Laura Padilla

Laura Padilla currently serves as Senior Vice President of Global Channel and Emerging Market Sales at Freshworks, leading channel sales strategy across LATAM, EMEA, and APAC. Previously, Laura was Senior Vice President at Sapphire Ventures and held various leadership roles in business development and strategic alliances at companies including Airtable, Zoom Video Communications, Nutanix, Box, Riverbed Technology, SANRAD, MediaLive International, and Morgan Stanley. Laura's extensive experience encompasses managing substantial teams, developing successful partner ecosystems, and driving significant revenue growth through strategic partnerships and sales initiatives. Laura holds a Bachelor of Science in Business with a focus on Marketing from Santa Clara University.