10gen, Inc. and its board of directors announced that Max Schireson has been promoted from President to Chief Executive Officer. Co-founder and former CEO Dwight Merriman will continue to serve as Chairman in a full-time capacity. The transition to CEO is a natural progression for Schireson, who joined 10gen in February 2011 and has led all company functions since then with exceptional results.

Prior to 10gen, Schireson spent seven years at XML database company MarkLogic, where he served as Chief Operating Officer. Before MarkLogic, Schireson spent nine years at relational database company Oracle, where he served as Chief Applications Architect and Vice President, eCommerce and Self-Service Applications. He was also National Co-Chair of Technology for Obama.