Christian Chabot

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Co-Founder and Former CEO of Tableau Software

Data Confidence: 78% · Sources: 3 · Last Updated: Sep 18, 2026

Net Worth ▲: $1.2B
Reach ▲: 10.0M people
Power ▲: Commands major venture and philanthropic capital following his leadership of Tableau Software through a $15.7 billion acquisition by Salesforce in 2019.
Influence ▲: Helped revolutionize modern enterprise business intelligence by popularizing self-service data visualization software used by millions of analysts globally.
Network ▲: Maintains extensive connections across Silicon Valley, the Seattle technology corridor, Stanford University alumni networks, and Salesforce executive leadership.
Legacy ▲: Transformed a Stanford University computer science research project into a defining software standard for data analytics and visual business intelligence.
Trajectory ▲: Stable — first assessment on record.

About

Christian Chabot is an American technology entrepreneur who co-founded Tableau Software in 2003 alongside Chris Stolte and Pat Hanrahan. He served as chief executive officer until 2016 and chairman of the board until 2019, guiding the data visualization company through its 2013 initial public offering and eventual $15.7 billion acquisition by Salesforce. Prior to Tableau, Chabot worked at SoftBank Venture Capital and co-founded BeeLine Software. He now focuses on philanthropic initiatives, including The Holocene Foundation and the Washington Neurodiversity Project.