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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
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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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