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Russell Banzon

Chief Marketing Officer at Cresta

San Francisco Bay Area

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Russell Banzon is Chief Marketing Officer at Cresta, an AI platform for customer experience. He previously served as VP of Marketing at Gong, where he helped grow the company from seven figures to nine figures in ARR and supported its international expansion and shift to a multi-product platform. Banzon began his career at Morgan Stanley after graduating magna cum laude from the University of San Francisco with a major in Financial Economics.

Chief Marketing Officer at Cresta

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Cresta's investors · 17

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2024Ballistic VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2024Brilliant Phoenix CapitalVancouver · since 2024Comcast VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checks · since 2024Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2024LG Technology VenturesSanta Clara · since 2024Porsche VenturesLuxembourg · since 2024Qualcomm VenturesSan Diego · $5M checks · since 2024Roosh VenturesKiev · since 2024SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Palo Alto · since 2024Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2024Tech Square VenturesAtlanta · $500K – $3M checksTiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2024Vivi Nevosince 2024Workday VenturesSan Francisco · since 2024World Innovation LabPalo Alto · since 2024World Innovation Lab (WiL)Palo Alto · $5M – $30M checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Cresta

STSebastian Thrun
Sebastian ThrunCo-founder
TSTim Shi
Tim ShiCo-Founder
ZEZayd Enam
Zayd EnamCo-founder
AEAndre Esteva
Andre EstevaCo-Founder
SHShan Huang
Shan HuangCo-Founder

Experience

  1. CrestaChief Marketing Officercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Various CompaniesStrategic Advisorcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. The CompanyCo-Ownercurrent2012 — presentDaly City, CA
  4. GongVice President, Marketing2022 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  5. GongSr. Director, Marketing2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  6. GongDirector, Demand Generation2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  7. GongDirector, Demand Generation & Sales Development (Interim)2019San Francisco Bay Area
  8. TalkdeskSr. Manager, Demand Generation | Head of Demand Gen2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  9. InklingDemand Generation Manager, Digital Marketing2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  10. CongaMarketing Specialist2014 — 2016San Francisco
  11. Morgan StanleyWealth Management2014San Francisco, CA
  12. University of San FranciscoCommunity Assistant2012 — 2014San Francisco, CA
  13. University of San FranciscoStudent Notetaker2012 — 2014San Francisco, CA
  14. Math EnrichmentTeacher's Assistant2012San Jose, CA

Skills & more

Social Media57Marketing29Social Media Marketing15Digital Marketing3Research35Customer Service28Fundraising17Business Development12Social Networking11Hip-Hop Dance8Econometrics7Marketing Strategy9
+12 moreProject ManagementData AnalysisSalesAdvertisingProgram ManagementEvent PlanningBudgetsEconomic ModelingCresta Virtual AgentCresta InsightsCresta DirectorCresta Agent Assist

Languages English · Spanish · Tagalog

  • Advocate Marketing Certification — Influitive

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Who is Russell Banzon?
Russell Banzon is Chief Marketing Officer at Cresta, an AI platform for customer experience. He previously served as VP of Marketing at Gong, where he helped grow the company from seven figures to nine figures in ARR and supported its international expansion and shift to a multi-product platform. Banzon began his career at Morgan Stanley after graduating magna cum laude from the University of San Francisco with a major in Financial Economics.
Where does Russell Banzon work?
Russell Banzon is Chief Marketing Officer at Cresta.
Where did Russell Banzon go to school?
Russell Banzon studied at University of San Francisco (Bachelor's Degree, Economics in Financial Concentration); University of San Francisco School of Management (Executive Education, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); Westlake School for the Performing Arts (Dance).

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