About
Dan Blake is a CTO-in-Residence at Mainsail Partners, where he helps portfolio CTOs, CPOs, and CEOs build scalable product and engineering teams and implement AI strategies. A technology executive with over 30 years of experience building large-scale software systems, he previously served as CTO at Aspire (a ServiceTitan and Mainsail portfolio company), MedSpeed, and Valence Health, and held a senior role at Airstrip Technologies. He founded ArchiStrat Consulting and holds a B.S. in Applied Computer Science and Business from Illinois State University.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningSaaS
Experience
- ShieldViewAdvisorcurrent2026 — present
- Steelhead TechnologiesBoard Product and Technology Advisorcurrent2025 — present
- CourtReserveBoard Product and Technology Advisorcurrent2025 — present
- ChiroHDBoard Product and Technology Advisorcurrent2025 — present
- Flight Schedule ProBoard Product and Technology Advisorcurrent2025 — present
- ProShop ERPBoard Product and Technology Advisorcurrent2025 — present
- ExtensivBoard Product and Technology Advisorcurrent2025 — present
- ArchiStrat Consulting, Inc.President & Chief Product Technology Officer (CPTO)current2001 — present
- Aspire Software a ServiceTitan CompanyChief Product Technology Officer2019 — 2025
- MedSpeedChief Technology Officer2018 — 2019Elmhurst, IL
- Valence HealthChief Technology Officer2013 — 2017Chicago, IL
- AirStrip TechnologiesSVP, Platform & Technical Strategy / Chief Development Officer2010 — 2013
- fob.com/MSDSOnlineChief Technology Officer2000
- AonCTO1998 — 2000
- Aon Risk TechnologiesPresident and CEO1995 — 1999
- Andersen ConsultingDevelopment Manager/Product Manager1991 — 1994
- Clark Oil and Refining CorporationTechnical Specialist1990 — 1991
- Coopers and LybrandConsultant1988 — 1990
- McDonnell DouglasConsultant/Systems Programmer1986 — 1988
Education
- Illinois State UniversityBS, Applied Computer Science / Business Administration1982 — 1986
Skills & more
Strategic PlanningBoard & Executive Advisory2Product & Technology Leadership2Private Equity Value Creation1SaaS Platform Scaling1AI Strategy & Implementation1Process OptimizationAI-Enabled Product DevelopmentFinancial & Budget OversightEnterprise Software DevelopmentCompetitive Positioning StrategyInnovation & Emerging Technologies
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Customer-Centric Product DevelopmentGlobal Team LeadershipVendor & Partner ManagementSystems IntegrationStakeholder AlignmentOrganizational DesignBusiness Scaling & ExecutionDigital TransformationAgile Project ManagementOperational TransformationM&A IntegrationCross-Functional LeadershipFrom Dan's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Illinois State University13
Tim HoerrCEO at Serra VenturesSean MackinChief of Staff at Struck CapitalLauren BarthalowManager, Financial Reporting at Runway Growth CapitalSergio GomezVice President, Financial Planning and Analysis at Runway Growth CapitalGatanya ArnicSV2 Board Member at Silicon ValleyMichael GoldsteinGeneral Counsel at APX
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Shared employers
Also worked at CourtReserve1
Also worked at ProShop ERP1
Also worked at Andersen Consulting587
Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpAmira OujiVice President of Platform & Portfolio Success, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionAntonio GrifoniAssociate at P101 VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at Northzone
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Colleagues at Mainsail Partners
Andrea McNees
Senior Manager, GTM Strategy & Operations at Mainsail Partners
Ania Frankel
Senior Director, Internal Operations at Mainsail Partners
Anthony Hayes
Partner at Mainsail Partners
Anurag Sharma
Associate at Mainsail Partners
Apoorva Polisetty
Talent Director at Mainsail Partners
Atasha Bozorgzad
Executive Assistant at Mainsail Partners
Barnaby Dorfman
CTO-in-Residence at Mainsail Partners
Bashir Abdallah
Vice President, Product at Mainsail Partners