Corporate Board Profile
Tech Score: 13/100
1 mention(s) identify KARA WILSON as having software/technology expertise.
| Company | Filing Date | Evidence | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAYCHEX INC | 2024-08-30 | Ms. Wilson currently serves as a Senior Advisor at KKR & Co. Inc., a global investment firm that manages multiple alternative asset classes, including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, and credit, with strategic partners that manage hedge funds. She currently serves on a number of private, software solution company boards including Alludo, OneStream, OutSystems, and ReliaQuest. She previously served on the Board of Directors of KnowBe4, a security awareness computer-based training firm that assists companies in strengthening their security through their employees, until it was acquired in February 2023. She was formerly Chief Marketing Officer at Rubrik, Inc., a cloud data management company, a role she held from June 2017 until May 2019. | Ms. Wilson has extensive experience in enterprise technology marketing and has served on boards of multiple software and cybersecurity companies, indicating familiarity with software industry and technical environment. |
| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
|---|---|
| 2017-09-08 | Ms. Wilson is Chief Marketing Officer at Rubrik, Inc., a cloud data management company, since June 2017. She has 20+ years experience in driving go-to-market strategies for large, medium, and hyper-growth start ups. She has held marketing leadership roles with some of the technology industry’s most influential companies, including Cisco, SAP, SuccessFactors, PeopleSoft/Oracle, Okta, and FireEye. Prior to Rubrik, Ms. Wilson was Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of cyber security company FireEye, where she helped launch the most successful security initial public offering in market history and was responsible for the company’s global marketing initiatives including corporate, product, and technical marketing, global communications, and field enablement. Ms. Wilson is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. The Board has concluded that Ms. Wilson is qualified to serve as a director of the Company due to her extensive experience in driving go-to-market strategies for enterprise technology companies. The Board can leverage Ms. Wilson’s marketing experience to help Paychex with the development and execution of go-to-market strategies to effectively differentiate the Company in a highly competitive and constantly evolving industry. Ms. Wilson has experience at global companies and can provide insight on any expansion of the Company’s global presence. |
| 2018-09-07 | Ms. Wilson is Chief Marketing Officer at Rubrik, Inc., a cloud data management company, since June 2017. She has over 20 years of experience in driving go-to-market strategies for large, medium, and hyper-growth start ups. She has held marketing leadership roles with some of the technology industry's most influential companies, including Cisco, SAP, SuccessFactors, PeopleSoft/Oracle, Okta, and FireEye. Prior to Rubrik, from October 2016 to June 2017, Ms. Wilson was Executive Vice President and from August 2013 to June 2017, Chief Marketing Officer of cyber security company FireEye, where she helped launch FireEye's initial public offering and was responsible for the company's global marketing initiatives including corporate, product, and technical marketing, global communications, and field enablement. |
| 2019-09-18 | Ms. Wilson was formerly Chief Marketing Officer at Rubrik, Inc., a cloud data management company, a role she held since June 2017. She has over 20 years of experience in driving go-to-market strategies for large, medium, and hyper-growth start-ups. She has held marketing leadership roles with some of the technology industry's most influential companies, including Cisco Systems, SAP, SuccessFactors, PeopleSoft/Oracle, Okta, and FireEye, Inc. Prior to Rubrik, from October 2016 to June 2017, Ms. Wilson was Executive Vice President and from August 2013 to June 2017, Chief Marketing Officer of cyber security company FireEye, where she helped launch FireEye's initial public offering and was responsible for the company's global marketing initiatives including corporate, product, and technical marketing, global communications, and field enablement. |
| 2020-09-04 | Ms. Wilson currently serves as a Senior Advisor at KKR & Co. Inc., a global investment firm that manages multiple alternative asset classes, including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate and credit, with strategic partners that manage hedge funds. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Corel Corp, a company with a wide portfolio of software solutions that deliver best-in-class capabilities to knowledge workers worldwide, and KnowBe4, a security awareness computer-based training firm that assists companies in strengthening their security through their employees. She was formerly Chief Marketing Officer at Rubrik, Inc., a cloud data management company, a role she held from June 2017 until May 2019. She has over 20 years of experience in driving go-to-market strategies for large, medium, and hyper-growth start-ups. She has held marketing leadership roles with some of the technology industry's most influential companies, including Cisco Systems, SAP, SuccessFactors, PeopleSoft/Oracle, Okta, and FireEye, Inc. Prior to Rubrik, from October 2016 to June 2017, Ms. Wilson was Executive Vice President and from August 2013 to June 2017, Chief Marketing Officer of cyber security company FireEye, where she helped launch FireEye's initial public offering and was responsible for the company's global marketing initiatives including corporate, product, and technical marketing, global communications, and field enablement. |
| 2021-09-03 | Ms. Wilson currently serves as a Senior Advisor at KKR & Co. Inc., a global investment firm that manages multiple alternative asset classes, including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate and credit, with strategic partners that manage hedge funds. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Corel Corp, a company with a wide portfolio of software solutions that deliver best-in-class capabilities to knowledge workers worldwide, and KnowBe4, a security awareness computer-based training firm that assists companies in strengthening their security through their employees. She was formerly Chief Marketing Officer at Rubrik, Inc., a cloud data management company, a role she held from June 2017 until May 2019. She has over 20 years of experience in driving go-to-market strategies for large, medium, and hyper-growth start-ups. She has held marketing leadership roles with some of the technology industry's most influential companies, including Cisco Systems, SAP, SuccessFactors, PeopleSoft/Oracle, Okta, and FireEye, Inc. Prior to Rubrik, from October 2016 to June 2017, Ms. Wilson was Executive Vice President and from August 2013 to June 2017, Chief Marketing Officer of cyber security company FireEye, where she helped launch FireEye's initial public offering and was responsible for the company's global marketing initiatives including corporate, product, and technical marketing, global communications, and field enablement. The Board has concluded that Ms. Wilson is qualified to serve as a director of the Company due to her extensive experience in driving go-to-market strategies for enterprise technology companies. The Board can benefit from Ms. Wilson's marketing experience to help Paychex with the development and execution of go-to-market strategies to effectively differentiate the Company in a highly competitive and constantly evolving industry. Ms. Wilson has experience at global companies and can provide insight on any expansion of the Company's global presence. |
| 2022-09-02 | Ms. Wilson currently serves as a Senior Advisor at KKR & Co. Inc., a global investment firm that manages multiple alternative asset classes, including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate and credit, with strategic partners that manage hedge funds. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Corel Corp, a company with a wide portfolio of software solutions that deliver best-in-class capabilities to knowledge workers worldwide, and KnowBe4, a security awareness computer-based training firm that assists companies in strengthening their security through their employees. She was formerly Chief Marketing Officer at Rubrik, Inc., a cloud data management company, a role she held from June 2017 until May 2019. She has over 20 years of experience in driving go-to-market strategies for large, medium, and hyper-growth start-ups. She has held marketing leadership roles with some of the technology industry’s most influential companies, including Cisco Systems, SAP, SuccessFactors, PeopleSoft/Oracle, Okta, and FireEye, Inc. Prior to Rubrik, from October 2016 to June 2017, Ms. Wilson was Executive Vice President and from August 2013 to June 2017, Chief Marketing Officer of cyber security company FireEye, where she helped launch FireEye’s initial public offering and was responsible for the company’s global marketing initiatives including corporate, product, and technical marketing, global communications, and field enablement. |
| 2023-09-01 | Ms. Wilson currently serves as a Senior Advisor at KKR & Co. Inc., a global investment firm that manages multiple alternative asset classes, including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, and credit, with strategic partners that manage hedge funds. She currently serves on a number of private, software solution company boards including Accela, Alludo, OneStream, OutSystems, ReliaQuest, and SkyHive. She previously served on the Board of Directors of KnowBe4, a security awareness computer-based training firm that assists companies in strengthening their security through their employees, until it was acquired in February 2023. She was formerly Chief Marketing Officer at Rubrik, Inc., a cloud data management company, a role she held from June 2017 until May 2019. She has over 20 years of experience in driving go-to-market strategies for large, medium, and hyper-growth start-ups. She has held marketing leadership roles with some of the technology industry’s most influential companies, including Cisco Systems, SAP, SuccessFactors, PeopleSoft/Oracle, Okta, and FireEye, Inc. Prior to Rubrik, Inc. from October 2016 to June 2017, Ms. Wilson was Executive Vice President and from August 2013 to June 2017, Chief Marketing Officer of cyber security company FireEye, where she helped launch FireEye’s initial public offering and was responsible for the company’s global marketing initiatives including corporate, product, and technical marketing, global communications, and field enablement. SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS: The Board has concluded that Ms. Wilson is qualified to serve as a director of the Company due to her extensive experience in driving go-to-market strategies for enterprise technology companies. The Board can benefit from Ms. Wilson’s marketing experience to help Paychex with the development and execution of go-to-market strategies to effectively differentiate the Company in a highly competitive and constantly evolving industry. Ms. Wilson has experience at global companies and can provide insight on any expansion of the Company’s global presence. |
| 2024-08-30 | Ms. Wilson currently serves as a Senior Advisor at KKR & Co. Inc., a global investment firm that manages multiple alternative asset classes, including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, and credit, with strategic partners that manage hedge funds. She currently serves on a number of private, software solution company boards including Alludo, OneStream, OutSystems, and ReliaQuest. She previously served on the Board of Directors of KnowBe4, a security awareness computer-based training firm that assists companies in strengthening their security through their employees, until it was acquired in February 2023. She was formerly Chief Marketing Officer at Rubrik, Inc., a cloud data management company, a role she held from June 2017 until May 2019. |
Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-08-30