About
Advisor since 2018 focused on enterprise SaaS go-to-market strategy and scale; former Salesforce EVP and former Helpshift CEO, recognized among top SaaS CEOs.
Experience
- EquilarMember Board Of Directorscurrent2020 β presentRedwood City, California, United States
- PAR TechnologyMember of the Board of Directorscurrent2023 β present
- Katalyst VenturesOperating Advisor2022 β 2025
- VerintMember Board Of Directors2021 β 2025
- ChannelAdvisorMember Board Of Directors2021 β 2022
- HelpshiftCEO2017 β 2020San Francisco, California
- OptimizelyChief Revenue and Customer Officer2016 β 2017San Francisco
- DemandwareBoard Member2016Boston
- SalesforceEVP, Sales Cloud2012 β 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- SalesforceSVP, Sales Strategy and Productivity2006 β 2012
- RivermineVP of Sales2004 β 2006Fairfax, VA
- Siebel SystemsVP Sales UAN2002 β 2004
- Siebel SystemsVP Sales Engineering1996 β 2002San Mateo, CA
Education
- James Madison UniversityMBA1989 β 1991
- James Madison UniversityBachlor of Business Administration, CIS and Economics1982 β 1986
Skills & more
Cloud Computing99Marketing Strategy29Solution Selling42Strategy99Sales Engineering11PaaS48Sales Operations88Sales70Marketing Automation7Enterprise Software58CRM34New Business Development5
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Business DevelopmentSalesforce.comSaaSStrategic SalesSellingDemand GenerationMobile ApplicationsStart-upsLeadershipProfessional ServicesAnalyticsStrategic PartnershipsFrom Linda's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended James Madison University37
Margot AsmuthExecutive Assistant at RevolutionTom MartinVice President of Finance & Accounting at RevolutionTige SavageCo-founder at RevolutionKevin GasquePartner & Chief Operating Officer at GreycroftWill CoffieldCo-founder and General Partner at Riot VenturesRick KushelManaging Partner at FINTOP Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at PAR Technology3
Also worked at Katalyst Ventures5
Also worked at ChannelAdvisor3
Also worked at Optimizely22
Peter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkPete KoomenGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorEd BarrowCorporate Strategy, Market Mapping and M&A Expert at Notion CapitalErica Ruliffson SchultzPresident, Field Operations (former), Confluent at Operator CollectiveShreeganesh RamananInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalIlya FushmanPartner at KPCB
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Colleagues at Katalyst Ventures
Allen Chan
Fund Finance at Katalyst Ventures
Andrei Zmievski
Advisor at Katalyst Ventures
Bev Carleton
Advisor at Katalyst Ventures
Bill Campbell
Advisor at Katalyst Ventures
Dick Barker
Advisor at Katalyst Ventures
Dr. Andrew Shin
Advisor at Katalyst Ventures
Jeannine Sargent
Advisor at Colle Capital Partners
Luc Suryo
Advisor at Katalyst Ventures























