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Paul Zolfaghari

President at Saviynt

United States

Overview 

Paul Zolfaghari is the President of Saviynt, having held executive roles in companies like MicroStrategy and Actian - Paraccel. With a background in investment management and private equity, he has successfully led start-up ventures and public companies, showcasing expertise in enterprise software, data warehousing, and business intelligence. Zolfaghari's career highlights include serving as President of MicroStrategy and currently leading Saviynt, demonstrating a strong track record in managing high-growth technology companies and making strategic investments in the enterprise applications and SaaS sectors.

Work Experience 

  • President

    2022 - Current

    Saviynt's identity security solutions manage access to an organization's enterprise applications, whether those applications are in the cloud, on-premises, or in hybrid environments. Its converged platform provides Identity Security Posture Management, Just-In-Time Access, Human, Identity Governance, Cloud Security, Privileged Access Management, and Application GRC for human and non-human identities. Saviynt's solutions are used by many of the world's leading organizations including GE, Cigna, Shell, Lloyds, and Maersk.

Saviynt is an identity management company that provides cloud-first identity governance and access management solutions for businesses.

Raised $375,000,000.00 from PNC Bank and HPS Investment Partners.

  • Managing Director

    2017 - 2022

    Carrick is a private equity firm that invests in the business to business SaaS, software, and tech solution industries. Served on the firm's Investment Committee and was chairman of its Operations Committee. Member of the Board of Directors of Carrick companies Saviynt, Exiger, Mavenlink, The Flatiron School, Seven Lakes Technologies, and Everspring.

Carrick Capital Partners is a private equity firm that focuses its investments on software, SaaS, and tech-enabled companies.

  • Chairman of The Board of Directors

    2018 - 2021

    Accel-KKR acquired Mavenlink and merged it with Kimble to create Kantata. Mavenlink delivered enterprise SaaS solutions for services organizations, including resource planning, project management, collaboration, accounting, and analytics.

  • President

    2012 - 2016

    MicroStrategy delivers enterprise analytic and business intelligence solutions for global organizations. Its software platform is available both on premises or in the cloud.

  • Chief Operating Officer

    2010 - 2012

    ParAccel was acquired by Actian. ParAccel was an enterprise analytic database company with leading global customers across a number of verticals, including financial services, retail, and e-commerce. ParAccel is the software foundation for Amazon AWS' Redshift enterprise data warehouse platform.

  • Executive Vice-President, Worldwide Operations

    1999 - 2010

    Responsible for $500M global software, services, and support revenue and company's operational P&L. SVP, Worldwide Business Affairs from 2002 to 2005 with responsibility for strategic global commercial relationships. VP, Chief of Staff from 1999 to 2002 oversaw key strategic, corporate, and operational initiatives.

  • Senior Attorney

    1995 - 1999

    Led legal matters on behalf of Intel Community, DoD, White House, and Executive Branch. Maintained Top Secret Security Clearance (TS/SCI).

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