Damian Gona
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Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)
San Francisco, California, United States
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Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)MixpanelFeb 2026 - Current (7 months)- Founding Pavilion Gold MemberPavilion GoldJan 2026 - Current (8 months)Founding Member of Pavilion Gold, a highly selective network of CROs, CMOs, and senior GTM operators. Participating in confidential peer councils, off-the-record discussions, and curated introductions designed to sharpen decision-making and drive better outcomes at scale.
- Member | Pavilion Gold ExecutivePavilionJan 2026 - Current (8 months)Selected as a founding member of Pavilion Gold, an invite-only group for GTM Officers and executive leaders at companies scaling from $100M to $2B in revenue. Provides strategic counsel, best practice sharing, and executive networking among top revenue leaders globally.
- Advisor - GTM & RevenueDokaiMay 2025 - Current (1 year 4 months)AI Powered GTM Agent Game-Changer. Eliminate manual tasks. Double your reps productivity with Dokai
- Advisor - GTM & RevenueCYGNVSJul 2025 - Feb 2026 (8 months)Partnering with CISOs and the C-Suite to Improve Cyber & Business Resilience
- Vice President , North AmericaZendeskJan 2023 - Jul 2025 (2 years 7 months)• Leading the largest segment at Zendesk, driving revenue & high growth and overseeing a team of 130 professionals • Achieved highest performing region and segment globally in 2023, earning recognition as a top leader (President's Club)
- Regional Vice President , Global Enterprise SalesZendeskJan 2022 - Jan 2023 (1 year 1 month)Led the Global Strategic Accounts team, responsible for overseeing the management of Zendesk's top Global accounts. Our team managed the full customer lifecycle from pre-sales to post-sales, customer success, and executive engagement.
- Regional Vice President , Enterprise & Commercial SalesZendeskJun 2019 - Jan 2022 (2 years 8 months)Reported to SVP - 2nd line leader (40+ person org) North America, Select Global Accounts & Emerging Markets FY 21' Largest Net New Business Deal Globally FY 21' Largest Zendesk Global Deployment FY 20' Presidents Club FY 20’ Top Performing Org - #1 Globally FY 20' Top Global Leader Award FY 20' Most Complex Deal Win Award FY19' Presidents Club - Top Performing Leader Globally Responsible for opening our new East Coast Hub in Miami 2019 (40+employees). Based in Miami 2019 to 2021 Created GTM and hired for: - Sales (SMB, Commercial, & Enterprise) - Pro Services - Channels
- Regional Sales Director & General ManagerZendeskMar 2017 - Jun 2019 (2 years 4 months)Grew organization from scratch to over 65 Grew ARR from $20M to $100M Regional Sales & Operations Leader for LATAM - GM for Mexico City. Opened country operations and led all of GTM from 2017 to 2019. - Hired ICs and front line Managers for all GTM functions - Sales Dev - Marketing - Customer Success - Sales (SMB, Commercial & Enterprise) - Solutions Consulting FY 18’ Top Deal Award FY 17’ Largest ACV Deal Award
- Regional Sales ManagerZendeskFeb 2015 - Mar 2017 (2 years 2 months)Built LATAM region from scratch. ARR Grew from $1M to $20M Hired and built out the following functions - Sales Dev - Marketing - Customer Success - Sales (SMB, Commercial & Enterprise) - Solutions Consulting FY 16' Top Leader Award FY 16' Top Performer Award FY 15' Top Performer Award
- Account Executive - Corporate BusinessSalesforceMar 2012 - Feb 2015 (3 years)2014: SFDC - Ranked #1 in Segment & Region, Top Global Performer, Team MVP Award 2013: SFDC - Ranked #1 in Segment & Region, Top Global Performer , President’s Club 2012: SFDC - Ranked #1 Segment & Region, Top Global Performer of the Year Award (Top 1%), President’s Club
- Founding GTM - Acquired by YUMECrowd ScienceApr 2011 - Mar 2012 (1 year)Media , Entertainment & agencies • Focused on sales for strategic accounts. Targeted the top 100 Digital Media companies and Ad-Networks • Achieved 105% sales quota during Q3 2011 • Achieved 121% sales quota during Q4 2011 • Achieved 112% sales quota during Q1 2012
- DAccount Executive & Business DevelopmentDMG DevelopersOct 2009 - Apr 2011 (1 year 7 months)
- Account Executive & Business Development - WestCH RobinsonJul 2008 - Oct 2009 (1 year 4 months)
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- Bachelor of Science - BS, Double Major: International Business Administration & FinanceUniversity of San Francisco
- Executive Education, Organizational LeadershipUniversity of California Berkeley Haas School of Business