Kayla Gu

Kayla Gu is an accomplished sales leader with extensive experience in enterprise sales and leadership roles at prominent technology companies. Currently serving as Vice President of Sales for Emerging Enterprises at Databricks since 2020, Kayla has successfully led a team of 4 first-line leaders and 36 Account Executives across the western region, achieving President's Club status in FY22. Prior to Databricks, Kayla held significant positions at HackerOne, including Head of Sales for Enterprise Major Accounts, where a top-performing revenue group was led, resulting in President's Club honors for FY19 and FY20. In earlier roles at Oracle, Kayla consistently exceeded sales quotas and was recognized as one of the top 5% of global Sales Leaders during the Oracle leadership summit. Early career experience includes a role as International Business Development Manager at the Academy of Art University. Kayla holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Media Studies, with a minor in Advertising, from the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology.