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10 tech executives
These ten tech executives hold top leadership titles such as CEO, president or chief operating officer at technology companies. A reader can learn how a tech executive sets product and go-to-market priorities, builds a leadership team and runs a software business as it scales.
Professionals to explore
01—10Amit Zavery
LinkedInExperience: President, Chief Product Officer, and Chief Operating Officer · ServiceNow
President, Chief Product Officer, and Chief Operating Officer at ServiceNow since 2024. Former VP GM and Head of Platform, Google Cloud at Google (2019–2024) and Executive Vice President and Corporate Officer, Product Development at Oracle (2018–2019). The profile describes over three decades in enterprise software and cloud technology and says his focus at ServiceNow is advancing the platform's capabilities.
Anand Eswaran
LinkedInExperience: President and CEO · Veeam Software
President and CEO at Veeam Software since 2021. Former President and Chief Operating Officer at RingCentral (2020–2022), Corporate Vice President, Enterprise and Customer Experience at Microsoft (2015–2020) and Executive Vice President, SAP Global Services at SAP (2012–2015). The profile says that at Veeam he is accelerating the shift from defensive data protection to AI-driven intelligence.
Ayman Sayed
LinkedInExperience: President and CEO · BMC Software
President and CEO at BMC Software since 2019, and Board Member at Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) since 2025. Former President, Chief Product Officer at CA Technologies (2016–2019). The profile describes BMC Software as an automation company that provides solutions for automation and enterprise-scale AI.
David Donatelli
LinkedInExperience: Chief Executive Officer · Riverbed Technology
Chief Executive Officer at Riverbed Technology since 2023. Former Executive Vice President, Cloud Business Group at Oracle (2015–2020) and Executive Vice President, Enterprise Group at HP (2009–2014). The profile describes leadership experience at Oracle, Hewlett-Packard and EMC across sales, software and hardware engineering, corporate marketing and product management.
Eric Stine
LinkedInExperience: Chief Executive Officer · Sitecore
Chief Executive Officer at Sitecore since 2025. Former Chief Operating Officer at Sitecore (2024–2025), Chief Executive Officer at Elemica (2024), Chief Commercial Officer at Skillsoft (2022–2023) and Chief Revenue Officer at Skillsoft (2021–2022). The profile says Sitecore helps brands build digital experiences that drive loyalty and growth.
Linda Tong
LinkedInExperience: Chief Executive Officer · Webflow
Chief Executive Officer at Webflow since 2024. Former President & COO (2023–2024) and COO (2022–2024) at Webflow. The profile also lists her as Board Member at Hex since 2024 and Board Director at Prezi since 2022, and describes Webflow as a web platform with design, CMS and hosting built in.
Matt Cain
LinkedInExperience: Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer · Couchbase
Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer at Couchbase since 2017. Former President, Worldwide Field Operations (2016) and Executive Vice President, Chief Product Officer (2014–2016) at Veritas Technologies LLC, and Senior Vice President, General Manager at Symantec (2013–2014). The profile describes Couchbase's Capella cloud database platform for modern applications.
Mihir Shukla
LinkedInExperience: Co-Founder, CEO and Chairman · Automation Anywhere
Co-Founder, CEO and Chairman at Automation Anywhere since 2003, and Partner & ICT Governor at the World Economic Forum since 2022. The profile describes Automation Anywhere's agentic process automation and AI solutions for the enterprise and notes that he is the author of the book The Five-Year Century.
Nitesh Banga
LinkedInExperience: Chief Executive Officer · Virtusa
Chief Executive Officer at Virtusa since 2025. Former Chief Executive Officer, Digital Engineering Business Unit at Hitachi (2024–2025), President and CEO at GlobalLogic (2022–2025), Chief Operating Officer at GlobalLogic (2018–2022) and SVP, Products and Platforms at Infosys (2016–2018).
Sassine Ghazi
LinkedInExperience: President and Chief Executive Officer · Synopsys Inc
President and Chief Executive Officer at Synopsys Inc since 2024. Former President and Chief Operating Officer (2021–2024), Chief Operating Officer (2020–2024) and General Manager of Design Group (2019–2020) at Synopsys Inc. The profile describes Synopsys as delivering electronic design automation (EDA), semiconductor IP, and simulation and analysis solutions.
Choose the right perspective
Match the executive's company type and stage to your own, since leading a large enterprise software vendor differs from running a younger, faster-growing platform. Also look at the product, sales or operating roles each person lists, and pick the one whose path is closest to the decision you face.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you decide which product bets get funding when the roadmap has more ideas than capacity?
- 02What changes in the leadership team and operating rhythm as a software company grows?
- 03How do you balance growth targets against profitability when planning the year?
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