Gregory Joseph Dorman is an American software executive and computer scientist whose career has included senior development and engineering roles at Information Builders, Oracle, BusinessObjects, Exigen Capital, MariaDB, and related technology companies. He has led products involving business intelligence, data integration, analytics, distributed systems, and database technology.
Background
Gregory Joseph Dorman was born on October 31, 1955, in Magnitogorsk, Russia, to Joseph and Maria (Krubis) Dorman. He later built his professional career in the United States, particularly in New York and California. He married Elizabeth Stein, from whom he was divorced in March 1988, and they had two children, Veronica and Andrey. He married Marina Lebedev in 1994.
Education
Dorman earned a Bachelor of Science in engineering from the Technology Institute in Moscow in 1978. He subsequently completed a Master of Science in computer science at Columbia University in New York in 1982. His education in engineering and computer science preceded a career focused on software development, enterprise information systems, analytics, and database technology.
Career
Dorman began his professional career at Information Builders in New York City as a programmer from 1978 to 1982. He then served as programming manager from 1982 to 1985, director of development from 1985 to 1987, vice president of development for mainframe products from 1987 to 1990, and vice president of software development from 1990 to 1996. He subsequently held senior technology and product-development roles at Walker Interactive Systems, BusinessObjects, Oracle Corporation, and Exigen Capital. At Oracle, he worked as vice president of engineering on the analytical capabilities of the Oracle database, including the integration of online analytical processing and online transaction processing and the design of analytical extensions to SQL. At BusinessObjects he was chief software architect, and at Exigen Capital he was responsible for product development and business activities. Dorman returned to Information Builders in 2011 as general manager of its iWay Software division, later serving as senior vice president and general manager. In that role he oversaw products and activities involving data integration, data quality, data mastering, and enterprise information management. He later joined MariaDB, where he served as vice president of analytics and as senior vice president for distributed systems and analytics, contributing to work on analytical databases, distributed systems, and MariaDB Xpand.
Achievements
Gregory Joseph Dorman has been listed as a noteworthy software development company executive by Marquis Who's Who.
He contributed to the development of analytical database capabilities, including the integration of online analytical processing and online transaction processing and the design of analytical extensions to SQL.
As a senior executive at Information Builders and MariaDB, he helped lead products and platforms for enterprise data integration, data quality, analytics, distributed systems, and database technology.
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Personality
Quotes from others about the person
Gerald Cohen, chief executive officer and president of Information Builders, described Dorman as an executive with more than 30 years of software-industry experience who was well suited to guide the development of iWay Software.
Connections
Dorman is the son of Joseph Dorman and Maria (Krubis) Dorman. He has two children, Veronica and Andrey. He was married to Elizabeth Stein until their divorce in March 1988 and married Marina Lebedev in 1994.
Father:
Joseph Dorman
Mother:
Maria Krubis Dorman
Spouse:
Elizabeth Stein
Married Gregory Joseph Dorman; they divorced in March 1988.