About
Joe Bergera is an Operating Advisor at ABS Capital with experience building large software platforms, transforming business models, and developing go-to-market strategies across vertical markets including the public sector. He was previously President & CEO of Iteris, Group Vice President at Roper, EVP & General Manager at Wolters Kluwer, and EVP & GM at Sage Software.
Invests in
Enterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaS
Experience
- ABS CapitalOperating Advisorcurrent2026 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ClearObjectBoard Membercurrent2026 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- UrbanSDKBoard Membercurrent2026 β presentJacksonville, FL
- Beep, Inc.Advisory Board Membercurrent2025 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Iteris, Inc.Senior Advisorcurrent2026 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Iteris, Inc.Chief Executive Officer2015 β 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- Roper Technologies, Inc.Group Vice President, Software2011 β 2015Phoenix, Arizona Area
- DAT Freight & AnalyticsPresident & CEO2014 β 2015Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
- iTradeNetwork, Inc.President & CEO2014 β 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- CCH Wolters KluwerExecutive Vice President & General Manager, Tax Solutions2011Greater Phoenix Area
- SageExecutive Vice President and General Manager2004 β 2011Greater Phoenix Area
- InfoVistaSVP, Worldwide Marketing2001 β 2004
- Astrolink (acquired by Liberty Media)Senior Vice President, Worldwide Marketing2001 β 2002
- MicroStrategyDirector, Vertical and Channel Marketing1999 β 2001
- American Management Systems (AMS)Principal1992 β 1999
Skills & more
SaaS90Cloud Computing42Product Management46Enterprise Software21Product Marketing32CRM63Strategic Partnerships17Strategic Planning27Solution Selling15Professional Services7Business Development24Start-ups10
+12 more
Lead GenerationBusiness StrategyNew Business DevelopmentGo-to-market StrategySalesforce.comExecutive ManagementCompetitive AnalysisDemand GenerationSoftware as a Service (SaaS)StrategyManagementLeadershipFrom Joe's professional profile.
Colleagues at ABS Capital Partners
Bion Ludwig
Venture Partner at ABS Capital Partners
Cal Wheaton
ABS Capital Partner at ABS Capital Partners
Candy (Runxian) Li
Executive Assistant at ABS Capital Partners
Carrie Zawistowski
VP of Portfolio Finance at Calibrate Ventures
Collin Llewellyn
Senior Associate at ABS Capital Partners
Darcy Antonellis
Operating Advisor at ABS Capital Partners
Greg Rable
Operating Advisor at ABS Capital Partners
Holly Schmidbauer
Fund Accountant at ABS Capital Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Joe Bergera?
- Joe Bergera is an Operating Advisor at ABS Capital with experience building large software platforms, transforming business models, and developing go-to-market strategies across vertical markets including the public sector. He was previously President & CEO of Iteris, Group Vice President at Roper, EVP & General Manager at Wolters Kluwer, and EVP & GM at Sage Software.
- Where does Joe Bergera work?
- Joe Bergera is Operating Advisor at ABS Capital Partners.
- What does Joe Bergera invest in?
- Joe Bergera invests in Enterprise Software, GovTech, SaaS.
- Where did Joe Bergera go to school?
- Joe Bergera studied at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (MBA, Business Strategy); Colby College (BA, Government).
Founder mafias
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business mafia84
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sean KendallFounded γγ΄γγΌγ―οΌAIRNA +2Sean HarperMBAFounded TransFS +2Russ JohannessonMBAFounded Glooko +1Jeffrey LiuMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Guavapass +1Mehul NariyawalaMBAFounded Matic Robots +1Matt MaloneyMaster of Business AdministrationFounded Grubhub +1
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Colby College mafia11
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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Same school
Also attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business577
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Also attended Colby College57
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Shared employers
Also worked at Beep, Inc.4
Also worked at Sage12
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Also worked at MicroStrategy19
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