Summary
Troy Toman is a seasoned technology executive with 14 years of documented experience and a multi-decade career leading product, engineering, and cloud initiatives at companies including Planet, Rackspace, and Sun Microsystems. As Chief Product Officer at Planet, he blends deep systems and data expertise with hands-on product leadership to scale satellite and cloud software platforms. He has a strong open-source and community pedigree—once serving on the OpenStack Foundation Board—and has repeatedly built and led cross-functional teams that ship infrastructure services at enterprise scale. Based in San Antonio and advising Texas A&M’s Computer Science department, he pairs strategic vision with operational rigor and a track record of evolving products from startup launches to large-scale production. An underappreciated strength is his consistent role at the intersection of product, marketing, and engineering, enabling him to translate complex technical capabilities into market-ready offerings.
14 years of coding experience
35 years of employment as a software developer
B.S. Computer Science, B.S. Computer Science at Texas A&M University