Sue Barsamian
InvestorInvestor at Ballistic Ventures · Board director at Box
Park City, Utah, United States
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About
Sue Barsamian serves as Lead Independent Director at Gen Digital and holds board positions at Box, Five9, Gainsight, and Xactly, with prior board service at companies including Segment, Auth0, and Onfido. She spent a decade at Hewlett Packard in senior executive roles, including General Manager of Cybersecurity Products and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer for HPE Software, along with earlier positions at Mercury Interactive, Critical Path, and Verity. Barsamian holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Kansas State University and has completed postgraduate work at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich.
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Experience
- Gen™Lead Independent Directorcurrent2019 — present
- BoxBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
- Five9Board Membercurrent2021 — present
- GainsightBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
- Xactly CorpBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
- MINDAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
- Ballistic VenturesAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
- PangeaFormer Board Member2022 — 2025
- OnfidoFormer Board Member2021 — 2024
- Auth0Former Board Member2020 — 2021
- SegmentFormer Board Member2020San Francisco Bay Area
- SymantecFormer Board Member2019
- Hewlett Packard EnterpriseChief Sales and Marketing Officer, HPE Software2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Hewlett Packard EnterpriseSVP & General Manager, Enterprise Cybersecurity Products2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- HPSenior Vice President, Worldwide Indirect Sales, Enterprise Group2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- HPSenior Vice President, Global Sales & Operations, Enterprise Group2011 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- HPSVP & General Manager, Technology Services2010 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
- HPVice President, Business Operations & Strategy2007 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
- Mercury Interactive (acquired by HP)Vice President, Global Go-to-Market2001 — 2006San Francisco Bay Area
- Critical PathSenior Vice President, Marketing1998 — 2001San Francisco Bay Area
- Starpoint Software Inc. (Acquired by AdForce)Vice President Of Marketing And Business Development1997 — 1998Mountain View, CA
- Verity, Inc. (acquired by Autonomy)Vice President Marketing and Business Development1988 — 1996London and SF Bay Area
- Sytek, Inc. (acquired by Hughes Network Systems)Director EMEA Sales1983 — 1988San Francisco Bay Area
- AT&TManagement Development Program1981 — 1982Kansas City Metropolitan Area
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sue Barsamian?
- Sue Barsamian serves as Lead Independent Director at Gen Digital and holds board positions at Box, Five9, Gainsight, and Xactly, with prior board service at companies including Segment, Auth0, and Onfido. She spent a decade at Hewlett Packard in senior executive roles, including General Manager of Cybersecurity Products and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer for HPE Software, along with earlier positions at Mercury Interactive, Critical Path, and Verity. Barsamian holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Kansas State University and has completed postgraduate work at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich.
- Where does Sue Barsamian work?
- Sue Barsamian is at Ballistic Ventures and Board director at Box.
- Where did Sue Barsamian go to school?
- Sue Barsamian studied at ETH Zürich (Post Graduate Studies, Electrical and Electronics Engineering); Kansas State University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering).
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