Anne Gherini
Chief Marketing Officer
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Bio
Professional summary
Shashank Saxena is CEO of Pantomath and Venture Partner at Sierra Ventures, where he focuses on enterprise software investments. He previously co-founded and led VNDLY, a Cincinnati-based vendor management software company acquired by Workday in 2021 for $510 million, then served as General Manager for Workday VNDLY. Earlier in his career, he worked in IT applications management, corporate strategy and digital transformation at companies including Citi and Kroger.
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
PantomathVNDLY
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- Sierra VenturesVenture Partner
- PantomathCEO
- WorkdayGeneral Manager, Workday VNDLY
- VNDLYCo-Founder and CEO2017 – 2021
- KrogerCorporate strategy and digital transformation
- CitiStrategy and planning, mobile division
Education
- University of CincinnatiBS, Computer Science
- University of CincinnatiMBA, Finance
- University of CincinnatiMS, Information Systems
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