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 at WorkBoard
Intro paths
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WorkBoard's investors Β· 7
Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park Β· $500K β $50M checksFloodgateMenlo Park Β· $500K β $5M checksM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Seattle Β· $100K β $10M checksNotable CapitalSilicon Valley Β· $5M β $50M checksRock Creek CapitalNorth Salt Lake Β· $1M β $25M checksSoftBank Vision FundLondonWorkday VenturesSan Francisco
Co-founders at WorkBoard
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Daryoush PaknadCo-founder
Experience
- WorkBoardCEO and Co-Foundercurrent2014 β presentRedwood City, CA
- Results FoundryFoundercurrent2018 β presentSilicon Valley, California, United States
- IBMVice President, Information Lifecycle Governance Solution business2011 β 2014
- PSS Systems (acquired by IBM in 2010)CEO2003 β 2010Mountain View
- Certus SoftwareVice President of Marketing & Business Development2002 β 2003
- CoVia Technologies (formerly Glyphica)Founder, President & CEO1996 β 2000
Skills & more
Strategy99Leadership99Team Leadership17Litigation Support16Governance62Enterprise Software99Start-ups68SaaS99Cloud Computing46Enterprise Content Management27Professional Services98Solution Selling34
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Strategic PartnershipsSales EnablementBusiness DevelopmentProduct ManagementRecords ManagementSalesforce.comProduct MarketingLead GenerationSecurityMessagingGo-to-market StrategySoftware as a Service (SaaS)From Deidre's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- 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 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).
Same school
Also attended Loyola Law School, Los Angeles11
Leslie StolperInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Mario KarrasCo-Founder & CEO, Γsta; Investment Associate, InVitro Capital at InVitro CapitalShamin (Rostami) WalshManaging Director at BAM VenturesLorenzo EsparzaChief Executive Officer & Founding Principal at Manhattan WestReza JahangiriInvestor at FalconX Credit / Pareto VaultAnurag ChandraOperating Partner at Kilonova Capital
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Also attended University of California, Santa Cruz103
Daniela AmodeiCo-founder & President of AnthropicNeha JewalikarDirector of Communications at Scale Venture PartnersChristine SamsAssistant Controller at Crosslink CapitalAnne FoorInvestor at Khosla VenturesNoor NijjerHead of Investor Relations at Sierra VenturesJohn BurkeCo-Founder, Managing Partner at PROOF
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Shared employers
Also worked at WorkBoard6
Jeff RichardsInvestor at GGV CapitalJay ZhaoPartner at Leonis CapitalPriya SaiprasadInvestment Advisory Council at Neythri Futures FundNagraj KashyapGeneral Partner at Touring CapitalTero CollinHead of Fund Operations and Strategy at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Tiffany LuckPartner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Also worked at IBM902
Bhavish AggarwalCo-founder & CEO of Ola and Ola ElectricBrian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEO of CoinbaseOlivier PomelCo-founder & CEO of DatadogAlexis Le-QuocCo-founder & CTO of DatadogKen ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystRoger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista Capital
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