Where does Rod Favaron work?

Rod Favaron is Operating Partner at Elsewhere Partners.

What boards does Rod Favaron sit on?

Rod Favaron holds tracked board seats at TalentGuard Holdings.

Where did Rod Favaron go to school?

Rod Favaron studied at The University of Dallas (MBA, Management, Marketing); Louisiana State University (BS, Industrial Engineering).

Rod Favaron

Investor

Operating Partner at Elsewhere Partners

Austin, Texas, United States

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616 people in our graph share verified history with Rod — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Andy PalmerunlockedRod: together at pcOrder.com (1998)

×2Rod: together at pcOrder.com

×2Rod: together at Foresite

×3Rod: together at Portnox

Experience

UndoBoard Chaircurrent2026 — present
BackBoxBoard Chaircurrent2026 — present
AppSignalBoard Chaircurrent2025 — present
DeskproBoard Chaircurrent2024 — present
PortnoxBoard Chaircurrent2023 — present
Foresite Cybersecurity & ComplianceBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
Elsewhere PartnersOperating Partnercurrent2023 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
Vyopta - acquired by HP, IncBoard Member2019 — 2024Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
Upland SoftwarePresident2020 — 2022Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
Upland SoftwareBoard Member2015 — 2020Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
Bypass POS - Acquired by FiServBoard Member2013 — 2019Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
Spredfast - acquired by Vista Equity PartnersChairman and CEO2011 — 2018Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
IBMCEO, Lombardi (acquired by IBM)2010
Lombardi Software (Acquired by IBM)CEO2002 — 2010
MediapriseCEO2001 — 2002
pcOrder.comSVP Sales and Business Development1998 — 2001
Mentor GraphicsGeneral Manager, IC Tools Business Unit1992 — 1997
Texas InstrumentsMfg Engineer, Semiconductor marketing1987 — 1992

Skills & more

Start-ups68SaaS57Enterprise Software42Cloud Computing16Digital Strategy5Salesforce.com4Strategic Partnerships56Leadership47Customer Engagement3Product Management15Sales Operations1Sales13

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Sales ManagementMergers & AcquisitionsBusiness DevelopmentExecutive CoachingStrategic LeadershipCRMBoard of DirectorsStrategy

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Deals · 1

TalentGuard HoldingsBoard seat

via Elsewhere Partners · filed Aug 2019 · $4.1M raise

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Colleagues at Elsewhere Partners

Alex Davern

Operating Advisor at Elsewhere Partners

April Downing

Operating Advisor at Elsewhere Partners

Ben Pfeffer

Investor at Elsewhere Partners

Bill Bock

Operating Advisor at Elsewhere Partners

Cam McMartin

Operating Advisor at Elsewhere Partners

Chad Savoy

Operating Advisor at Camber Partners

Chris Finch

Investor at Elsewhere Partners

Chris Pacitti

Founder and Partner at Elsewhere Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Rod Favaron?: Operating Partner at Elsewhere Partners
Where does Rod Favaron work?: Rod Favaron is Operating Partner at Elsewhere Partners.
What boards does Rod Favaron sit on?: Rod Favaron holds tracked board seats at TalentGuard Holdings.
Where did Rod Favaron go to school?: Rod Favaron studied at The University of Dallas (MBA, Management, Marketing); Louisiana State University (BS, Industrial Engineering).

Founder mafias

Louisiana State University mafia44

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Bill MastinBAFounded Cadienttalent +1 John CaseyBSBEFounded Inari Nuha HashemDoctor of Philosophy - PhD (Dropped out)Founded Cozmo AI Adrian ZieglerEntrepreneurship & EngineeringFounded CloudCruise John MorelloBSFounded Minimus Hans MeloBachelor's DegreeFounded Menten AI

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Elsewhere Partners mafia12

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Don WilliamsOperating AdvisorFounded Foresite +1 Steve SemelsbergerOperating AdvisorFounded YouEarnedIt +1 Rita SelvaggiOperating PartnerFounded ActivTrak Michele PerryOperating PartnerFounded Relatient Harrison YeagerOperating ExecutiveFounded StopLight Denny LeCompteOperating AdvisorFounded Portnox

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The University of Dallas mafia6

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jake MaloneFounded Pointhound Kathleen GriggsBSFounded Databuoy Wallace SeabornMastersFounded Integrated Biometrics Youssef YaghmourMBAFounded BluLogix Carlos RodriguezMasters in Business AdministrationFounded Humanate

Foresite mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Rita SelvaggiBoard MemberFounded ActivTrak Don WilliamsChief Technology OfficerFounded MayaData Shelley PerryMember of Board of DirectorsFounded Bynder

AppSignal mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Denny LeCompteBoard MemberFounded Portnox Heidi FarrisBoard DirectorFounded ActivTrak

Same school

Also attended The University of Dallas28

Mohan MenonManaging Director at Richmond Global Ventures Warren AndresIndustry Advisor at ICI Patrick BerryPartner at Flyover Capital Catherine BrecountAssociate at Teamworthy Ventures Jamie KuntzAssociate, Partnership Development at Frist Cressey Ventures Tom HalboutyVenture Partner, Industrials at Builders VC

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Also attended Louisiana State University121

William P. CrowellInvestor at Alsop Louie Partners MarkInvestor at Yu Galaxy John CaseyCEO, Ormoni & Venture Partner at Pillar VC Qiang XuPartner at Decheng Capital Sara KangaspeskaInvestment Director, Innovestor Life Science at Innovestor Ventures Talmadge SingerManaging Director at Advantage Capital Partners

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Shared employers

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Also worked at Lombardi Software (Acquired by IBM)3

Chip DavisManaging Partner at Houston Ventures Jim RuddenOperating Advisor at Elsewhere Partners Jay HarryExecutive Officer at Spredfast

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Experience

Skills & more

Deals · 1

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Colleagues at Elsewhere Partners

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

Louisiana State University mafia44

Elsewhere Partners mafia12

The University of Dallas mafia6

Foresite mafia4

AppSignal mafia3

Same school

Also attended The University of Dallas28

Also attended Louisiana State University121

Shared employers

Also worked at BackBox6

Also worked at Deskpro4

Also worked at IBM1,538

Also worked at Lombardi Software (Acquired by IBM)3