Elisa Steele
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| name = Elisa Steele
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| caption = Steele at Web Summit in 2015
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| occupation = Co-Chair at Cornerstone
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Elisa Steele is the former chief executive officer at Namely.{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/02/pr-newswire-namely-appoints-elisa-steele-as-ceo-and-completes-growth-financing-round.html|title=Namely Appoints Elisa Steele as CEO and Completes Growth Financing Round|last=CNBC|date=2018-08-02|work=CNBC|access-date=2018-08-22}} Prior to being appointed to the role in August 2018, Steele sat on the company’s board of directors.{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/02/exclusive-hr-startup-namely-once-a-high-flier-gets-a-new-ceo-and-60-million-in-new-funding-to-soar-again/|title=Exclusive: HR startup Namely, once a high flier, gets a new CEO and $60 million in new funding to soar again|date=August 2, 2018|author=Connie Loizos|website=TechCrunch|accessdate=December 2, 2018}}
Career
Steele grew up in Andover, Massachusetts, and moved to California in 1988.{{Cite web|last=Rogers|first=Bruce|title=Elisa Steele Positions Jive For Enterprise Collaboration And Communications Platform Future|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucerogers/2017/03/06/elisa-steele-positions-jive-for-enterprise-collaboration-and-communications-platform-future/|access-date=2021-01-20|website=Forbes|language=en}} She attended the University of New Hampshire and then went to graduate school at San Francisco State University. After graduating with her MBA,{{Cite web|title=CSOD Company Profile & Executives - Cornerstone OnDemand Inc. - Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/CSOD/company-people/executive-profile/110464555|access-date=2021-01-20|website=www.wsj.com}} she worked for AT&T Business Services in enterprise sales before joining NetApp as senior vice president of corporate marketing.{{Cite web|title=Yahoo Taps Elisa Steele For CMO Post|url=https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/102674/yahoo-taps-elisa-steele-for-cmo-post.html|access-date=2021-01-20|website=www.mediapost.com|language=en}} In 2009, she became the chief marketing officer (CMO) for Yahoo!. She went on to serve as CMO of Skype{{Cite web|title=CSOD Company Profile & Executives - Cornerstone OnDemand Inc. - Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/CSOD/company-people/executive-profile/110464555|access-date=2021-01-20|website=www.wsj.com}}{{Cite web|last=Hesseldahl|first=Arik|date=2015-02-10|title=Jive Software Names Elisa Steele Permanent CEO|url=https://www.vox.com/2015/2/10/11558866/jive-software-names-elisa-steele-permanent-ceo|access-date=2021-01-20|website=Vox|language=en}} and CMO & VP-Consumer Apps at Microsoft.{{Cite web|title=CSOD Company Profile & Executives - Cornerstone OnDemand Inc. - Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/CSOD/company-people/executive-profile/110464555|access-date=2021-01-20|website=www.wsj.com}}{{Cite web|date=2014-06-06|title=Q&A: Elisa Steele, Jive executive VP of strategy, on finding work-life balance|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2014/06/06/qa-elisa-steele-jive-executive-vp-of-strategy-on-finding-work-life-balance/|access-date=2021-01-20|website=The Mercury News|language=en-US}}
In 2013, while at Microsoft, Steele was contacted by Jive Software and asked to join their board of directors.{{Cite web|last=Rogers|first=Bruce|title=Elisa Steele Positions Jive For Enterprise Collaboration And Communications Platform Future|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucerogers/2017/03/06/elisa-steele-positions-jive-for-enterprise-collaboration-and-communications-platform-future/|access-date=2021-02-05|website=Forbes|language=en}} She left Microsoft and joined Jive as the CMO and vice-president of strategy in early 2014.{{Cite web|date=2014-06-06|title=Q&A: Elisa Steele, Jive executive VP of strategy, on finding work-life balance|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2014/06/06/qa-elisa-steele-jive-executive-vp-of-strategy-on-finding-work-life-balance/|access-date=2021-02-05|website=The Mercury News|language=en-US}} At the end of the year, she was promoted to president.{{Cite web|date=2014-11-04|title=Ex-Skype CMO Elisa Steele takes helm at Jive Software after CEO steps down|url=https://www.geekwire.com/2014/former-skype-cmo-elisa-steele-takes-president-job-jive-software-ceo-steps/|access-date=2021-02-05|website=GeekWire|language=en-US}} In 2015, she was appointed CEO.{{Cite web|last=Fox|first=MeiMei|title=Why Women Driven By Passion And Purpose Get Seats In Corporate Boardrooms|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/meimeifox/2016/12/22/why-women-driven-by-passion-and-purpose-get-seats-in-corporate-boardrooms/|access-date=2021-02-05|website=Forbes|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Hesseldahl|first=Arik|date=2015-02-10|title=Jive Software Names Elisa Steele Permanent CEO|url=https://www.vox.com/2015/2/10/11558866/jive-software-names-elisa-steele-permanent-ceo|access-date=2021-02-05|website=Vox|language=en}}
In 2017, Steele was named to the board of directors for Namely, a human resources platform.{{Cite web|title=Exclusive: HR startup Namely, once a high flier, gets a new CEO and $60 million in new funding to soar again|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/02/exclusive-hr-startup-namely-once-a-high-flier-gets-a-new-ceo-and-60-million-in-new-funding-to-soar-again/|access-date=2021-02-12|website=TechCrunch|date=2 August 2018 |language=en-US}} In 2018, she was appointed the CEO of Namely.{{Cite web|date=2014-06-06|title=Q&A: Elisa Steele, Jive executive VP of strategy, on finding work-life balance|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2014/06/06/qa-elisa-steele-jive-executive-vp-of-strategy-on-finding-work-life-balance/|access-date=2021-02-12|website=The Mercury News|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Gross|first=Elana Lyn|title=Namely's CEO Shares Her Advice For Anyone Struggling With Work-Life Balance|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/elanagross/2019/02/28/namelys-ceo-shares-her-advice-for-anyone-struggling-with-work-life-balance/|access-date=2021-02-12|website=Forbes|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Garrett|first=Brianne|title=Move Over, Work-Life Balance. Hello, Work-Life 'Integration'|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/briannegarrett/2019/12/08/move-over-work-life-balance-hello-work-life-integration/|access-date=2021-02-12|website=Forbes|language=en}} She was also appointed Chairwoman of the Board of Cornerstone OnDemand.{{Cite web|last=LaPorte|first=Nicole|date=2020-07-15|title=Bumble hits 100 million users—and has new plans to take over the dating world|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90527896/bumble-hits-100-million-users-and-has-new-plans-to-take-over-the-dating-world|access-date=2021-02-12|website=Fast Company|language=en-US}} In June 2020, the founder and former CEO of Cornerstone, Adam Miller, joined Steele as the co-chair of the Board.{{Cite web|last=Hasan|first=Abid|date=2020-05-14|title=Cornerstone CEO Adam Miller steps down from his role|url=https://www.peoplemattersglobal.com/news/c-suite/cornerstone-ceo-adam-miller-steps-down-from-his-role-25665|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-17|website=People Matters|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526150629/https://www.peoplemattersglobal.com/news/c-suite/cornerstone-ceo-adam-miller-steps-down-from-his-role-25665 |archive-date=2020-05-26 }} In 2020, Bumble announced Steele to its new board of directors.{{Cite web|last=LaPorte|first=Nicole|date=2020-07-15|title=Bumble hits 100 million users—and has new plans to take over the dating world|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90527896/bumble-hits-100-million-users-and-has-new-plans-to-take-over-the-dating-world|access-date=2021-02-17|website=Fast Company|language=en-US}} She is also on the board of Splunk and JFrog.{{Cite web|title=CSOD Company Profile & Executives - Cornerstone OnDemand Inc. - Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/CSOD/company-people/executive-profile/110464555|access-date=2021-02-17|website=www.wsj.com}}{{Cite web|title=Exclusive: HR startup Namely, once a high flier, gets a new CEO and $60 million in new funding to soar again|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/02/exclusive-hr-startup-namely-once-a-high-flier-gets-a-new-ceo-and-60-million-in-new-funding-to-soar-again/|access-date=2021-02-17|website=TechCrunch|date=2 August 2018 |language=en-US}}
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