JD Sherman

About

JD Sherman has a proven track record for growing iconic, multi-billion-dollar global brands, and previously held leadership positions at Dashlane, IBM, HubSpot, and Akamai. Most recently, Sherman served as CEO at Dashlane, leading a global team of 300+ team members distributed across New York, Paris, and Lisbon. Prior to Dashlane, Sherman was President and Chief Operating Officer at HubSpot (2012 - 2020), scaling the company from 200 employees to nearly 4,000 worldwide and helping to grow revenue to nearly $1 billion. He then helped guide HubSpot through its initial public offering and post-IPO growth. Previously, Sherman was Akamai's Chief Financial Officer, where he was responsible for finance, strategic planning, and corporate development. During his tenure, he helped grow Akamai to over $1.2 billion in revenue with more than 2,000 employees globally, and saw the company added to the S&P 500 index. Before Akamai, he spent 15 years at IBM, rising to Chief Financial Executive of the

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Cambridge, US