Although work-life balance isn’t something that dads are asked about, it’s something he struggles with. Schireson has three kids, ages 9, 12, and 14, and he has been commuting from Palo Alto to New York every few weeks. Since he joined MongoDB in 2011, they have raised $220 million, grown the team 15x, and grown sales 30x, Schireson said: Ittycheria starts as CEO on September 3, and Schireson will stay on full-time as vice chairman. Schireson’s post is called “Why I am leaving the best job I ever had,” but – as our VP of community and new dad Justin Thorp pointed out – perhaps he’s wrong. He’s leaving the second-best job he ever had, to focus more on his real best job: fatherhood.
