Kirsten Kliphouse has served as a director of the Company since October 12, 2022.
Ms. Kliphouse previously served as the President of Google Cloud Americas, a position she held from March 2022 to June 2023, where she was responsible for leading and growing the sales, go-to-market, customer engagement, channel, and services organizations. At Google Cloud, she also served as the Global Chair of the Aspiring Leadership Academy and Women@Google Cloud. Prior to her position as President, Ms. Kliphouse served as President of the North American division of Google Cloud from June 2019 to March 2022. Ms. Kliphouse has served as a director of Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. since July 2023 and has also served as a director of Global Payments, Inc. since October 2023.
Prior to Google Cloud, Ms. Kliphouse was Senior Vice President at Red Hat, Inc., a subsidiary of International Business Machines Corporation, Chief Executive Officer of Yardarm Technologies, a hardware and software solutions company, and founder and Chief Executive Officer of Scaling Ventures, a technology investment and advisory firm. Prior to her position at Yardarm, Ms. Kliphouse spent more than 25 years at Microsoft, Inc., where she was part of the executive leadership team and held numerous executive positions in Enterprise Sales, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM), Partner and Channels, and as Corporate Vice President of Customer Support, Success and Professional Services, during which she led more than 10,000-employees globally. Ms. Kliphouse is a recipient of the Founders Award for her superior leadership and contributions to the business. Ms. Kliphouse holds a degree in Computer Information Sciences and Business from Muhlenberg College.