Bob Burkhardt - Principal

Experienced CEO/COO/CRO with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in Sales, Mobile Applications, Professional Services, Management, and Software as a Service (SaaS). Extensive international experience. A strong executive who graduated from Prytanée Militaire - Military Academy and has scaled up multiple companies. 

Chief Customer Officer, Board Member, and Advisor experienced in customer operations for Enterprise SaaS companies. Expertise in account management, customer success, renewals, professional services, customer support and engineering. Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally to deliver outstanding customer experiences. Dione holds a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from UCLA.

Peter Cohan is the founder and principal of The Second Derivative and the author of the Great Demo! and Doing Discovery methodologies, focused on helping software organizations improve their presales, sales, and marketing results – primarily through improving organizations’ discovery and demonstration skills.

Award-winning sales leader with an established history of recruiting, building, training, and leading teams
that drive exceptional revenue growth. Senior leadership and board-level experience with DevOps, Application Development, Security, AI and IT services, SaaS, and Telecommunications, including start-up, scale-up, and Fortune 500.

Jim served as a Lieutenant in the United States Navy on the U.S.S. Harry W. Hill (DD-986), holding the roles of Communications Officer and Navigator. Jim earned his MBA with honors from Santa Clara University and holds a BA in Economics from Duke University. Jim has held Sales leadership positions at EMC, HP, AtHoc, Fugue, Sumo Logic, and Delinea.

Director of Sales Engineering at CloudZero. With over two decades of experience in the technology industry, Michael has held various leadership roles at Lacework, Sumo Logic, and BMC Software. Michael holds a BS in Information Technology and is a FinOps Certified Practitioner. He is also actively involved in community service as a Leader with the Boy Scouts of America.

Umesh Rao is the Director of Enterprise Sales Engineering at Sumo Logic. With over 20 years of experience in Sales Engineering, Umesh has held senior positions at BMC Software and GMAC ResCap. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. Umesh is known for his expertise in Cloud Computing, Automation, and IT Service Management.