Isaac Robert "Ike" Nassi, born 1949 in Brooklyn, New York, is the founder, and former CTO and chairman at TidalScale, Inc. before its acquisition by HPE,[2] and an adjunct professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

[6] Prior to his work at TidalScale and SAP, Ike helped start three companies: Firetide, InfoGear Technology, and Encore Computer.

He co-founded the wireless mesh company Firetide[7] and then served as its EVP, chief technology officer (CTO), and chairman of the board.

He also held executive and senior management roles at Visual Technology (Tewkesbury, Massachusetts), Digital Equipment Corporation, and at SofTech.

Nassi holds several patents and He was a member of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Information Systems and Technology group and has testified before Congress on the Emerging Telecommunications Act of 1991.