About
Tom Eggemeier is CEO and a member of the board at Zendesk. He has approximately 25 years of experience in the technology industry as an operator and investor. He was raised in Dayton, Ohio.
Chief Executive Officer at Zendesk
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Zendesk's investors · 17
BenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $30M checks · since 2009Bright Pixel CapitalLisbonCRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checksFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksGeek VenturesNew York · $200K – $800K checksGoldman SachsNew York · since 2012Golub GrowthChicagoIndex VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2012IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checksMatrixSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksNotable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checksPoint NineBerlin · $1M – $10M checksQuest VenturesSingapore · $50K – $10M checksRedpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checks · since 2012Runa CapitalSofia · $500K – $5M checksTensility Venture PartnersChicagoWonder VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $1.5M checks
Co-founders at Zendesk
Experience
- ZendeskCEO and Member of the Boardcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- G2Board Membercurrent2021 — presentGreater Chicago Area
- MimecastBoard Observer and Former Board Membercurrent2022 — presentGreater Boston
- SeismicBoard Observer and Former Board Member2020 — 2023San Diego, California, United States
- AxiomBoard Observer and Former Board Member2019 — 2023New York City Metropolitan Area
- PermiraPartner2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Curriculum AssociatesBoard Observer2020 — 2022Greater Boston
- InformaticaBoard Member2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- The Knot WorldwideBoard Member2019 — 2020Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- GenesysPresident2015 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- GenesysExecutive Vice President of Sales, Services, and Support; Executive Vice President Global Sales2012 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Alcatel-LucentSVP Global Enterprise Sales; SVP/GM EMEA Enterprise; SVP, Western Europe; VP Europe & North2007 — 2011Paris, France (& briefly San Francisco Bay Area)
- Alcatel-LucentSenior Vice President and General Manager, Wireless Transmission Division2006 — 2007Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
- Alcatel-LucentVice President and GM, NA Voice Busines; VP NA Channels; VP NA CSBU Sales; VP NA Enterprise Channels2002 — 2006Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
EMEA50B2B99Software Sales16Social Media38Private Equity12Unified Communications99Emerging Markets22Expatriate Management14Contact Center7Mobile Solutions6Data Network61Cloud Computing99
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tom Eggemeier?
- Tom Eggemeier is CEO and a member of the board at Zendesk. He has approximately 25 years of experience in the technology industry as an operator and investor. He was raised in Dayton, Ohio.
- Where does Tom Eggemeier work?
- Tom Eggemeier is Chief Executive Officer at Zendesk.
- Where did Tom Eggemeier go to school?
- Tom Eggemeier studied at University of Chicago Law School (J.D., Law); University of Dayton (B.A., History); Kettering Fairmont High School.
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Also attended University of Chicago Law School37
David SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarAbigail JohnsonPartner, Chief Operating Officer at Sapphire VenturesAmanda BuschGeneral Counsel at Mucker CapitalMike GomezInvestor at CapitalGKarl WachterGeneral Counsel, Partner at Magnetar AI VenturesDavid LevinsonManaging Director & Chief Operating Officer at PEARL ENERGY INVESTMENTS
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Also attended University of Dayton37
Liz Todia ZamboryPrincipal at Mutual Capital PartnersKelby PriceManaging Partner at Keyhorse CapitalTodd FowlerDirector at Autotech VenturesKim GordonBusiness Development Executive at Five Elms CapitalThomas BremnerPartner, Growth Equity at Adams Street PartnersMark DeSantisAdvisor at Cybernetix Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at G214
Sydney SloanChief Marketing Officer at Scale Venture PartnersAlex LimInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Jules MaltzInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Vatsal SinghInvestment Analyst at Titan CapitalJason GreenFounder and General Partner (Emeritus) at Emergence Capital PartnersAdam KoopersmithManaging Partner at Pritzker Group Venture Capital
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Also worked at Seismic8
Suken VakilPartner at JMI EquityPete SolvikManaging Director at Jackson Square VenturesArvind AyyalaPartner at Geodesic CapitalJohn BoucherOperating Partner at Stage 2 CapitalAlex CrissesManaging Director at General AtlanticAl BsharahManaging Partner at Interlock Capital
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Also worked at Axiom11
Maggie AdamsLegal Counsel, ATEL Capital Group at ATEL VenturesAndrea BogarinInvestor at Ulu VenturesMolly FowlerGeneral Partner at Dorm RoomLiying Iris WangHead of AI at Red Dot Capital PartnersTyler ChristieTechnology entrepreneur in London, United KingdomSquire ServanceFounder and Managing Partner at Syridex Bio
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