Kendall Clark

Founder & CEO at Stardog, the fast, accurate AI data assistant that’s 100% hallucination-free.

Kendall Clark is the Founder and CEO of Stardog, a leading Enterprise Knowledge Graph (EKG) platform provider.1 He co-founded the company in 2015 with a vision of powering the connected enterprise and enabling more effective digital transformations.1 3

Background and Career

Kendall's journey to becoming a tech entrepreneur is quite unique. He initially pursued an academic career, earning a PhD in philosophy.2 However, at the age of 27, he decided to switch paths and taught himself programming, later obtaining a master's degree in the field.2

His professional experience includes:

Founder & CEO at Stardog (July 2016 - Present)4
Founder & CEO at Complexible Inc (February 2007 - November 2015)4
XML.com Managing Editor at O'Reilly & Associates (December 2000 - March 2008)4
Faculty Research Associate at Mindswap @ UMD (August 2003 - December 2006)4

Stardog

Kendall founded Stardog with co-founders Mike Grove and Evren Sirin in 2015.3 The company's mission is to empower every data citizen to make knowledge-informed decisions by breaking the cycle of repeatedly copying and transforming data for each new project.3

Under Kendall's leadership, Stardog has grown to serve industry leaders such as BNY Mellon, Bosch, and NASA.1 The company's Enterprise Knowledge Graph technology aims to reduce data preparation timelines by up to 90 percent by transforming enterprise data infrastructure into a comprehensive end-to-end data fabric.1

Achievements and Recognition

Kendall's innovative approach to solving data silo problems has gained recognition in the tech industry. Forbes has featured him as an innovative founding CEO2, and Stardog has been named to various prestigious lists, including: