. ▁He ▁earned ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁computer ▁science ▁from ▁Oregon ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁Career ▁G ass ner ▁worked ▁on ▁DB 2 ▁for ▁IBM ' s ▁Sil icon ▁Valley ▁Lab . ▁He ▁also ▁worked ▁for ▁IBM ▁Research ▁at ▁the ▁Al m aden ▁Research ▁Center ▁with ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁invent ors ▁of ▁rel ational ▁database ▁technology . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 3 0 , ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁People So ft ▁for ▁ 9 ▁years ▁as ▁both ▁Chief ▁Arch itect ▁and ▁General ▁Manager ▁of ▁People Tools . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁worked ▁for ▁Sales force . com ▁as ▁Senior ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁Technology . ▁ ▁After ▁ 4 ▁years ▁of ▁working ▁at ▁Sales force , ▁he ▁saw ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁offer ▁software ▁focused ▁on ▁life ▁sciences ▁built ▁on ▁Sales force ' s ▁platform . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁along ▁with ▁Mitch ▁Wal lace , ▁Doug ▁Ost ler , ▁and ▁Matt ▁Wal lach , ▁he ▁launched ▁V ee va , ▁a ▁software ▁firm ▁that ▁serves ▁life ▁sciences ▁companies . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁G ass ner ▁is ▁married ▁and ▁has ▁ 2 ▁sons . ▁He ▁lives ▁in ▁Ple as anton , ▁California . ▁He ▁speak s ▁Th ai ▁language . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : American ▁company ▁found ers ▁Category : American ▁billion aires ▁Category : American ▁chief ▁execut ives ▁Category : Bus iness people ▁from ▁Port land , ▁Oregon ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category