Barry McCardel

Barry McCardel is the Co-Founder and CEO of Hex Technologies, a company he helped establish in October 2019. Hex Technologies is a collaborative data platform that allows teams to streamline their workflows using tools like collaborative notebooks, BI, and documentation. The platform is designed to facilitate data scientists and business users in delivering insights and making data-driven decisions more efficiently.134

Before founding Hex Technologies, Barry McCardel held several positions in different companies. He was a Senior Director of Operations & Strategy at TrialSpark, where he worked on accelerating the delivery of new treatments to patients.1 He also worked at Palantir Technologies as a Forward Deployed Engineer, leading teams at the intersection of product development and real-world impact.1 His earlier career includes roles at PwC as a Senior Associate in Management Consulting and as a Research Assistant at the SONIC Lab at Northwestern University, where he developed an interest in data projects.1

Under his leadership, Hex Technologies has gained significant traction, securing backing from Sequoia Capital and raising $73.5 million in venture capital, including a $52 million Series B round.25 Barry McCardel's work focuses on addressing the challenges faced by data teams in sharing and collaborating on data projects, aiming to integrate the best features of notebooks, BI, and documents into a seamless user interface.5