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Alex Sukennik

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Chief Information Officer, Semrush at Stage 2 Capital

Medford, Massachusetts

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

Alex Sukennik has served as Chief Information Officer of Semrush since April 2022. He previously founded and led SaaSLicense as CEO, which Apptio Inc acquired in 2020, and earlier held CIO roles at Avid Technology and Rapid7.

Experience

  1. AdobeChief Information Officer, Semrushcurrent2026 — present
  2. Stage 2 CapitalLimited Partner, Stage 2 Capital Catalystcurrent2022 — present
  3. Glasswing VenturesLimited Partnercurrent2021 — present
  4. Capri VenturesLimited Partnercurrent2023 — present
  5. AISquaredAdvisorcurrent2026 — present
  6. Aqueduct Technologies, Inc.Customer Advisory Boardcurrent2019 — present
  7. Gabeo.aiStrategic Advisorcurrent2024 — present
  8. SemrushChief Information Officer / Business Transformation / Process Operations2022 — 2026
  9. OortCustomer Advisory Board2020 — 2023
  10. PlaneAheadAdvisory Board Member2021 — 2022
  11. Council, Inc.Strategic Advisor2021 — 2022
  12. AvidChief Information Officer2018 — 2022Burlington, MA
  13. SaaSLicenseFounder/CEO2017 — 2020Newton MA
  14. Houghton Mifflin HarcourtVice President of Infrastructure and Operations2016 — 2018Greater Boston
  15. Rapid7Vice President of Information Technology - Head of IT2014 — 2016Greater Boston
  16. ParallelsChief Information Officer2013 — 2014Greater Boston
  17. AcronisSenior Director of Global Cloud Sales and Services2012 — 2013Woburn, MA
  18. AcronisSenior Director of Global Technology, Architecture, Implementation and Integration2009 — 2012Woburn, MA
  19. AcronisDirector of Global Technology Architecture and Implementation2008 — 2009Woburn, MA
  20. Suffolk ConstructionNetwork Operations2007 — 2008
  21. All Major NetworkingTechnology Manager / Founder2001 — 2007
  22. MCK CommunicationsIT Administrator1999 — 2001
  23. Diversified Technologies, Inc.Network Administrator1995 — 1999

Skills & more

VMware39Microsoft SQL Server4SaaS89VMware Infrastructure4NetApp3Amazon Web Services (AWS)4Akamai2Cisco Routing & Switching2Microsoft Exchange14Cisco Routers3Project Management48Integration70
+12 moreIT StrategyTroubleshootingVirtualizationCloud ComputingVendor ManagementTeam BuildingDisaster RecoveryNetwork SecuritySecurityArchitectureIT Service ManagementContract Negotiation

Languages Russian

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Colleagues at Stage 2 Capital

Aileen Allen
LP / Advisor at Stage 2 Capital
Andi Vanetta Smith
Founder; LP + Advisor at Stage 2 Capital
Anne DelSanto
Investor at Stage 2 Capital
Anu Maheshwari
Partner at Stage 2 Capital
Ashley Kramer
Revenue Leader, OpenAI at Stage 2 Capital
Dan Tyre
Operating Partner, Stage 2 Capital Catalyst at Stage 2 Capital
David Meerman Scott
Venture LP at Stage 2 Capital, Marketing Speaker & Best-Selling Author at Stage 2 Capital
Erin Olsen
Head of Marketing at Stage 2 Capital

Network4

Anne DelSanto
Investor at Stage 2 Capital
Daniel Heck
Partner at Stage 2 Capital
Jay Po
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Stage 2 Capital
Liz Christo
Partner at Stage 2 Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Alex Sukennik?
Alex Sukennik has served as Chief Information Officer of Semrush since April 2022. He previously founded and led SaaSLicense as CEO, which Apptio Inc acquired in 2020, and earlier held CIO roles at Avid Technology and Rapid7.
Where does Alex Sukennik work?
Alex Sukennik is Chief Information Officer, Semrush at Stage 2 Capital.
What check size does Alex Sukennik write?
Alex Sukennik typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Alex Sukennik go to school?
Alex Sukennik studied at D'Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management); Northeastern University (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, MIS and Marketing).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Capri Ventures1

Paul DaughertyInvestor at Premji Invest

Also worked at Aqueduct Technologies, Inc.1

Susan PrestonInvestor at SeaChange