Barbara Shanley Tygesen
About Barbara Shanley Tygesen
Barbara Shanley Tygesen is the Vice President of Professional Services for North America at Coupa Software, with over 20 years of experience in the software industry.
Current Title
Barbara Shanley Tygesen is the Vice President of Professional Services, North America, at Coupa Software. She has been leading professional services in this role since October 2013.
Professional Experience at Coupa Software
Since October 2013, Barbara Shanley Tygesen has been serving as the Vice President of Professional Services for North America at Coupa Software. Her responsibilities include leading strategic initiatives in professional services across various domains within the software industry. Her role emphasizes defining and delivering measurable results, managing profit and loss (P&L), practice management, engagement management, methodology development and management, and resource management.
Previous Roles and Experience
Barbara has extensive experience in the software industry, with a career spanning over 20 years in various leadership roles. She was a Senior Services Specialist at Dassault Systemes in 2013 for 8 months. Prior to that, she served as Vice President Professional Services at Accept Corporation from 2008 to 2013 in Connecticut, and Vice President Professional Services & PreSales at Syndera Corporation from 2006 to 2008. From 2005 to 2006, Barbara was the Vice President Client Services at Epiance Inc. She has also held positions as Director of Professional Services at Financial Models Company from 2003 to 2005 and as Director of Professional Services, Eastern Region, at Advent Software from 2001 to 2003. Earlier in her career, she was Vice President Professional Services at Accumedia from 2000 to 2001, Director of Implementation Services at Pandesic LLC from 1997 to 2000, and Sales Support Manager at SAP America from 1993 to 1997.
Educational Background
Barbara Shanley Tygesen has a solid educational foundation in finance and management. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Connecticut, where she studied from 1981 to 1983. Before that, she attended Emory University from 1978 to 1981.
Specialization and Expertise
Barbara Shanley Tygesen specializes in several key areas within the software and professional services industries. Her expertise includes profit and loss (P&L) management, practice management, engagement management, methodology development and management, and resource management. Her extensive experience allows her to define and deliver measurable results effectively in these domains.