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Ocient Announces New CEO and Accelerated Growth with Near-Tripled Bookings

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Ocient, a leading data analytics software solutions company, has announced the appointment of John Morris as its new CEO and Chief Operating Officer, Chris Gladwin will continue as Founder and Executive Chairman. Ocient has achieved significant growth, with bookings in the first five months of 2025 nearly tripling from the previous full-year total. This growth is driven by expanding work with global Telcos, large-scale enterprises in commercial data and analytics, and AdTech companies like new customer Roqad, which will leverage Ocient solutions for Predictive AI insights.

Key Takeaways:

  • Ocient has appointed John Morris as its new CEO, bringing decades of experience in driving growth-stage companies to scale.
  • Under Morris's leadership, Ocient has achieved closed bookings within the first five months of the fiscal year that are nearly triple last year's annual total.
  • The company's accelerated growth is driven by expanding work with global Telcos, large-scale enterprises in commercial data and analytics, and AdTech companies like new customer Roqad.
  • Ocient's solutions-based approach to solving customers' large-scale data challenges is a true differentiator in a crowded market.
  • The company's Predictive AI/ML capabilities, along with its partnerships with industry experts from AMD, Solidigm, and Vertosoft, deliver unparalleled performance and efficiency to organizations creating and competing with data.
  • Ocient is a global, carbon-neutral company, headquartered in Chicago, and backed by leading investors including Greycroft, OCA Ventures, In-Q-Tel and Buoyant Ventures.
  • The company's pilot-to-production solutions on premises, in the OcientCloud, or in the public cloud, require little to no resource-intensive integration.
  • Roqad, a new customer, will leverage Ocient solutions for Predictive AI insights, continuing to deliver superior, actionable identity solutions to its customers.

Statistics:

  • Ocient achieved bookings in the first five months of 2025 that are nearly triple last year's annual total.
  • The company's growth is driven by expanding work with global Telcos, large-scale enterprises in commercial data and analytics, and AdTech companies.
  • Ocient's solutions-based approach delivers unparalleled performance and efficiency to organizations creating and competing with data.
  • The company's Predictive AI/ML capabilities have been recognized by leading investors, including Greycroft, OCA Ventures, In-Q-Tel and Buoyant Ventures.

Sources:

  • BusinessWire: "Ocient Appoints Seasoned Leader John Morris as CEO to Support Rapid Expansion" (May 16, 2025)
  • BusinessWire: "Ocient Brings Innovation to Data Analytics with Near-Tripled Bookings in First Five Months of 2025" (May 16, 2025)
  • Ocient: "About Ocient" (www.ocient.com)
  • Roqad: "About Roqad" (www.roqad.com)

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