Arian Afrasiabi
About Arian Afrasiabi
Arian Afrasiabi serves as the Senior Partner Sales Manager at ThoughtSpot, where he focuses on making data accessible to non-technical users through search-driven analytics. With a background in sales and education, he advocates for a data-driven culture to enhance decision-making within organizations.
Work at ThoughtSpot
Arian Afrasiabi currently serves as a Senior Partner Sales Manager at ThoughtSpot, a position he has held since 2021. In this role, he focuses on promoting the company's search-driven analytics platform, which aims to make data accessible to non-technical users. Afrasiabi has a history with ThoughtSpot, having previously worked as a Partner Sales Manager from 2019 to 2022 and as an SDR Team Lead from 2017 to 2019. His work involves evangelizing the mission of empowering users to analyze company data quickly and efficiently.
Previous Experience
Before joining ThoughtSpot, Arian Afrasiabi worked at Nimble Storage in various roles from 2015 to 2017. He began as a Sales Development Representative, later becoming a Team Lead for the Central Region Inside Sales. He also briefly held a position in Channel Sales. His experience at Nimble Storage provided him with a solid foundation in sales and team leadership. Additionally, he served as an English Teaching Fellow at Heart for Change in Medellin, Colombia, in 2015.
Education and Expertise
Arian Afrasiabi studied at California State University, Chico, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree from 2012 to 2014. He also attended Nimble Academy, enhancing his skills relevant to his career in sales and analytics. Afrasiabi completed his secondary education at Saint Francis High School in Mountain View. His educational background supports his expertise in data-driven decision-making and analytics.
Advocacy for Data-Driven Culture
Arian Afrasiabi advocates for a data-driven culture within organizations. He emphasizes the importance of enabling better decision-making and uncovering new opportunities through data analysis. His work at ThoughtSpot involves promoting the company's AI-driven automated insights feature, SpotIQ, which delivers smart insights with a single click. Afrasiabi engages in initiatives that expand the reach of data-driven insights, allowing users to analyze their own data easily.