Archive · 23 Sep 2025
Chet Kapoor's Journey: From Steve Jobs' Intern to Tech CEO
Chet Kapoor, now a tech CEO, started his career as an intern at Steve Jobs' company, NeXT.
He wanted to be around Jobs and learn from him.
Kapoor later became a successful entrepreneur, selling his companies, Apigee and Gluecode to Google and IBM, respectively.
Before becoming CEO of AI company DataStax, Kapoor also held executive positions at Google and IBM.
He advises others to work with smart people to gain invaluable experience.
Chet Kapoor was an intern's intern at NeXT under Steve Jobs.
Kapoor later became CEO of Apigee, which Google acquired.
He was VP of Google from 2016-2019.
Kapoor was also VP of IBM and CEO of Gluecode (acquired by IBM).
He is currently the CEO of AI company DataStax.
- Who
- Chet Kapoor
- What
- Tech executive who was an intern at NeXT and later sold companies to IBM and Google
- When
- Started career at NeXT, later held various leadership roles until present
- Where
- Started career at NeXT
- Why
- Kapoor was fascinated by Steve Jobs and sought roles near him
- Current Role
- CEO of DataStax
- Previous Role at Google
- VP (2016-2019)
- Former CEO
- Apigee (acquired by Google in 2016)
- Former VP
- IBM
- Early Career
- Intern at NeXT