Linda Chen
About Linda Chen
Linda Chen is the Chief Marketing Officer at Fortanix and an advisor at PeakSpan Capital and TalentValue™. She has over 25 years of experience in general management and leadership across multinational branded companies and B2B enterprise SaaS companies.
Company
Linda Chen is currently serving as the Chief Marketing Officer at Fortanix in Santa Clara, California. In this role, she leads the company's marketing initiatives in a hybrid work environment. Additionally, Linda is part of the PeakSpan Capital Executive Community as an advisor, contributing remotely from San Mateo, California. She also serves as a Member of the Board of Advisors at TalentValue™ in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Title
Linda Chen holds several prominent positions in the marketing and strategic advisory fields. She is the Chief Marketing Officer at Fortanix, a role that involves leading comprehensive marketing strategies. Alongside, she acts as an advisor for PeakSpan Capital and serves as a board member for TalentValue™, sharing her extensive expertise in these capacities.
Education and Expertise
Linda Chen earned an MBA from the University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business. She also holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. Additionally, she completed a corporate governance program at Stanford Law School. These educational achievements have underpinned her extensive career in marketing, strategy, and leadership within multinational companies and B2B enterprise SaaS companies.
Background
Linda Chen's career spans over 25 years with a strong focus on general management and leadership across multinational branded companies and B2B enterprise SaaS companies. She has held impactful roles at companies like Intuit, where she led go-to-market strategies for Small Business mobile and SaaS solutions, QuickBooks, and Quicken. She also has experience in driving global marketing efforts at Procter & Gamble and completed the Technical Leadership Program at GE. Her extensive background includes senior marketing roles at Cyara, Equilar, and Deem, Inc.
Achievements
Throughout her career, Linda Chen has achieved remarkable milestones. She played a pivotal role in increasing Cyara's software ARR fourfold and boosting its website organic traffic by 65 times. She was recognized as the 2022 Female Executive of the Year in Technology by the Globee Awards. At Equilar, she led significant marketing-driven subscription sales growth and expanded board intelligence data solutions. Linda has also been a featured speaker at the University of California at Berkeley College of Chemistry, discussing topics related to DevOps and customer experience.