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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
- Cherry Oaks Advisors LLCInvestor, Advisor & Operatorcurrent2022 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Neo4jSenior Vice President, Self-Serve Growth, Corporate & Business Development2017 — 2022San Mateo, California
- Ping IdentityVice President, Corporate & Business Development2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- TalentCove, Inc.Co-Founder & CEO2013 — 2015Palo Alto, CA
- SAPVice President, Global Business Development, Partnering & Channel Sales2007 — 2013Palo Alto, CA
- SAPM&A and Corporate Strategy, Office of the CEO2005 — 2007Palo Alto, CA
- Advent InternationalInvestment Principal, Private Equity1999 — 2004Greater Boston
- McKinsey & CompanyStrategy Consultant1998
Skills & more
Strategy29Management12Leadership6Start-ups99Strategic Partnerships76Business Strategy48Cloud Computing40Business Development36Entrepreneurship30Mergers & Acquisitions16Venture Capital13Corporate Development13
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Big DataAnalyticsExecutive ManagementMobile ApplicationsChannel SalesMobile DevicesGo-to-market StrategyCloud ApplicationsBusiness IntelligencePartner DevelopmentProduct ManagementSaaSFrom Fawad's professional profile.
Colleagues at One Peak
Ajay Patel
Board Member at One Peak
Alexandra Steele
Executive Assistant at One Peak
Ali Kokaz
Head of Data and AI at One Peak
Beth Tulley
Senior Legal Counsel at One Peak
Cara Godsil
Financial Controller at One Peak
Christoph Mayer
Partner at One Peak
Daniel Ronen
Vice President at One Peak
David Klein
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at One Peak
Frequently asked questions
- 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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Shared employers
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