdaq: CFLT), the data AI streaming pioneer, announced Stephen Deasy as its new Chief Technology Officer. He will lead the engineering team’s vision, strategy, and daily execution.

Deasy will focus on advancing Confluent’s data streaming platform. His goal is to power more AI and real-time intelligence at a global scale. His leadership will strengthen Confluent’s core infrastructure. This will help organizations build and deploy real-time use cases such as agentic AI, hyper-personalized customer experiences, and automated operations.

“Stephen brings a wealth of experience scaling engineering teams and building platforms for demanding systems,” said Jay Kreps, co-founder and CEO of Confluent. “With his leadership, we’ll help customers turn data streams into a foundation for AI, smarter decisions, and new real-time applications.”

Deasy has more than 20 years of experience leading engineering at high-growth software companies. He previously led Benchling’s global product and platform teams as CTO. At Atlassian, he managed engineering for Jira, Confluence, Trello, and the cloud platform. He also held leadership roles at VMware, EMC, and Groupon.

“Confluent is defining what’s possible with streaming data, and I’m excited to be part of that journey,” said Deasy. “I’ve seen firsthand how real-time data can transform businesses. Now, I get to work with the best in the field to make this technology easier to adopt and impactful for every organization.”

Key Highlights:

• Stephen Deasy appointed as Confluent CTO to advance data AI and real-time intelligence.
• Leadership will enable real-time use cases including agentic AI and automated operations.
• Deasy brings 20+ years of experience from Benchling, Atlassian, VMware, and more.

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