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Chris Merritt

Board Member, Investor, and Former President @Cloudflare

San Francisco Bay Area

Overview 

Chris Merritt is a Board Member, Investor, and former President at Cloudflare, Inc. with a strong background in strategic partnerships, online advertising, and SaaS. Notable highlights include serving as VP of Global Advertiser Partnerships at Yahoo! and leading sales operations at Monster. Currently, Chris Merritt's role as President of Field Operations & CRO at Cloudflare showcases his expertise in marketing strategy and lead generation, complemented by his executive education at MIT Sloan School of Management.

Work Experience 

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watchTowr

  • Board Member

    2024 - Current

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Peak XV Partners

  • Operating Partner

    2024

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Sumo Logic

  • Board Member

    2023

Sumo Logic is a provider of cloud-based machine data analytics that enables reliable and secure cloud-native applications.

Raised $340,000,000.00 from Employee Stock Option Fund, Franklin Templeton, Battery Ventures and Tiger Global Management.

sumologic.com
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DigitalOcean

  • Board Member

    2023

    NYSE : DOCN

DigitalOcean provides a cloud platform to deploy, manage, and scale applications of any size.

Raised $491,275,418.00 from Empede Capital.

digitalocean.com

Cloudflare, Inc.

  • President of Field Operations & CRO

    2013 - 2023

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Peerindex (Acquired by Brandwatch)

  • Board Member

    2013 - 2015

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BranchOut (acquired by Hearst Corp)

  • Chief Marketing and Sales Officer

    2011 - 2013

BranchOut lets people capture and share everyday moments in the workplace through photos, news and updates.

Raised $49,000,000.00 from Employee Stock Option Fund, Redpoint, Accel, Norwest Venture Partners and Mayfield Fund.

branchout.com
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Yahoo!

  • VP of Global Advertiser Partnerships

    2010 - 2011

  • VP Sales and GM of Small Business and Recruitment Advertising

    2008 - 2010

Yahoo is a technology and media company that serves users through its portfolio of digital platforms, products, and services.

Raised $6,800,000.00 from Visa, SoftBank Capital, Sequoia Capital and Reuters Venture Capital.

yahoo.com
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Monster

  • Sr Vice President and Chief Representative Officer - China

    2007 - 2008

  • Senior Vice President of Sales, Europe

    2005 - 2007

  • Senior Vice President of Sales Operations

    2003 - 2005

Monster.com is an online network that enables jobseekers to find jobs and employers to access jobseekers in India.

monster.com
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FedEx Office (Kinko's - Acquired by FedEx)

  • Sr. Director of Commercial Solutions and Kinkos.com

    1998 - 2003

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