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Deidre Paknad

Founder

CEO and Co-founder at WorkBoard

Palo Alto, California, United States

FoundedWorkBoard

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Jeff RichardsunlockedDeidre: together at WorkBoard (2019–2026)
×10Deidre: together at University of California, Santa Cruz
Deidre: together at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles

About

Deidre Paknad is CEO and Co-Founder of WorkBoard Inc., where she also serves on the Board of Directors. She has founded and led three companies and previously held an executive role at IBM, and she holds over a dozen patents with two inductions into the Smithsonian Institution for innovation. Paknad has been featured in books on entrepreneurship and is a guest lecturer at the graduate schools of Stanford, Berkeley, and Carnegie Mellon.

CEO and Co-founder at WorkBoard

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WorkBoard's investors · 7

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksFloodgateMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checksM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Seattle · $100K – $10M checksNotable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checksRock Creek CapitalNorth Salt Lake · $1M – $25M checksSoftBank Vision FundLondonWorkday VenturesSan Francisco

Co-founders at WorkBoard

DPDaryoush Paknad
Daryoush PaknadCTO and Co-founder

Experience

  1. WorkBoardCEO and Co-Foundercurrent2014 — presentRedwood City, CA
  2. Results FoundryFoundercurrent2018 — presentSilicon Valley, California, United States
  3. IBMVice President, Information Lifecycle Governance Solution business2011 — 2014
  4. PSS Systems (acquired by IBM in 2010)CEO2003 — 2010Mountain View
  5. Certus SoftwareVice President of Marketing & Business Development2002 — 2003
  6. CoVia Technologies (formerly Glyphica)Founder, President & CEO1996 — 2000

Skills & more

Strategy99Leadership99Team Leadership17Litigation Support16Governance62Enterprise Software99Start-ups68SaaS99Cloud Computing46Enterprise Content Management27Professional Services98Solution Selling34
+12 moreStrategic PartnershipsSales EnablementBusiness DevelopmentProduct ManagementRecords ManagementSalesforce.comProduct MarketingLead GenerationSecurityMessagingGo-to-market StrategySoftware as a Service (SaaS)

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Who is Deidre Paknad?
Deidre Paknad is CEO and Co-Founder of WorkBoard Inc., where she also serves on the Board of Directors. She has founded and led three companies and previously held an executive role at IBM, and she holds over a dozen patents with two inductions into the Smithsonian Institution for innovation. Paknad has been featured in books on entrepreneurship and is a guest lecturer at the graduate schools of Stanford, Berkeley, and Carnegie Mellon.
Where does Deidre Paknad work?
Deidre Paknad is CEO and Co-founder of WorkBoard.
What companies did Deidre Paknad found?
Deidre Paknad founded WorkBoard.
Where did Deidre Paknad go to school?
Deidre Paknad studied at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles; University of California, Santa Cruz (B.A., Politics).

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