Chris Benoit

Chris Benoit has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Chris currently holds the position of Vice President of Global Sales at SharpCloud, a role they have been in since May 2023. Prior to this, they worked at Tableau from 2017 to 2023, where they held various roles including Vice President of Enterprise Sales and Senior Sales Manager. At Tableau, Chris led sales teams serving large enterprise customers across various verticals such as manufacturing, energy, technology, and services. Chris also worked closely with presales, solution engineering, customer success, and the channel.

Before joining Tableau, Chris worked at ZEISS Microscopy from 2010 to 2017. Chris served as the US Sales Manager, Industry, leading a team of up to 15 people and overseeing the full sales cycle. Chris collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop scalable and sustainable business strategies. Prior to this, they held the position of Sales Manager at ZEISS Microscopy, where they focused on sales coaching and training.

Chris began their career at Carrier Corporation in 2004 as a Sales Engineer. In this role, they managed relationships with commercial and residential contractors and handled contracts worth up to $5 million in annual revenue.

Throughout their career, Chris has demonstrated strong leadership skills, exceeding sales quotas, and building successful partnerships with various stakeholders.

Chris Benoit's education history includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech, which they obtained from 2000 to 2004. In 2019, they attended the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business for Executive Education in Data Science. Additionally, they pursued Executive Education programs in Fundamentals of Effective Sales Management at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and Finance and Accounting for the Nonfinancial Executive at Columbia Business School, though the specific years of enrollment are not provided.