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Ron Hirson

Founder of Boku

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Ron Hirson is a former Chief Product Officer at DocuSign and co-founder of Boku, with a successful track record of advising startups like Calendly, Celonis, People.ai, Sonder, and FundBox. He is currently an advisor and board member for various organizations, focusing on ClimateTech and CleanTech sectors, and actively invests in Series A startups in the San Francisco Bay Area. Hirson's career highlights include co-founding Boku and serving as Chief Product Officer at DocuSign, as well as his roles as an advisor to successful startups and board member for various organizations, with a focus on ClimateTech and CleanTech sectors.

Work Experience 

  • Board Member; Chair of Audit Committee

    2023 - Current

  • Advisor

    2023

  • Advisor

    2022

Golden Point Executives help rising cybersecurity market disruptors create innovative ideas to accelerate revenue growth and profits.

  • Climatebase Fellow

    2023

  • Advisor

    2019

People.ai is an AI platform that provides workflow-based applications to transform business activities and increase sales productivity.

Raised $200,001,000.00 from Nimesh Kampani and Ballistic Ventures.

  • Advisor

    2021 - 2023

  • Board Member

    2010 - 2022

    In the quest to eliminate eye disease and provide hope for future generations, teams of UCSF’s world-renowned clinician scientists address the most complex vision challenges with highly collaborative and innovative approaches. Active in all areas of ophthalmology, this faculty is an important resource for the Bay Area, our nation, and the world.

  • Advisor

    2017 - 2021

Sonder is a tech-driven hospitality company offering spaces built for travel and life in cities around the world.

Raised $839,550,000.00 from Talent Resources Ventures and TriplePoint Ventures.

  • Chief Product Officer

    2013 - 2020

    Chief Product Officer, responsible for Product Management, Design/UX, Innovation (Product plus Dev), Research and led the Strategy Executive Committee.

DocuSign Seattle Area is a software industry.

  • Mentor

    2014 - 2020

    Mentor to software nonprofits in Fast Forward's fantastic accelerator program. FFWD is designed exclusively for nonprofits using technology to improve the world via innovations in health, human rights, education, and the environment.

Fast Forward is an accelerator for social tech nonprofits.

Raised $8,950,000.00 from Patrick J. McGovern Foundation.

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