The latest from the frontlines of the world’s fastest growing companies and the teams doing the work. 

Meet The Team

AI-powered digital insurance company Lemonade has announced that 25-year USAA veteran Sean Burgess has joined as its Chief Claims Officer.

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Lemonade logo and art on a smartphone

Lemonade Lands a Claims Veteran as Expands Into the Auto Sector

Boosted by an e-commerce boom during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, online shopping platform Shopify saw over $100 billion in revenue for Q4 last year. Explore Shopify's organizational chart and the most current executives leading at Canada's most valuable company. 

Shopify Org Chart Deep Dive

Shopify's Slimmed Down Org Chart

Valued at $2 billion, cross-channel marketing platform Iterable is making waves in Silicon Valley, taking on giants like Oracle and Salesforce and gaining market share in the enterprise computing sector. Its platform is designed to simplify relationships between consumers and brands and has attracted notable clients including DoorDash and Zillow. The Org spoke with Iterable's founder, Andrew Boni to learn about how he grew his business.

Andrew Boni, CEO & Co-founder of Iterable. Image courtesy of Iterable.

Iterable Founder Andrew Boni

The Decisions That Made Iterable A $2 Billion Business

These are the most notable hires, promotions, and departures within the US tech community in the last week. For executive news updated daily, check out The Org's News tab.

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The Biggest Moves in Tech This Week

Talkspace has revealed that its co-founders, Oren Frank and Roni Frank, have both stepped down from their respective executive and board roles after the company's disappointing Q3 results.

Roni Frank (L) and Oren Frank (R). Image courtesy of Talkspace

Talkspace co-founders Roni Frank and Oren Frank

Talkspace’s Co-Founders Exit After Disappointing Q3 Results

AI search company Yext has expanded its burgeoning public sector team with four new executives

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Yext

Yext Expands its Nascent Public Sector Team With Four New Execs

Gorgias is a startup that offers e-commerce businesses a platform to automate answers to the most common questions received from clients thanks to its machine learning algorithm. In an interview with The Org, entrepreneur and CEO Romain Lapeyre shared how the team went from persevering to find product-market fit to reaching a 200% yearly growth rate and building a client roaster of more than 7,200 merchants across the globe.

Gorgias CEO Romain Lapeyre and CTO Alex Plugaru. Image Courtesy of Gorgias.


Gorgias CEO Romain Lapeyre and CTO Alex Plugaru

How Gorgias Is Helping Thousands Of Shopify Businesses Turn Their Customer Supports Into Profit Centers

After six years on the job, Doug Merritt has stepped down as Splunk’s President and CEO effective immediately. Graham Smith, the Chair of Splunk’s Board of Directors, has assumed the role on an interim basis.

Splunk's former CEO Doug Merritt. Image courtesy of Splunk

Doug Merritt

Splunk's CEO Departs as Company Reveals Positive Cloud Growth 

Lyft has upped its General Counsel Kristin Sverchek to serve as its first-ever President of Business Affairs according to a recent SEC filing.

Lyft was started in 2012 as a spinout of parent company Zimride. Image Credit: Lyft

Lyft hero image

Lyft Names its First-Ever President of Business Affairs

Mark Zuckerberg is synonymous with Facebook, but what else does the tech mogul own?

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Mark Zuckerberg

What Companies Does Mark Zuckerberg Own?

Twilio has bolstered its c-suite with new product and legal executives from Google and Impossible Foods respectively. 

Dana Wagner (L) and Eyal Manor (R). Images courtesy of Impossible Foods and Eyal Manor via Twitter.

Dana Wagner and Eyal Manor 

Twilio Names Ex-Googlers as Product and Legal Chiefs

Salesforce has come a long way from its one-bedroom, basement roots in San Francisco's Telegraph Hill.  It has quickly become one of the largest CRM companies in the country, and has a massive workforce of  45,000+ employees. The Org broke down the leadership team at Salesforce and analyzed the experience the current team is bringing in the company's 22nd year. 

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Mapping out the People with Power at Salesforce

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CloudBees has selected Audrey Zhao as its new CFO to oversee the enterprise software delivery company’s accounting, business operations, financial planning and analysis, legal, and procurement organizations. 

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Audrey Zhao

CloudBees Selects a CFO With IPO Experience as it Reportedly Eyes Public Debut

TripAdvisor is on the hunt for a new CEO after its co-founder and long-time CEO, Stephen Kaufer, announced he will step down from his position in 2022.

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TripAdvisor

TripAdvisor Begins CEO Succession Hunt Amid Travel Rebound

Buy Now, Pay Later or BNPL is having a moment across the world. In Latin America in particular, fintechs and established banks are betting on the payment method synonymous with online shopping to acquire more customers and offer much-needed payment alternatives to a region that stands out for its unbanked population. The Org rounded up a list of companies building strategic partnerships in the region to capitalize on the BNPL boom. 

LuegopaGo's Co-founders Martin Pelaez and Emilio Villegas. The duo started a credit-based purchases startup in February 2021.

LuegopaGo Founders

Startups Are Banking on a Credit Boom in LatAm

Effective, January 1, 2022, the US telecom company has promoted its current Consumer Group COO and Deputy CEO Manon Brouillette to run the division that oversees the company's consumer 5G network.

Manon Brouillette. Image courtesy of Verizon

Manon Brouillette

Verizon Selects New Consumer Group CEO to Lead 5G Expansion

From an early age, Wes Kao found the classroom rigid. She wasn’t the best exam sitter, and she often struggled with focusing in class. Kao is the co-founder of Maven, a cohort-based online learning platform building universities of the future. The Org speaks with Kao to learn more about her company that is building the universities of the future.

Maven Founders (L-R) Gagan Biyani, Wes Kao, Shreyans Bhansali. Image courtesy of Maven.

Maven Founders (L-R) Gagan biyani, Wes Kao, Shreyans Bhansali

Maven is Building Universities of the Future

BuzzFeed has named Amita Tomkoria as its SVP for Investor Relations as it prepares to go public.

Amita Tomkoria. Image courtesy of BuzzFeed, Business Wire

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BuzzFeed Picks Up an IR Leader Ahead of Nasdaq Debut

Almost six months after revealing that he would step down as ByteDance’s CEO, Yiming Zhang has now revealed he will no longer serve as the Chinese tech giant’s Chairman.

Meet The Team

Lemonade Lands a Claims Veteran as Expands Into the Auto Sector

Shopify's Slimmed Down Org Chart

The Decisions That Made Iterable A $2 Billion Business

The Biggest Moves in Tech This Week

Talkspace’s Co-Founders Exit After Disappointing Q3 Results

Yext Expands its Nascent Public Sector Team With Four New Execs

How Gorgias Is Helping Thousands Of Shopify Businesses Turn Their Customer Supports Into Profit Centers

Splunk's CEO Departs as Company Reveals Positive Cloud Growth

Lyft Names its First-Ever President of Business Affairs

What Companies Does Mark Zuckerberg Own?

Twilio Names Ex-Googlers as Product and Legal Chiefs

Mapping out the People with Power at Salesforce

The Biggest Moves in Tech This Week

CloudBees Selects a CFO With IPO Experience as it Reportedly Eyes Public Debut

TripAdvisor Begins CEO Succession Hunt Amid Travel Rebound

Startups Are Banking on a Credit Boom in LatAm

Verizon Selects New Consumer Group CEO to Lead 5G Expansion

Maven is Building Universities of the Future

BuzzFeed Picks Up an IR Leader Ahead of Nasdaq Debut

ByteDance’s Chairman Steps Down in the Shadow of China’s Tech Crackdown