Irina Novoselsky vs Yamini Rangan

Irina Novoselsky

CEO of Hootsuite

BIO: Irina joined Hootsuite as CEO in January 2023, bringing close to two decades of experience in business, financial services and technology. Prior to joining Hootsuite, Irina sat as Chief Executive Officer at global talent acquisition and SaaS company CareerBuilder, where she successfully led the company through significant transformation — expanding its audience, enhancing the product and user experience, and driving operational excellence to best meet customer needs. She has also held notable positions at global companies including Novitex Enterprise Solutions, Dubin & Co, Apollo Global Management and Morgan Stanley. Irina is also a board member for Lemonade, an insurance company powered by artificial intelligence and behavioural economics.

Yamini Rangan

CEO of HubSpot

BIO: Yamini Rangan is Chief Executive Officer at HubSpot. Prior to becoming CEO, Yamini served as HubSpot's first-ever Chief Customer Officer, overseeing the marketing, sales, and services teams. A tech industry veteran, Yamini has more than 24 years of experience ranging from product marketing, sales, and strategy. Yamini previously served as Chief Customer Officer at Dropbox, where she was responsible for embedding customer focus across the organization. Before Dropbox, she was VP of Sales Strategy and Operations at Workday, where she helped quadruple revenue and scaled the sales organization. At SAP, Yamini held several customer-facing leadership roles in strategy, pre-sales and value-based selling and helped close landmark deals. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering, a Master’s in Computer Engineering, and an MBA from Berkeley. In 2019, Yamini was recognized as one of the Most Influential Women in Business by San Francisco Business Times.