Mike Capone vs Adam Selipsky

Mike Capone

CEO of Qlik

BIO: Mike leads Qlik’s mission to create a data-literate world, one where people, businesses, organizations and governments tackle their most complex challenges with data. He has first-hand experience in leveraging the power of data through analytics to transform businesses and entire industries. In addition to his extensive experience in high-growth SaaS companies, Mike was the COO of Medidata Solutions, a publicly-traded provider of SaaS analytics solutions to the healthcare, life sciences and pharma markets. There he played a significant role in the company’s product development, data science, professional services and go-to-market operations, guiding its strategy to provide a comprehensive cloud platform that leverages data and analytics to transform clinical trials. Prior to Medidata, Mike held senior leadership positions at ADP, including Corporate Vice President of Product Development & CIO, and SVP & General Manager of ADP’s global outsourcing business. He was also head of product development and technology operations for ADP, one of the world’s largest B2B cloud services providers, delivering critical services to over 600,000 companies and 39 million of their staff members worldwide. Mike holds a BS in Computer Science from Dickinson College and an MBA in Finance from Pace University.

Adam Selipsky

CEO of Tableau Software

BIO: Mr. Adam Selipsky has been Chief Executive Officer and President at Tableau Software, Inc. since September 16, 2016. Mr. Selipsky served as Vice President of Marketing, Sales and Support for Amazon Web Services. He served as Vice President of Product Management and Developer Relations at Amazon Web Services. Mr. Selipsky has spent over a decade building Amazon Web Services, one of the most successful technology platforms in the world. His leadership helped grow AWS from a start-up into a multi-billion dollar business and establish it as the undisputed market leader in cloud computing. Prior to joining Amazon, he was an Executive at RealNetworks, leading the video subscription and media player division. Before that, Mr. Selipsky was a Principal at Mercer Management Consulting, a strategy consulting firm. He serves as a Director of Tableau Software, Inc. He has been Member of Advisory Board of PivotLink Corp. since January 2008. Mr. Selipsky holds an A.B. in Government and an MBA from Harvard University.