Where does Cali Tran work?

Cali Tran is CEO of Cision; CEO of Brandwatch at SignalFire.

What companies has Cali Tran invested in?

Investments tracked here include Adavium Medical, Ancestry, GoPlae, Sharethrough.

Where did Cali Tran go to school?

Cali Tran studied at Bowdoin College (AB, History); Harvard Business School (MBA, General Management).

Cali Tran

Investor

CEO of Cision; CEO of Brandwatch at SignalFire

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Cali Tran is CEO of Cision, an earned media and PR software company, and CEO of Brandwatch, a consumer intelligence and social media management company. He previously served as CEO of Valassis Digital, a business unit within Harland Clarke Holding Company. He holds an AB in History from Bowdoin College and an MBA from Harvard.

Experience

Self-employedExecutive Leader | Transforming Go-To-Market Strategies & Operational Efficiencycurrent2026 — present
Simpli.fiChief Executive Officer2025 — 2026
CisionChairman2024 — 2025
CisionChief Executive Officer2023 — 2024
CisionPresident and CEO (Brandwatch)2023 — 2024
CisionPresident and Chief Commercial Officer (Brandwatch)2022 — 2023
CenterfieldPresident and Chief Business Officer2021 — 2022
VericastPresident2014 — 2020
VericastPresident and CEO (Valassis)2019 — 2020
VericastPresident (Valassis Digital)2014 — 2018
MacAndrews & ForbesSVP Technology and Business Development2013 — 2014
North Bridge Venture PartnersPrincipal2006 — 2013
SharethroughBoard Member2010 — 2013San Francisco
Bigfoot NetworksBoard Member2008 — 2011San Francisco
MozesBoard Observer2006 — 2011
Agilix LabsCo-founder, VP Corporate Development2001 — 2004
Ancestry.comDirector, Corporate Development and Finance1999 — 2000
Morgan StanleySenior Financial Analyst1998 — 1999
Credit Suisse First BostonFinancial Analyst1997 — 1998

Skills & more

Venture Capital63Start-ups85Product Management18Business Development83Mergers4Corporate Development48Entrepreneurship37Business Strategy27Go-to-market Strategy15Product Marketing14Product Development16Private Equity15

+7 more

Strategic PartnershipsMobile DevicesMergers & AcquisitionsSaaSEnterprise SoftwareManagementStrategy

Languages English · Vietnamese

From Cali's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

Adavium MedicalAncestryGoPlaeSharethrough

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at SignalFire

Aayush Sharma

Senior Associate at SignalFire

Alex Hooshmand

Co-founder ZaiNar & Bluekai at SignalFire

Andrew Reid

Investor at Lead Edge Capital

Andrew Reid

Director, GTM Recruiting at SignalFire

Asher Bantock

Head of Research at SignalFire

Audrey Salomez

Contrôleur financier at 123Venture

Ben Davenport

Venture Partner at Blockchain Capital

Bobby Lent

Managing Partner at Hillsven & Co-founder of Ariba at SignalFire

Frequently asked questions

Who is Cali Tran?: Cali Tran is CEO of Cision, an earned media and PR software company, and CEO of Brandwatch, a consumer intelligence and social media management company. He previously served as CEO of Valassis Digital, a business unit within Harland Clarke Holding Company. He holds an AB in History from Bowdoin College and an MBA from Harvard.
Where does Cali Tran work?: Cali Tran is CEO of Cision; CEO of Brandwatch at SignalFire.
What companies has Cali Tran invested in?: Investments tracked here include Adavium Medical, Ancestry, GoPlae, Sharethrough.
Where did Cali Tran go to school?: Cali Tran studied at Bowdoin College (AB, History); Harvard Business School (MBA, General Management).