Kira Makagon is a well-known name in the field of business and technology leadership, as well as venture investing. She has a substantial background in launching companies and developing cutting-edge software products. Currently serving as the Chief Innovation Officer for RingCentral, a business communications and collaboration leader, Kira leads RingCentral investment arm.

Kira Makagon started her career by co-founding several technology companies, including Octane (acquired by E.piphany NASDAQ: EPNY) for $3.2 billion and RedAril (acquired by Hearst). She has participated in two successful IPOs at Scopus and at RingCentral (NYSE: RNG). Kira's solid academic foundation in Computer Science comes from the University of California, Berkeley, where she earned her undergraduate degree. She later earned her MBA from the same institution.

Kira is a passionate advocate for women in tech and has been honored as one of the Most Influential Women in Business by the San Francisco Business Times in 2015 and 2016, Women of Influence by the Silicon Valley Business Journal in 2015 and received the 2015 Golden Bridge Business and Innovation Awards. In 2016 she added a Silver Stevie Award for Female Executive of the Year to her accolades, and the 2018 Innovation Award for Team Collaboration by Aragon Research. She has won the 2018 San Francisco Business Times Forever Influential Honor Roll, the 2019 Women World Awards Gold Winner for Excellence in Industry, and Woman of the Year (Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet), the 2020 Silver Stevie Award for Most Innovative Woman of the Year - Technology, and Top 100 Women Leaders In Technology Of 2021.

In addition to her day job at RingCentral, Kira is an avid mentor who spends time nurturing young entrepreneurs and advising early-stage companies, including Illuminate Ventures and Sedai.io. She also served as a CIO council member for Mayfield Fund and Sierra Ventures. She actively blogs and shares insights on platforms like LinkedIn, Forbes Tech Council, and KiraMakagon.com.