Dan Faulkner is the Chief Executive Officer of SmartBear. Dan has held the CEO seat since January 2025, and was previously Senior Vice President & General Manager at Nuance Communications.
Current company
SmartBear
SmartBear delivers application integrity for modern tech stacks, ensuring continuous, measurable assurance that software just works as intended - with governance to operate at AI speed and scale. SmartBear offers deep test automation, API lifecycle management, and observability capabilities.
Software DevelopmentHeadquartered in SomervilleFounded 2009Private company
Source: SmartBear on LinkedInDan Faulkner joined SmartBear in September 2021 and has been CEO since January 2025. Before SmartBear, Dan was Senior Vice President & General Manager at Nuance Communications from June 2014 until October 2018.
Career
Sources: LinkedIn profile
Education
The University of Manchester, Bachelors, LinguisticsThe University of Edinburgh, Masters, Speech & Language ProcessingThe Wharton School, Strategy ImplementationUniversity of Leicester, MarketingSource
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Vice president level and above, most senior firstDan Faulkner leads a leadership team of 12 published executives.
Most senior 5 of 12
| Name | Title | In seat since |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Faulkner | Chief Executive Officer | January 2025 |
| Shital Whitmore | Chief Financial Officer | Not stated |
| Allison Beakley | General Counsel | Not stated |
| Dave Phillips | Chief Revenue Officer | Not stated |
| Vineeta Puranik | Chief Product & Technology Officer | Not stated |
Sources: SmartBear leadership page
Dan Faulkner is the Chief Executive Officer of SmartBear. Dan has held the CEO seat since January 2025, and was previously Senior Vice President & General Manager at Nuance Communications.
Dan Faulkner has been CEO of SmartBear since January 2025, according to LinkedIn profile.
Dan Faulkner was Senior Vice President & General Manager at Nuance Communications from June 2014 until October 2018, according to LinkedIn profile.
Dan Faulkner has been CEO of SmartBear for 1 year, since January 2025.
Shital Whitmore (Chief Financial Officer), Allison Beakley (General Counsel), Dave Phillips (Chief Revenue Officer), Vineeta Puranik (Chief Product & Technology Officer), and 7 more. Source: SmartBear leadership page.
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