Charles Gold is a seasoned marketing strategist with over two decades of experience driving the growth and success of cybersecurity, cloud, and SaaS companies. With an academic background in Economics from the University of Virginia and a Master's in Business Administration with a focus on Finance from the Wake Forest University School of Business, Gold combines academic know-how with industry expertise to help companies build and launch successful products and services.

As a four-time Chief Marketing Officer, Gold has an impressive track record in developing go-to-market strategies, product marketing, demand generation, company and product positioning, category strategy, branding, multi-channel digital marketing, account-based marketing (ABM), technology alliances and channel development, PR and analyst relations, field marketing, marketing technology, and full-funnel analytics.

Driven by metrics and proven results, Gold leverages progressive digital programs and marketing technology to drive measurable growth and brand awareness for his clients. He is both hands-on and team-oriented, an effective collaborator who works well across Sales, Marketing, and R&D, ensuring that all parties are working together to achieve common goals.

Gold is also an accomplished speaker, coach, and advisor to entrepreneurs and CEOs on corporate, product, and go-to-market strategy. In addition to his present role as CMO at FireMon, he has also served as growth strategy advisor to Founders, CEOs, and Marketers at C. Gold Strategic Marketing, EVP of Strategy and Chief Marketing Officer at Atomicorp, Chief Marketing Officer at Virtru, Chief Marketing Officer at Sonatype, Vice President, Worldwide Marketing at DataDirect Technologies, an Independent Operating Unit of Progress Software, Vice President of Marketing at Progress Software, Vice President of Marketing at Appfluent Technology, and Director of Product Marketing at Red Hat.