Articles about mark mader

Raj Singh named Smartsheet CEO, returning to his enterprise tech roots in the Seattle area

The co-founder of Concur and former Accolade CEO takes over Smartsheet amid industry shifts, private-equity ownership, and new opportunities to reshape enterprise software with AI. Read More

Smartsheet cuts jobs shortly after departure of longtime CEO

Smartsheet has cut more than 120 jobs amid a leadership transition and its $8.4B private equity takeover, as the Bellevue-based software company accelerates its push into artificial intelligence. Read More

Smartsheet CEO Mark Mader retiring; Apptio co-founder Sunny Gupta will take over enterprise giant

After leading Smartsheet for nearly two decades, Mark Mader is leaving the Bellevue, Wash.-based enterprise software giant. The company announced… Read More

How Smartsheet is ‘AI-ifying’ its product and company following $8.4B private equity takeover

Five months after completing its $8.4 billion take-private deal, Smartsheet is moving fast on AI — and CEO Mark Mader… Read More

Former Activision-Blizzard CFO resigns from Smartsheet board after internal backlash

[Editor’s Note: Activision Blizzard reached a settlement in December 2023 with the California Civil Rights Department, including a consent decree… Read More

Despite automation threat, Smartsheet CEO sees ‘the future of work remaining very human’

The doomsday headlines about automation and job displacement continue to pile up. Nearly half of all jobs are at risk,… Read More

Filing shows Smartsheet spent almost $60M on R&D in 2018, up nearly 3X in 2 years amid rapid growth

Smartsheet nearly tripled spending on research and development over the last two years, to close to $60 million in 2018,… Read More

The power of ‘radical candor’ and 4 other unorthodox leadership tips from Smartsheet CEO Mark Mader

Providing feedback to your employees is not always easy, even for the most experienced managers. But it’s a crucial part… Read More

Smartsheet CEO to share startup tips and leadership lessons at new GeekWire event series for entrepreneurs

Mark Mader knows a thing or two about leadership. Mader joined Smartsheet when it was a 6-person startup. In the… Read More

Startup leadership tips from Smartsheet CEO Mark Mader on bouncing back, raising capital, demonstrating values

If you’re looking for leadership advice for your startup, whether you just launched a product or are now scaling for… Read More

Smartsheet conference a ‘jumping off point’ for work management company as it wades deeper into automation

Smartsheet has come a long way since it started out of a small yellow house in Kirkland, Wash. 11 years… Read More

Smartsheet’s new tools automate mundane tasks, as survey shows benefits and threats of automation

Project and work management company Smartsheet is holding a big customer event this week, and using the occasion to announce… Read More

Former AWS executive temporarily barred from working at Smartsheet as non-compete lawsuit moves forward

A King County Superior Court Commissioner sided with Amazon in the opening salvo of a court battle over Smartsheet’s hiring… Read More

Vote for CEO of the Year: These top tech execs are driving change through creative leadership

They are the captains of the ship, the leaders who set the course and — when danger looms — know… Read More

Smartsheet hires former eBay and Box executive Jenny Ceran as new CFO

Bellevue, Wash.-based project management software company Smartsheet has brought in Jenny Ceran, a veteran of Silicon Valley heavyweights like eBay,… Read More

Startup lessons from the sea: Smartsheet’s Mark Mader shares 14 tips for smooth sailing in business

Smartsheet CEO Mark Mader sometimes commutes to work in a used Sea-Doo that he purchased to avoid traffic. So who better to share… Read More