Interview: Databricks EMEA CTO on the company’s global expansion in challenging times

Dael Williamson, EMEA CTO at Databricks joined the company in 2023 tasked with running Northern Europe, including the Nordics, Benelux, UK and Ireland. Williamson has overseen a time of rapid growth in the UK market, which saw the company move towards a country-first style business model. The company opened a seven-story, 29,885-square-foot office in London's Fitzrovia in 2024 which serves as its European HQ and is the largest office outside of its San Francisco global headquarters. Historically, the UK ...