Catalyzing Connections Between the Enterprise C-Suite and the Future of Technology

For over 17 years, Sierra has bridged connections between Fortune 1000 technology executives and the founders, building the future of enterprise software.

Sierra helps our advisory future-proof by getting early access and the ability to provide feedback to the builders of tomorrow.

Our founders get unparalleled access to understanding the problems large enterprises face today and the solutions they need to succeed.

Sierra hosts an annual CXO Summit convening leading executives, entrepreneurs, and investors to discuss the latest trends.

CATALYZING ENTERPRISE CONNECTIONS

For over 20 years, Sierra has built and cultivated a trusted network of Global 1000 technology leaders.

The Sierra CXO Advisory Board provides early insight into emerging technologies and a peer community for exchanging perspectives on what’s next.

For founders, it provides direct access to the executives who shape enterprise priorities, buying decisions, and go-to-market reality.

Sierra activates this network year-round, anchored by our invitation-only CXO Summit.

CXO Advisory Board

75+

Fortune 1000 CXOs

$30B

In Spending Power

20

Annual Summits

CXO Advisory Board

Past CXO Summit Speakers

Sierra's Annual CXO Summit

SIERRA CXO Summit

CEO of ServiceNow: A Blueprint for Enterprise Leadership

Bill McDermott, ServiceNow Chairman & CEO, shared the values and practices that shaped his leadership and that now guide his approach to building the next generation of enterprise AI.

SIERRA CXO Summit

CEO of LinkedIn: Leading Through the Messy Middle of the AI Era with Ryan Roslansky

Ryan Roslansky, CEO of LinkedIn and EVP at Microsoft, to explore how AI is reshaping the modern workforce.

SIERRA CXO Summit

CTO & Co-Founder, Reflection AI: Open Models, Open Futures with Ioannis Antonoglou

Ioannis Antonoglou, co-founder and CTO of Reflection AI and one of DeepMind's founding engineers, explored one of the defining questions of this era: who will control the intelligence that shapes the modern world?

SIERRA Ventures' 20th Annual CXO Summit

SIERRA Ventures' 20th Annual CXO Summit brought together industry thought leaders and entrepreneurs from our portfolio.

Bill McDermott, CEO of ServiceNow, keynoted the summit, sharing lessons in leadership and the future of the enterprise.

CXOs from Cigna, Delta Airlines, P&G, Kaiser Permanente, GEICO, CoreWeave, Avis Budget, Zscaler, and US Bank were some of the few dozen senior executives in attendance.

Deep dives with the CEO of LinkedIn, EVP of Product of Snowflake, CBO of Perplexity, CTO/Co-Founder of Reflection AI, and Co-Founder of Glean all provided the audience with insights from cutting-edge companies on the problems facing enterprises in AI, cybersecurity, data, and more.

SIERRA's portfolio companies also had the opportunity to get feedback on their strategy and engage with potential customers.

Magesh Bagavathi

Senior Vice President and Global Chief Technology Officer

Magesh Bagavathi is Senior Vice President and Global Chief Technology Officer of PepsiCo. PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $70 billion in net revenue in 2020, driven by a complementary food and beverage portfolio that includes Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker, Tropicana, and SodaStream. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including 23 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.

Carol Juel

CIO / COO

Carol Juel is Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Synchrony, one of the nation’s premier consumer financial services companies. Carol leads Synchrony’s overall information technology strategy and digital transformation, including cloud and AI. Carol has played an integral role in moving Synchrony to an agile culture to promote speed and innovation throughout the company.