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Ben Borowiec

Energizer · DISC type I
Director of AI at Pure Storage
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Ben Borowiec is the Director of AI at Pure Storage, where he was one of the first engineers, helping the company grow from zero to three billion dollars in revenue. A graduate of Cal Poly, he has extensive experience leading engineering teams focused on storage software, cloud-native solutions, and machine learning.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Director of AI
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Ben shows up

Imaginative
Believer
Informal

Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions. They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships. They are naturally enthusiastic, so take their promise with a pinch of salt.

Priorities

Topics Ben cares about

Stealth AI Products
He is currently leading a team of researchers and engineers to build a new AI product at Pure Storage, indicating a focus on innovation and cutting-edge technology.
Large-Scale Storage
Previously led engineering for FlashBlade, supporting massive data workloads including a multi-exabyte model training pipeline.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Director of AI
Pure Storage
8-2019 - 3-2025
Director of Engineering - FlashBlade, Cloud Native BU, Hyperscale
Pure Storage
12-2013 - 8-2019
Senior Engineering Manager - Pure1
Pure Storage
7-2009 - 6-2011
Software Development Engineer
Microsoft Corporation
6-2008 - 9-2008
Software Development Engineer Intern
Microsoft Corporation
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
Bachelor of Science Computer Engineering
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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