Erica Ruliffson Schultz

Erica Schultz is President of Field Operations at Confluent, the real-time data streaming platform backed by investors Benchmark, Index Ventures, and Sequoia Capital. Prior to Confluent, Ms. Schultz served as New Relic's Chief Revenue Officer where she played an instrumental role in driving the company's growth since the company's IPO in 2014. Prior to that, she spent nearly 17 years at Oracle Corporation, where she pioneered the company's cloud go-to-market strategy and scaled numerous sales teams around the globe. Ms. Schultz is an active mentor and advisor in the technology industry, and a member of the Fortune Most Powerful Women community.

Ms. Schultz received her A.B. from Dartmouth in Spanish and Latin American Studies, graduating with high honors. During her time on campus, she held multiple leadership positions, including Captain of the Women's Rowing team, and Chairperson of the Older and Wiser Program, a mentorship program for women. In addition, she was a member of the Sigma Delta Sorority and a Tucker Foundation Fellow. Recently, Ms. Schultz served as founding member of the Centennial Circle and a Class Agent for the Class of 1995. She currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband Bryan and two daughters.