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I am the CEO of Cision where I lead all aspects of our business with the help of the most capable and talented team that I have the privilege to collaborate with. Prior to Brandwatch/Cision, I led all go-to-market activities at fast growing, profitable global marketing technology companies like Centerfield, Vericast, and Valassis either as the President, Chief Commercial Officer, or CEO.  

Earlier in my career, I invested in hyper-growth, technology-enabled startups and led digital transformation initiatives and global marketing service businesses at North Bridge and MacAndrews & Forbes, respectively. I started my career in finance and was a part of the founding team at Ancestry. Today, I have the privilege to be a private investor in some incredible market-defining companies such as Jane Technologies, Adavium Medical, and Wunderkind.  

I earned an AB in History from Bowdoin College and an MBA from Harvard. I enjoy planting fruits and vegetables on the farm and trying not to burn said products cooking for family and loved ones. I live in San Francisco and Napa Valley with my wife, and we are the proud uncle and aunt of 14 incredible, smart, and kind nieces and nephews.

With more than 15 years of accounting and finance experience working in consulting and corporate, I oversee Cision's finance and accounting functions as Chief Financial Officer. 

Prior to Cision I was Senior Vice President of Portfolio Operations at Platinum Equity. I was also Senior Vice President Transformation at Key Energy Services, and Vice President, Corporate Controller/Treasurer/Business Transformation at BlueLine Rental. Before moving to corporate, I worked in Alvarez & Marsal’s restructuring practice.

I’m a CPA and received my Bachelor of Business Administration from Emory University. I reside in Chicago with my wife and children.

I am the Chief Operating Officer at Cision and President of PR Newswire. I was previously Cision’s President of EMEIA, Canada, and LatAm, where I led the strategic direction, financial performance, and operational activities across the regions.

My career has taken a cross-functional journey across all areas of business within the news media and information industry. I continue to serve as corporate director and primary representative in Canada since 2016. Previous to Cision’s acquisition of Canada Newswire (via PR Newswire), I was President & CEO of Canada Newswire, a role I began in 2013 following two years as Senior Vice President, Global Products for PR Newswire in New York.

I’m particularly interested in work that transforms the way we distribute and engage with content across all digital media channels of earned, owned, and paid with a keen focus on analytics that deliver clear actionable insights.

I’m a graduate of the University of Ottawa and based in Toronto, Ontario.

I’m an accomplished talent and operations professional with a track record of delivering progressive and creative solutions that drive business growth. I have comprehensive experience leading every area of global human resources including strategic HR, recruitment, workforce planning, learning & development, comp & reward, and employee experience.

In my most recent role I was the US Chief People Officer at Edelman where I led a large-scale business transformation project. Prior to that I was Global Chief People and Culture officer at a digital tech and creative marketing agency owned by the Carlyle Group where I helped grow the company by 48% and lead the B-Corp Certification. I also served as the Global Chief People Officer of WPP’s Essence where I created new reporting capabilities that ensured the same data-centric approach that informed client work also informed business strategy and decision making.

I studied Human Resource Management and Development at New York University, Strategic Human Resources at Cornell University, and Psychology at Rio Salado College.

I’m Jay Webster and I’m President of CisionOne. I was formerly Chief Product Officer at Cision where I led the execution of an innovative product roadmap to ensure that Cision delivers for its customers with confidence and at scale.

I bring over 25 years of experience as a leader in adtech, martech, and performance marketing. Prior to Cision, I was ESVP of Product & Engineering for Valassis Communications where I led the successful transformation of a traditional media company into the digital age. Additional leadership experiences include: Co-founder and President at Choose Energy; Chief Product Officer for Sharethrough; Division Vice President at Neustar; Chief Product Officer at Quova; GM of Lead Generation at Yahoo!; GM of Performance Marketing and CTO at BlueLithium, VP of Engineering at Adteractive, Inc.; and President and CTO at Fathom Online.

I spend my free time as a musician and advocate for music education, serving on the board of Little Kids Rock for over a decade. I’m also a competitive mountain bike racer.

I’m Steve Boyes and I’m the Chief Customer Officer where my focus is to help our customers realise positive business outcomes and in turn create sustainable value for our customers, communities, team, and investors. I am a growth leader with over 30 years of global fintech, martech, and media experience providing enterprise data, SaaS technology platform, and marketing solutions to many of the world’s most successful organizations.

I’m recognised for delivering transformative growth in both mature and startup environments. Notably, I led the global sales and service support functions of a $6bn revenue enterprise, initiated a solutions business at Thomson Reuters rapidly scaling it 3x to $1bn in revenue, and founded a digital media startup growing it to multi-million dollar annual revenue and millions of daily visitors.

A trained teacher and a coach at my core, I was recognized as a top 50 Leading Light in the UK for kindness in business leadership in 2018 and as a top 100 Global Sales Leader in 2022.

I’m a proven performance-driven operator with extensive experience working in B2B and B2C technology and media companies. 

Over the course of my career, I’ve held leadership positions in the US, the UK, and EMEA. Notably, I was the Chief Legal & Administrative Officer of Brandwatch prior to its successful acquisition by Cision.

In my role at Brandwatch I developed and led diverse functions including legal, privacy, risk, compliance, HR, IT, facilities, and sales operations.

I have a BA from Occidental College and Law degrees from both Thomas Jefferson School of Law and University College London.

I’m Michael Amsinck and I’m the CPO. I took the position after Brandwatch merged with Falcon.io in 2021, where I held the same title. I have a track record of developing and transforming global product organizations in a manner that promotes growth, customer retention, and overall product transparency.

I have been something of a journeyman, holding various roles in both the commercial and product realms before ultimately landing in product leadership teams. Additionally, I spent significant time working in Singapore and Malaysia before settling in Copenhagen, Denmark.

When I’m not steering our product strategy and roadmap, I spend my time with my family (wife and two kids) and pets (one dog and two cats), and I’m a frequent attendee in the Copenhagen music festival scene.

I’m Carrie Parker and I’m the Chief Marketing Officer. I joined Brandwatch in September 2022, bringing a rich B2B marketing background to the company with a 20+ year track record of scaling marketing operations at companies ranging from high-growth martech startups to global enterprises.

Prior to Brandwatch, I held marketing leadership roles at American Express, Kantar, Valassis, and Cordial. I not only bring an array of experience and perspective, I also have a consistent track record of driving demand and leading marketing teams to consistently deliver outsized business growth.

I earned my BS in Business Administration with a concentration on Marketing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MBA from Columbia Business School. I’m an avid runner and enthusiastic world traveller with my husband and two daughters.

I’m Nabilah Irshad and I lead our legal, privacy, compliance, and risk functions.

Prior to joining Brandwatch in August of 2022 I led the legal function at Innovid (NYSE:CTV), a global adtech company, taking it public in 2021 and leading a cross-border strategic acquisition in 2022.

Before that I served as VP of Legal & Business at NewsCred, a SaaS marketing company based in NYC, as a member of the leadership team. I co-founded the Diversity Council there and executed an annual International Women's Day event for the tech community in NYC.

I’m passionate about elevating women, mentorship for at-risk groups, and community building. To that end, I’m the General Counsel and board member at Ok Mentor, a UK-based organization creating mentorship programs for women.

I earned my BA and JD from The University of Iowa.

I serve as Cision’s Chief Information Officer. I’m a recognized leader in the private equity and privately held business sectors and am known for my expertise in large-scale digital transformation and enterprise modernization. With extensive international experience in Asia, Europe, and Latin America, I bring a global perspective to my role.

Before joining Cision I served as the CIO at Transcendia, a company owned by Goldman Sachs. During my time there I played a key role in streamlining enterprise resource planning (ERP), optimizing operational processes, aligning technical solutions with business objectives, and designing cloud computing infrastructure. These efforts significantly improved the company’s operations and application efficiency. My career also includes senior technology positions at Composites One, Essendant, and W.W. Grainger. 

I earned my MBA from the University of Notre Dame and live in Chicago alongside my three children. Outside of work I’m an avid fan of basketball and am passionate about music.

I’m a growth-oriented technology executive with a track record of scaling companies of all sizes.  I began my career at global brands (Levi’s, eBay), and then ran and successfully exited two venture-backed software companies. I have an undergraduate degree from Princeton and an MBA from Stanford.

I live with my family in the Bay Area and am eternally pursuing the perfect brisket.

I’m Chris Bingham and I’m the CTO. I lead the worldwide technology teams responsible for product development, research, and support. I bring experience in leadership, management, software architecture, and data science to the company. I’m also an expert in high-scalability systems and text analytics, and am named on several US patents.

Prior to Brandwatch, I was the founding CTO of Crimson Hexagon, where I built the product and team from scratch to be a leader in social data analytics. I led the strategic design and development of enterprise-class technology products at a number of global software companies, including Apple, Disney, and Netscape.

I’ve also contributed to the success of high-growth companies in the Boston technology ecosystem, including Fairmarket, Coalesix, Icosystem, and Jana. I hold a BA in computer science from Dartmouth College, and I’m an avid cyclist and musician. I live in Cambridge, MA with my wife and two children.

I have over 30 years of executive sales, marketing, and operational leadership experience in consumer internet and enterprise SaaS global organizations such as Datacoral (acquired by Cloudera, KKR), Livefyre (acquired by Adobe), Excite@Home, and Netcom.

My key focus has been on helping global organizations scale profitably to $1B+ in revenue and helping to build strong cross-departmental teams at an operational level of excellence expected by management teams and boards. 

I have helped these, and start-ups, raise over $250MM in debt and equity financing and I continue to personally invest in many of the companies I am affiliated with.