The month of November brought C-Suite changes for high-growth startups and a new partner at early-stage firm Valor Ventures.
Calendly and OneTrust, two startups valued at more than $1 billion, added new leadership roles, showing their strong growth trajectory.
Here’s a breakdown of the top personnel changes in Atlanta tech this month.
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Calendly C-Suite shuffle
Atlanta scheduling software unicorn Calendly hired former Glassdoor executive Kate Ahlering as its new chief revenue officer. Patrick Moran, who was previously in that position, will become the startup's first chief marketing officer. The C-Suite changes come after a period of intense growth for Calendly, a startup that began in the Atlanta Tech Village and now is valued at more than $3B. Ahlering will lead Calendly's sales, revenue operations and partnership functions while Moran oversees brand awareness, demand generation and product marketing.
New Georgia Tech innovation leader
The Georgia Institute of Technology named David Bridges the vice president of the Enterprise Innovation Institute, the university's economic development organization that houses 14 programs to support research, tech commercialization and startup development. Bridges previously served as the director of the Economic Development Lab and first came to Georgia Tech in 1994. He helped establish the university's Global Center for Medical Innovation and has secured nearly $45M in funding through various grant proposals. He hopes to expand the Enterprise Innovation Institute work in rural Georgia and underserved communities.
OneTrust hires chief financial officer
Cybersecurity and data privacy firm OneTrust hired Guido Torrini as its first chief financial officer. Torrini has more than two decades of experience in finance for technology companies. He most recently served as CFO of Celonis, a New York-based data processing company. OneTrust, an Atlanta startup valued at $5.3B with $920M in funding, has 10,000 customers that use its enterprise platform to help with privacy, security, data governance, ethics and compliance and environment, social and governance programs. The company has a co-headquarters in London and offices around the world.
Clark Atlanta University’s first entrepreneur scholar-in-residence
John Hope Bryant, the founder and CEO of Atlanta's Operation HOPE Inc. nonprofit, will be Clark Atlanta University's first entrepreneur scholar-in-residence in the School of Business Administration. Operation HOPE is dedicated to financial literacy and economic empowerment. It runs the One Million Black Business entrepreneur initiative, which worked in partnership with CAU, to support Black-owned businesses. Bryant will guide students through business strategy, design and social impact as well as connect students with other business leaders to accelerate their ideas.
RentPath hires chief operating officer
RentPath, a rental marketing company now owned by real estate brokerage Redfin, hired Sean Barry as chief operating officer, a few months after naming a new CEO. Barry previously served as the CEO of Bridgevine, a home services platform that quadrupled its revenue during his tenure. The announcement comes a few months after RentPath hired Jon Ziglar, formerly of parking and mobility startup ParkMobile, as CEO. RentPath started in Atlanta and was acquired by Seattle-based Redfin for $608 million in February.
RoadSync hires chief revenue officer
High-growth startup RoadSync hired Chris Forshay as chief revenue officer after a year of big business moves. RoadSync opened a new, Midtown headquarters in September amid a hiring spree fueled by a $30 million funding round. The startup, which digitizes and automates payments in the logistics industry, plans to have more than 100 employees by the end of the year. Forshay joins the financial technology startup with more than a decade of experience scaling companies. He led divisions at Oasis Financial and GreenSky, a fintech firm acquired by Goldman Sachs for $2.2.
Atlanta Dream co-owner joins Valor Ventures
Renee Montgomery, co-owner and vice president of the Atlanta Dream, is now a general partner at inclusive investment firm Valor Ventures. The former Atlanta Dream basketball player and Atlanta Business Chronicle 2021 40 Under 40 honoree has become a champion for diversity and inclusion off the court. After an 11-year basketball career and two championship wins, she opted out of the Women’s National Basketball Association to focus on social reform in 2020. As a partner with Valor Ventures, Montgomery hopes to direct dollars to founders of color and women to generate wealth for underrepresented communities. Read more.
