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Fawad Zakariya

Investor

Partnerships at One Peak

Palo Alto, California, United States

About

Fawad Zakariya is an investor, advisor, and operator at Cherry Oaks Advisors LLC, with a go-to-market background at software companies including SAP, Ping Identity, and Neo4j. He also serves as a strategic and operating advisor at One Peak, a growth equity fund, along with several software companies. His areas of focus include go-to-market and growth execution, strategic partnerships and channels, product-led growth, and acquisitions and exits, across domains such as data infrastructure, data intelligence and analytics, cybersecurity, and enterprise SaaS.

Experience

  1. Cherry Oaks Advisors LLCInvestor, Advisor & Operatorcurrent2022 β€” presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  2. Neo4jSenior Vice President, Self-Serve Growth, Corporate & Business Development2017 β€” 2022San Mateo, California
  3. Ping IdentityVice President, Corporate & Business Development2015 β€” 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  4. TalentCove, Inc.Co-Founder & CEO2013 β€” 2015Palo Alto, CA
  5. SAPVice President, Global Business Development, Partnering & Channel Sales2007 β€” 2013Palo Alto, CA
  6. SAPM&A and Corporate Strategy, Office of the CEO2005 β€” 2007Palo Alto, CA
  7. Advent InternationalInvestment Principal, Private Equity1999 β€” 2004Greater Boston
  8. McKinsey & CompanyStrategy Consultant1998

Education

  1. The Wharton SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Entrepreneurship
  2. Haverford CollegeBA, Economics

Skills & more

Strategy29Management12Leadership6Start-ups99Strategic Partnerships76Business Strategy48Cloud Computing40Business Development36Entrepreneurship30Mergers & Acquisitions16Venture Capital13Corporate Development13
+12 moreBig DataAnalyticsExecutive ManagementMobile ApplicationsChannel SalesMobile DevicesGo-to-market StrategyCloud ApplicationsBusiness IntelligencePartner DevelopmentProduct ManagementSaaS

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Who is Fawad Zakariya?
Fawad Zakariya is an investor, advisor, and operator at Cherry Oaks Advisors LLC, with a go-to-market background at software companies including SAP, Ping Identity, and Neo4j. He also serves as a strategic and operating advisor at One Peak, a growth equity fund, along with several software companies. His areas of focus include go-to-market and growth execution, strategic partnerships and channels, product-led growth, and acquisitions and exits, across domains such as data infrastructure, data intelligence and analytics, cybersecurity, and enterprise SaaS.
Where does Fawad Zakariya work?
Fawad Zakariya is Partnerships at One Peak.
Where did Fawad Zakariya go to school?
Fawad Zakariya studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Entrepreneurship); Haverford College (BA, Economics).

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