Stacey Epstein

Top 50 Women in SaaS 2020
Global CMO of the Year - Enterprise IT World 2020

Stacey is an acclaimed enterprise software veteran having helped build, grow and exit iconic SaaS brands, including SuccessFactors and ServiceMax. She joined SuccessFactors at $10m in ARR and led the marketing function through triple digit growth for six consecutive years, and was instrumental in the company's IPO in 2007, as well as the subsequent acquisition by SAP for $3.4b. At ServiceMax, Stacey joined the founding team at <$1m ARR and led the marketing function through 6 years of triple digit growth and a $1b acquisition by GE. Stacey then served as CEO of Zinc, a real-time communication app for field service workers. Zinc was acquired by ServiceMax in 2019, and Stacey stayed on as CMO and Chief Customer Experience officer. In 2021, Stacey joined Freshworks (FRSH) as CMO and helped lead a $1b IPO on the Nasdaq. An experienced independent board director, Stacey served on the board of nonprofit Save the Hearts, and currently serves on the board at both Litmus and CircleCi.

Stacey was a four-time, first-team all-conference soccer player at Emory University. She now considers herself a has-been on the field, but still loves to ski the steeps with her young daughters and cheer her husband as he coaches the local HS basketball team (Go Falcons!) Stacey is a fierce advocate for women and parents in the workplace and believes no one should have to choose between having a big job or being a great parent. She has published numerous articles in Fast Company, Recode, Fortune, Forbes, among others.