Chandar Pattabhiram

CXO, Board Member || Workato, Coupa, Marketo, Freshworks, IBM, Gainsight, Accenture, DFIN

Saratoga, California, United States

About

Summary: Results-driven senior executive with more than 25 years of experience in strategic marketing and management consulting. In 2019, recognized as one the Ten Most Influential Marketing Leaders in 2019 - https://rb.gy/dmg4gx In 2017, rated by LinkedIn as one of the top 5 CMOs in the world to follow for thought-leadership in the digital marketing domain - goo.gl/C5hNNc Well-rounded experience across the breadth of the software industry ranging from applications to infrastructure, license to subscription & traditional to Cloud computing, and digital marketing businesses. Proven Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) with in-depth know-how and proven success in the main pillars of marketing: Go-to-market strategy, product marketing, demand generation, brand building, event marketing and corporate communications.. Focus on SaaS, Cloud, Digital Marketing, Ad Tech and Mobile areas. Extensive track record of recruiting & building dynamic teams of marketers including industry veterans & top business school graduates. Frequent Keynote speaker at the leading SaaS, marketing conferences & published author of many articles & white papers. Quoted in more than 2000 press & analyst articles.

Experience

  • Workato (2 yrs 4 mos)
    • Strategic Advisor
      Jun 2026 - Present · 2 mos

    • Chief Go-to-Market Officer
      Apr 2024 - Jun 2026 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      Chief Go-to-Market officer responsible for major areas of GTM including: Office of Corp Strategy and Transformation; GTM strategy & Pricing; Worldwide Marketing; Incubation Sales; Sales Enablement ; and GTM Partnerships and Alliances.

  • Board of Directors at Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE: DFIN)
    Jul 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 1 mo

  • Board Of Directors at Blueshift
    Jul 2017 - Jun 2026 · 9 yrs

    Independent Board Director for fast-growth AI-based, multichannel consumer engagement and digital marketing platform. Acquired by Vista Equity Partners in June 2026.

  • Chief Marketing Officer at Coupa Software
    Aug 2017 - Oct 2023 · 6 yrs 3 mos

    CMO of Coupa, the #1 Business Spend Management platform (COUP). Responsible for all respects of Revenue Marketing including go-to-market strategy, product and segment marketing, growth marketing and corporate/brand marketing.

  • Strategic Advisor to CEO at Freshworks
    Jun 2020 - Sep 2023 · 3 yrs 4 mos