About
Ken Kim is Senior Vice President of Business Development at Kong Inc. He has founded or held executive positions at multiple software companies with successful exits, including Cloud.com (acquired by Citrix in 2011), Vontu (acquired by Symantec in 2007), and Kana (IPO in 1999). His background spans sales, business development, and services leadership in enterprise software, cloud management, and open source platforms.
Experience
- Kong Inc.Senior Vice President – Business Developmentcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Kong Inc.Vice President – Business Operations2017 — 2022San Francisco, CA
- Kong Inc.Advisor2016San Francisco, CA
- Kong JapanBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- TwelveLabsAdvisor and Board Observercurrent2023 — present
- Asia2G CapitalGeneral Partner and Co-Foundercurrent2022 — present
- Soliton Cyber & Analytics, Inc.Advisory Board Member2016Long Beach, CA
- CitrixSenior Director – Workspace Strategic Alliances and Business Development2013 — 2016Santa Clara, CA
- CitrixSenior Director – Cloud Platform Sales, Americas2012Santa Clara, CA
- CitrixSenior Director – Cloud Platform Sales, APAC and Japan2011 — 2012Santa Clara, CA
- Cloud.com (Citrix)Vice President – Sales and Business Development, APAC and Japan2011Cupertino, CA
- SymantecSenior Director – Mergers & Acquisition, Integration Management Office2009 — 2011Mountain View, CA
- SymantecSenior Director – International Sales, Data Loss Prevention2007 — 2009San Francisco and Cupertino, CA
- Vontu (Symantec)Vice President – International Sales and Worldwide Pre- and Post-sales2003 — 2007San Francisco, CA
- E2openVice President – Asia Business Development2001 — 2003Redwood Shores, CA
- Kana CommunicationsVice President – Consulting Services1999 — 2001Redwood City, CA
- Kana CommunicationsVice President – Professional Services1998 — 1999San Mateo, CA
- AccentureSenior Mananger1988 — 1998San Francisco, Palo Alto, 2 years in Seoul
Education
- Stanford UniversityMaster’s Degree, Manufacturing Systems Engineering
- Stanford UniversityBachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering
Skills & more
Cloud Computing71Start-ups62SaaS40Enterprise Software37Business Alliances27Business Development23Go-to-market Strategy13Leadership12Management14Sales Management3Sales5Pre-sales6
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International SalesProfessional ServicesProduct ManagementDLPCross-functional Team LeadershipConsultingSales EnablementSecurityVontuDistributed SystemsE-commerceIntegrationLanguages English · Japanese · Korean
- Certified Strategic Alliance Professional (CSAP) — Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals
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Same school
Also attended Stanford University1,578
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Kong Inc.7
Mike VolpiInvestor at Index VenturesAnders RanumPartner at Sapphire VenturesJason BrookePrincipal at Sapphire VenturesGlenn SolomonInvestor at GGV CapitalOren YungerInvestor at GGV CapitalDror BermanFounding Partner at Innovation Endeavors
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Also worked at Asia2G Capital4
Also worked at Citrix42
Mike VolpiInvestor at Index VenturesAsheem ChandnaInvestor at Greylock PartnersParthaAdvisor at NewBuild.VCTommy AhlersFormer Danish Science Minister at Giant Ventures Global LlpWoody MarshallGeneral Partner at TCVMick HollisonInvestor at EPIC VENTURES
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Also worked at Symantec70
AyshaAdvisor at Clear VenturesSteve SinghManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupSaket SrivastavaInvestor at Foundation CapitalGeyer JonesFormer Chief Strategy Officer at RSA Security at Scale Venture PartnersDoug NealManaging Director at eLab VenturesTed SchleinGeneral Partner at Ballistic Ventures
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