Dave Stephens

Dave Stephens is a seasoned enterprise applications visionary with over 20 years of diverse experience in product development, consulting, leadership, and entrepreneurship.

He has a strong background in architecting multi-platform business solutions and has played crucial roles in shaping technical development and market strategies for more than 20 major enterprise applications at companies with revenues amounting to $37 billion.

Previously, Dave held the position of General Manager at ServiceNow, a rapidly growing cloud-based company known for its innovative solutions.

Before his tenure at ServiceNow, he amassed valuable experience during two stints at Oracle, spanning a total of 13 years, where he oversaw large workforces spanning multiple countries, managed systems integrations, spearheaded profit enhancements, and led product development initiatives for CRM and procurement applications.

In his role as the founding CEO at Coupa, a prominent SaaS player now valued at over $20 billion, Dave demonstrated his entrepreneurial acumen and leadership capabilities.

Dave's expertise extends to leading organizational transformations, steering IT/systems integration efforts across numerous mergers, and driving over 800 improvement projects to success.

His impactful products, available in 37 languages, are widely adopted, with an impressive user base covering more than 80 percent of the Fortune 500 companies.

Dave's academic background includes a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.

Currently, he serves as CEO and Co-Founder at FreeAgent CRM, continuing his journey of innovation and leadership in the realm of enterprise applications.