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Yasmin Zarabi

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Chief Operating Officer at Sierra Ventures

San Mateo, CA

About

Yasmin Zarabi joined Sierra Ventures as COO in 2025, bringing 25 years of executive experience across private and public technology companies including Gracenote, Hearsay Systems, Parasable, Versata, and TIBCO. She specializes in M&A, corporate governance, intellectual property, and complex commercial transactions.

Experience

  1. SIERRA VenturesChief Operating Officercurrent2025 β€” presentSan Mateo, California, United States
  2. PracticeTekSVP, General Counsel2025
  3. Parsable, Inc. (a CAI Software company)SVP, Legal, People & ESG2020 β€” 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  4. EnteloSVP, Business and Corporate Development2017 β€” 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Hearsay SystemsVP, legal & Compliance2012 β€” 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  6. TIBCO SoftwareSenior Corporate Counsel2011 β€” 2012Palo Alto, Ca
  7. Gracenote, IncAssociate General Counsel2006 β€” 2011
  8. Solo PracticeCorporate Counsel Services2005 β€” 2006
  9. Versata, IncGeneral Counsel1999 β€” 2005
  10. Wilson SonsiniContract Attorney1999
  11. Law Offices of Palmer RiedelAssociate1998 β€” 1999

Education

  1. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthExecutive Education for Sustainability Leadership2023
  2. Golden Gate University, School of LawJ.D., International Law1995 β€” 1998
  3. University of California, BerkeleyB.A, English

Skills & more

SaaS36Enterprise Software9Software as a Service (SaaS)5Creative Problem SolvingLeadershipStrategymerger & acquistionsInternational LawEntertainment IndustryLegal ComplianceGeneral Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)Privacy Compliance
+12 moreESGLicensingIntellectual PropertyCorporate LawCorporate GovernanceSoftware LicensingStart-upsTrademarksPrivacy LawContract NegotiationStrategic PartnershipsDue Diligence

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