Duane Tharp

Duane Tharp is a seasoned professional with a diverse background in customer engagement, sales, and go-to-market strategies.

He holds a degree from The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Missouri Columbia.

With a rich history of leadership roles, Duane has served in various capacities at renowned organizations, showcasing his expertise and skills.

Duane was the VP Enterprise Sales & GTM Strategy at Stoplight, VP Technical Sales & Services at Cloud Elements - API iPaaS and API Management, and held a role in the Office of the CTO focusing on DevOps at BMC Software.

He also founded StreamStep, a DevOps leader, which was later acquired by BMC, showcasing his entrepreneurial acumen.

His experience includes positions such as Director of Developer Program at NetSuite, VP Technical Sales & Services at BetweenMarkets (later acquired by Inovis), and CTO & Founder of mValent, Inc. (later acquired by Oracle).

Duane has a background in sales engineering, having worked at ClearCommerce and Symantec Corp., where he was also a Technology Lead.

His entrepreneurial journey includes founding Trik, Inc., which was acquired by Symantec, and mValent, Inc., where he was the CEO.

Duane Tharp is a trailblazer in the tech industry, with a proven track record of success and innovation.