Erik Chelstad

A successful entrepreneur who has helped take companies from startup to IPO, Erik jumped at the chance to attack a large, under-served market and founded Observa with Hugh Holman. His past work includes creating digital marketplaces, profitably merging technology companies, and serving as the Senior Engineering Manager at Isilon during its $2.25B acquisition. Erik’s engineering prowess was put to the test developing the initial Observa platform, keeping him out of the mountains… well, at least on poor weather days.