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.
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
Education
- ETH ZürichPost Graduate Studies, Electrical and Electronics Engineering1982 — 1983
- Kansas State UniversityBachelor of Science (BS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering1977 — 1981
Colleagues at Ballistic Ventures
Adrian Mallinger
Operations & Administration at Ballistic Ventures
Agnes So
Chief Financial Officer at Ballistic Ventures
Andy Johnson
Investor at Ballistic Ventures
Barmak Meftah
General Partner at Ballistic Ventures
Bonnie Komar
Controller at Ballistic Ventures
Caroline Salas
Investor at Ballistic Ventures
Chris Inglis
Investor at Ballistic Ventures
David Hahn
CISO Operating Partner at Ballistic Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Sue Barsamian work?
- Sue Barsamian is at Ballistic Ventures.
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