CData Software today announced the appointment of Ken Yagen as Chief Product Officer (CPO). Yagen will lead product strategy and engineering as CData scales its connectivity platform for enterprises deploying agentic AI internally and for software providers building AI into their products.
The appointment comes as CData experiences rapid growth in the AI connectivity space. With thousands of users already connecting enterprise data sources to AI systems through CData’s MCP Servers, and the recent launch of Connect AI—a managed Model Context Protocol (MCP) platform—Yagen’s leadership will accelerate the company’s product roadmap.
Advancing AI-Native Connectivity
Yagen joins CData as the company shapes the emerging category of AI-native connectivity. Connect AI provides the enterprise-scale infrastructure that AI systems and autonomous agents require: live, governed access to business systems combined with embedded system-level semantic intelligence that teaches AI the structure, relationships, and business logic native to each platform—transforming raw connectivity into operational fluency.
Yagen is an accomplished product management and technology leader with more than 25 years of experience driving innovation in enterprise software. Most recently at Warburg Pincus, he led AI and LLM initiatives across the firm’s portfolio companies, helping enterprises integrate emerging AI technologies into their business strategies. His career includes pivotal roles at MuleSoft, where he shaped product strategy for APIs and integration platforms that became foundational to modern enterprise architecture, as well as leadership positions at Box and Symphony, where he drove collaboration and enterprise SaaS innovation.
Dual Market Strategy: Enterprises and ISVs
Under Yagen’s leadership, CData will accelerate its dual go-to-market strategy, enabling both direct enterprise adoption and embedded use by independent software vendors (ISVs). Organizations are adopting CData’s managed MCP platform to standardize connectivity across departments and initiatives, while software providers are embedding CData’s connectivity into their products to deliver enterprise-ready AI capabilities without building integrations themselves.
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CData Appoints Ken Yagen as Chief Product Office
CData Software today announced the appointment of Ken Yagen as Chief Product Officer (CPO). Yagen will lead product strategy and engineering as CData scales its connectivity platform for enterprises deploying agentic AI internally and for software providers building AI into their products.
The appointment comes as CData experiences rapid growth in the AI connectivity space. With thousands of users already connecting enterprise data sources to AI systems through CData’s MCP Servers, and the recent launch of Connect AI—a managed Model Context Protocol (MCP) platform—Yagen’s leadership will accelerate the company’s product roadmap.
Advancing AI-Native Connectivity
Yagen joins CData as the company shapes the emerging category of AI-native connectivity. Connect AI provides the enterprise-scale infrastructure that AI systems and autonomous agents require: live, governed access to business systems combined with embedded system-level semantic intelligence that teaches AI the structure, relationships, and business logic native to each platform—transforming raw connectivity into operational fluency.
Yagen is an accomplished product management and technology leader with more than 25 years of experience driving innovation in enterprise software. Most recently at Warburg Pincus, he led AI and LLM initiatives across the firm’s portfolio companies, helping enterprises integrate emerging AI technologies into their business strategies. His career includes pivotal roles at MuleSoft, where he shaped product strategy for APIs and integration platforms that became foundational to modern enterprise architecture, as well as leadership positions at Box and Symphony, where he drove collaboration and enterprise SaaS innovation.
Dual Market Strategy: Enterprises and ISVs
Under Yagen’s leadership, CData will accelerate its dual go-to-market strategy, enabling both direct enterprise adoption and embedded use by independent software vendors (ISVs). Organizations are adopting CData’s managed MCP platform to standardize connectivity across departments and initiatives, while software providers are embedding CData’s connectivity into their products to deliver enterprise-ready AI capabilities without building integrations themselves.
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