Company, United States
Snowflake
Statistics
- People here now
- 3
- People ever
- 3
- Citations of current people
- 5,733
- Median h-index of current people
- 23.5
Our research follows 7,259 researchers, builders, lab leaders and public voices through cited biographies. Missing career records can lower counts. Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks. Citation figures count 2 of the 3 people here now. People whose OpenAlex record may be incomplete or mixed are left out. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 27 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 27 October 2026.
We estimate that 3 people shaping AI have worked at Snowflake, and all 3 hold current roles here. Among 3,251 companies, the group is tied for 55th on current people and tied for 205th on all-time people. Systems, hardware and security leads 2 areas of expertise (2 of 3 people with profile topics), and builders make up 2 of the 3 people here now (67%). Dated work records span from 2023 to 2026.
A summary of current people at Snowflake. It shows roles, affiliations, profile topics and birth countries known for 1 person. The median birth year uses 1 person.
Role categories
- Builders2
- Research1
Current affiliations
- Snowflake3
Top profile topics
- language models2
- apache spark1
- data systems1
- distributed systems1
- human-computer interaction1
Birth countries
Known for 1 of 3 people now.
- United States1
Median birth year
1986 (1 person)
Source: People of Superintelligence profiles, current career records and recorded birthplaces, as of 27 October 2026.
Data table
| Measure | Value | People |
|---|---|---|
| Role | Builders | 2 |
| Role | Research | 1 |
| Current affiliation | Snowflake | 3 |
| Profile topic | language models | 2 |
| Profile topic | apache spark | 1 |
| Profile topic | data systems | 1 |
| Profile topic | distributed systems | 1 |
| Profile topic | human-computer interaction | 1 |
| Birth country | United States | 1 |
| Birth country coverage | 1 of 3 people now | 1 |
| Median birth year | 1986 | 1 |
Compared with peer companies, Snowflake ranks higher on current headcount (tied for 55th of 3,251) than on all-time headcount (tied for 205th); 3 of its 3 all-time people (100%) hold a current role here. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 3 of the 3 people who have worked at Snowflake (100%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting Snowflake to 18 peer institutions. Among the 2 current people with confident OpenAlex author records, combined citations reach 5,733 and the median h-index is 23.5 (combined h-index 47, tied for 215th among 524 counted companies); Aditya Parameswaran leads by citations (5,487).
A table compares Snowflake with 8446 organizations and 3251 organizations of the same type for current people, people ever and combined h-index where available.
People now
3 people
People ever
3 people
Combined h-index of people now
47 across 2 people
Source: People of Superintelligence organization membership and confident OpenAlex statistics, as of 27 October 2026.
Data table
| Measure | Value | All organizations | Same type |
|---|---|---|---|
| People now | 3 | tied for 387th of 8,446 | tied for 55th of 3,251 |
| People ever | 3 | tied for 1,255th of 8,446 | tied for 205th of 3,251 |
| Combined h-index of people now | 47 (2 people) | tied for 1,015th of 1,867 | tied for 215th of 524 |
People here now
The 3 people with a current role at Snowflake include 2 builders and 1 researcher. Earlier in their careers, 3 of the 3 held a work role at another organization, most often at University of California, Berkeley (2). 3 current people also hold a concurrent affiliation outside Snowflake.