Elisa Steele Explained

Elisa Steele
Occupation:Co-Chair at Cornerstone

Elisa Steele is the former chief executive officer at Namely.[1] Prior to being appointed to the role in August 2018,  Steele sat on the company’s board of directors.[2]

Career

Steele grew up in Andover, Massachusetts, and moved to California in 1988.[3] She attended the University of New Hampshire and then went to graduate school at San Francisco State University. After graduating with her MBA,[4] she worked for AT&T Business Services in enterprise sales before joining NetApp as senior vice president of corporate marketing.[5] In 2009, she became the chief marketing officer (CMO) for Yahoo!. She went on to serve as CMO of Skype[6] [7] and CMO & VP-Consumer Apps at Microsoft.[8] [9]

In 2013, while at Microsoft, Steele was contacted by Jive Software and asked to join their board of directors.[10] She left Microsoft and joined Jive as the CMO and vice-president of strategy in early 2014.[11] At the end of the year, she was promoted to president.[12] In 2015, she was appointed CEO.[13] [14]

In 2017, Steele was named to the board of directors for Namely, a human resources platform.[15] In 2018, she was appointed the CEO of Namely.[16] [17] [18] She was also appointed Chairwoman of the Board of Cornerstone OnDemand.[19] In June 2020, the founder and former CEO of Cornerstone, Adam Miller, joined Steele as the co-chair of the Board.[20] In 2020, Bumble announced Steele to its new board of directors.[21] She is also on the board of Splunk and JFrog.[22] [23]

Notes and References

  1. News: Namely Appoints Elisa Steele as CEO and Completes Growth Financing Round. CNBC. 2018-08-02. CNBC. 2018-08-22.
  2. Web site: Exclusive: HR startup Namely, once a high flier, gets a new CEO and $60 million in new funding to soar again. August 2, 2018. Connie Loizos. TechCrunch. December 2, 2018.
  3. Web site: Rogers. Bruce. Elisa Steele Positions Jive For Enterprise Collaboration And Communications Platform Future. 2021-01-20. Forbes. en.
  4. Web site: CSOD Company Profile & Executives - Cornerstone OnDemand Inc. - Wall Street Journal. 2021-01-20. www.wsj.com.
  5. Web site: Yahoo Taps Elisa Steele For CMO Post. 2021-01-20. www.mediapost.com. en.
  6. Web site: CSOD Company Profile & Executives - Cornerstone OnDemand Inc. - Wall Street Journal. 2021-01-20. www.wsj.com.
  7. Web site: Hesseldahl. Arik. 2015-02-10. Jive Software Names Elisa Steele Permanent CEO. 2021-01-20. Vox. en.
  8. Web site: CSOD Company Profile & Executives - Cornerstone OnDemand Inc. - Wall Street Journal. 2021-01-20. www.wsj.com.
  9. Web site: 2014-06-06. Q&A: Elisa Steele, Jive executive VP of strategy, on finding work-life balance. 2021-01-20. The Mercury News. en-US.
  10. Web site: Rogers. Bruce. Elisa Steele Positions Jive For Enterprise Collaboration And Communications Platform Future. 2021-02-05. Forbes. en.
  11. Web site: 2014-06-06. Q&A: Elisa Steele, Jive executive VP of strategy, on finding work-life balance. 2021-02-05. The Mercury News. en-US.
  12. Web site: 2014-11-04. Ex-Skype CMO Elisa Steele takes helm at Jive Software after CEO steps down. 2021-02-05. GeekWire. en-US.
  13. Web site: Fox. MeiMei. Why Women Driven By Passion And Purpose Get Seats In Corporate Boardrooms. 2021-02-05. Forbes. en.
  14. Web site: Hesseldahl. Arik. 2015-02-10. Jive Software Names Elisa Steele Permanent CEO. 2021-02-05. Vox. en.
  15. Web site: Exclusive: HR startup Namely, once a high flier, gets a new CEO and $60 million in new funding to soar again. 2021-02-12. TechCrunch. 2 August 2018 . en-US.
  16. Web site: 2014-06-06. Q&A: Elisa Steele, Jive executive VP of strategy, on finding work-life balance. 2021-02-12. The Mercury News. en-US.
  17. Web site: Gross. Elana Lyn. Namely's CEO Shares Her Advice For Anyone Struggling With Work-Life Balance. 2021-02-12. Forbes. en.
  18. Web site: Garrett. Brianne. Move Over, Work-Life Balance. Hello, Work-Life 'Integration'. 2021-02-12. Forbes. en.
  19. Web site: LaPorte. Nicole. 2020-07-15. Bumble hits 100 million users—and has new plans to take over the dating world. 2021-02-12. Fast Company. en-US.
  20. Web site: Hasan. Abid. 2020-05-14. Cornerstone CEO Adam Miller steps down from his role. live. 2021-02-17. People Matters. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20200526150629/https://www.peoplemattersglobal.com/news/c-suite/cornerstone-ceo-adam-miller-steps-down-from-his-role-25665 . 2020-05-26 .
  21. Web site: LaPorte. Nicole. 2020-07-15. Bumble hits 100 million users—and has new plans to take over the dating world. 2021-02-17. Fast Company. en-US.
  22. Web site: CSOD Company Profile & Executives - Cornerstone OnDemand Inc. - Wall Street Journal. 2021-02-17. www.wsj.com.
  23. Web site: Exclusive: HR startup Namely, once a high flier, gets a new CEO and $60 million in new funding to soar again. 2021-02-17. TechCrunch. 2 August 2018 . en-US.

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