Gay Thorne

Gay Thorne currently serves as Chief Growth Officer at Cloud Giants since April 2023, previously holding the position of VP of Strategy. Prior to this role, Gay Thorne spent over a decade at Salesforce from May 2012 to January 2023, achieving significant impact as RVP, Portfolio Lead in Customer Success, managing a portfolio exceeding $255M and leading a team focused on C-level relations and strategic planning. Earlier roles at Salesforce included Director/Sr. Director of Customer Success, where responsibilities included expanding key C-level relationships and managing a $40M portfolio, and as a Customer Success Executive for a major healthcare client. From 1999 to May 2012, Gay Thorne was with MegaPath Inc., progressing to the role of VP of Sales Operations & Engineering, overseeing operations for a $71M telecommunications company. Gay Thorne holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and an Executive MBA from UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School.