[3] Slootman was born in the Netherlands and earned a degree in economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam.

[3] He did market research for tire company Uniroyal, before earning a doctorate in General Business Administration from the same university.

[3] During his time at Data Domain, the company raised funding to avoid bankruptcy and increased revenue for the next four years.

[8] In 2022, Slootman published a book called Amp it Up: Leading for Hypergrowth by Raising Expectations, Increasing Urgency and Elevating Intensity.

[2] On February 28, 2024, Snowflake announced that Slootman was retiring and Sridhar Ramaswamy would be replacing him as CEO.