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About
David Somers is a Partner at Storm Ventures focused on AI, HRTech, FinTech, and future-of-work investments. He brings over 20 years of enterprise software experience, including his tenure as Chief Product Officer at Workday, where he led strategy for a connected HCM and finance platform with AI integration. His background also includes leadership roles at Cornerstone OnDemand, Replicon, Ariba, The Walt Disney Company, and PwC.
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Experience
- Storm VenturesPartnercurrent2025 — presentBoulder, Colorado, United States
- WorkdayChief Product Officer2024 — 2025Boulder, Colorado, United States
- WorkdayGroup General Manager, OCHRO Products2021 — 2024Boulder, Colorado, United States
- WorkdayGM, Talent Optimization2019 — 2021Boulder, CO
- WorkdayVP, Talent Marketing Development2018 — 2019Boulder, CO
- RallyteamCEO2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- RepliconEVP, Marketing & Alliances2014 — 2015Boulder, CO
- RepliconSVP, Business Development & Strategy2014Boulder, CO
- Cornerstone OnDemandEVP, Global Alliances and Strategic Initiatives2012 — 2014boulder, co
- Cornerstone OnDemandEVP, Global Alliances2009 — 2012
- Cornerstone OnDemandSenior Director, Strategy and Research2008 — 2009
- Cornerstone OnDemandSenior Director - Consulting Services2006 — 2008
- Ariba, Inc.Manager - Strategy2004 — 2006
- The Walt Disney CompanyManager - Technology2003 — 2004
- PricewaterhouseCoopers / IBM Business ConsultingPrincipal Consultant2000 — 2003
Skills & more
Venture Capital4Investments4Artificial Intelligence (AI)4Business Development80Cloud Computing42Business Alliances35Integration35Strategic Partnerships32Management Consulting19Talent Management19Business Process14CRM13
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AnalyticsConsultingSales ProcessBusiness StrategyProduct ManagementIT StrategyPartner ManagementStrategic AlliancesStrategyManagementLeadershipSaaSFrom David's professional profile.
Investments
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at Storm Ventures
Abby Kearns
Investor at Storm Ventures
Ahmed Al-Bahar
Entrepreneur in Residence at Storm Ventures
Ajay Awatramani
EIR network (no status label shown) at Storm Ventures
Akhila Satish
EIR network (no status label shown) at Storm Ventures
Alex Ethier
EIR network (no status label shown) at Storm Ventures
Alex Mendez
Managing Director Emeritus at Storm Ventures
Anshu Sharma
EIR network (no status label shown) at Storm Ventures
Arun Penmetsa
Partner at Storm Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Somers?
- David Somers is a Partner at Storm Ventures focused on AI, HRTech, FinTech, and future-of-work investments. He brings over 20 years of enterprise software experience, including his tenure as Chief Product Officer at Workday, where he led strategy for a connected HCM and finance platform with AI integration. His background also includes leadership roles at Cornerstone OnDemand, Replicon, Ariba, The Walt Disney Company, and PwC.
- Where does David Somers work?
- David Somers is Partner at Storm Ventures.
- What companies has David Somers invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Nango, Tara AI.
- Where did David Somers go to school?
- David Somers studied at UCLA Anderson School of Management (MBA, Finance); Indiana University Bloomington (Bachelor of Science, Kinesiology).
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Also attended UCLA Anderson School of Management419
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Also attended Indiana University Bloomington357
Tianen LiangTax Controller at Felicis VenturesDavid KraneCEO & Managing Partner at GV (Google Ventures)Logan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTechJay JohnsonBoard Member at CincyTechEric TobiasInvestor at High AlphaTony ConradInvestor at True Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Workday79
Mike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesMike ArpaiaComputer scientist working on machine learning and data infrastructureShashank SaxenaInvestor at Sierra VenturesMarisa WarrenFounder & Managing Partner at ALIAVIA Ventures
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Also worked at Replicon3
Also worked at Cornerstone OnDemand35
Kevin SchultzEntrepreneur in Residence at Storm VenturesJason CorselloFounder & General Partner at Acadian Ventures Management, LlcAnupam BanerjeeInvestor at Vector CapitalRob WardCo-Founder and Partner at Meritech Capital PartnersBénédicte de Raphélis SoissanFounder and General Partner at EmblemGuillaume DuraoFounder and General Partner at Emblem
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Also worked at Ariba, Inc.46
Kevin SchultzEntrepreneur in Residence at Storm VenturesDrew HarmanVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalMiriam RiveraCofounder, Managing Director at Ulu VenturesMike PattersonEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation SpacePaul MelchiorreOperating Partner at StripesBrian FrankPartner at Permanent Capital Ventures
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