Paul McNamara

Paul McNamara is a well-versed professional in the computer industry and currently serves as the Global Head of Ericsson Ventures. With a robust background working with renowned technology companies like Red Hat, Salesforce.com, IBM, SGI, and Adobe, Paul brings a wealth of experience to his current role. His tenure at Salesforce.com saw him as the VP of Platform Products for the highly successful Force.com platform.

At Red Hat, Paul played a crucial role as the first outside executive hired by the company, aiding its growth from a startup to a globally successful public technology firm. During his time at SGI, Paul held the position of Senior Vice President and Group Executive of the Visual Systems Group, overseeing a significant $300 million/year business unit. As the founder and CEO of Coghead, a pioneering Platform-as-a-Service provider, he led the company to an acquisition by SAP in 2009.

Paul McNamara's expertise spans various domains including general management, business development, strategy, product management, marketing, venture financing, and corporate innovation. His educational background includes studies in Mechanical Engineering at Drexel University and attendance at Friends'​ Central School.

Formerly holding positions such as VP Corporate Development at Ericsson Ventures, VP Cloud Strategy at Ericsson, and Executive-in-Residence at Cloud Computing at Adobe Systems, Paul has been actively involved in numerous organizations as a Board Observer. Some of the organizations he has been associated with include Coalesce.io, ujet.cx, Juvo, PubNub, d-Matrix, Hydrolix, Hiya Inc., Mirantis, Pensando Systems, Weaveworks, Realm Inc, and Trifacta.