Slack is the front runner in business communication. With their channel-based messaging platform, they are able to facilitate team communication and align on goals to drive businesses to success. No other messaging platform has the secure technology stack abilities to work at scale for large enterprises. With the option to connect multiple tools and services to the Slack platform, people can work most effectively within their organization.

Channels are one of Slack's main features. They provide people with the option to discuss specific topics and understand the common goal while staying on track. When you create a channel, you have the option to invite as many people as possible, give it a unique title, or make public or private to the rest of the company. Additionally, with those who decide to join the channel in the future they will have full access to previous conversations. In general, channels are there to alleviate the gaps in communication within an organization in a more productive manner.

Their Slack Connect feature provides a secure way to communicate with those who are not within your organization such as external partners, clients, and vendors giving you the option to replace the back and forth of email. With their enterprise-grade security, one can feel confident that their messages are secure during collaboration. Separately, the chances of email phishing and spam attacks are drastically reduced with the elimination of inboxes.

Other notable Slack features include Huddles and Clips which gives colleagues the option to connect quickly via audio with or without video depending on one's preferences. Overall, Slack is constantly working to become one of the most accessible messaging platforms in the world so that everyone can have the chance to use their features.

Business Intelligence

Messaging & Communication

Software

Slack

Laurie Young

McNamara brings extensive experience in both executive leadership and scaling global operations to [Slack](/org/slack)’s board. He spent nearly two decades leading Flex Ltd., first as the Chief Operating Officer from 2001 to 2006 and then as the Chief Executive Officer from 2006 to 2018. As part of the executive team, McNamara was instrumental in Flex’s growth to over $25 billion in revenue and over 200,000 employees operating across 30+ countries. McNamara currently serves on the board of directors of Workday, Inc., one of the world’s foremost providers of on‑demand financial management and human capital management enterprise software, and is a venture partner at [Eclipse Ventures](/org/eclipse-ventures). He is also on the board of directors of [PCH International](/org/pch-international), a global custom design manufacturing company.

Mike McNamara

Julie Liegl is the Chief Marketing Officer, responsible for all aspects of [Slack](/org/slack)’s marketing, including product marketing, customer acquisition, demand generation, brand, brand design, events, and content marketing.

Julie has more than 18 years of technology industry experience. Prior to [Slack](/org/slack), Julie spent 13 years at [Salesforce](/org/salesforce), most recently as the Executive Vice President of Global Marketing, where she and her teams were responsible for the success of Dreamforce, driving demand generation and the market positioning of [Salesforce](/org/salesforce)’s cloud products.

Julie received her BA and MA in English from [Stanford University](/org/stanford) and her MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania

Julie Liegl

Andrew Braccia is on the Board of Directors at [Slack](/org/slack). Andrew is also the General Partner at Accel Partners where he is focused on consumer-oriented mobile and web services companies.

Andrew Braccia

Ms. Jordan has a proven track record of leadership across enterprise transformation and strategic planning. Prior to Symantec, Ms. Jordan served as Senior Vice President of Communication and Collaboration IT at Cisco Systems, where she ran global applications for 65,000 employees across multiple departments. Prior to that she was Senior Vice President of Destination Disney, where she was an architect of designing and delivering a transformational guest experience. She also sits on the board of directors of FactSet Research Systems Inc. Ms. Jordan holds an M.B.A. from [Florida Institute of Technology](/org/florida-institute-of-technology) and a B.A. in Accounting from the [University of Central Florida](/org/university-of-central-florida).

Sheila B. Jordan

Bruce Fiscus is the Head of Large Enterprise Sales for North America at [Slack](/org/slack). Prior to [Slack](/org/slack), he was the SVP, ECS AMER at saleforce.com. Bruce holds a B.A., Communication from [The Ohio State University](/org/the-ohio-state-university). 

Bruce Fiscus

Richard Hasslacher is the Vice President, Global Alliances & Channels at [Slack](/org/slack). Prior to [Slack](/org/slack), he was the Regional Vice President, ISV & Channels Sales at salesforce.com. 

Richard Hasslacher

Larkin Ryder is the Director of Product Security at [Slack](/org/slack), ensuring the confidentiality and integrity of the [Slack](/org/slack).com website and client applications. In prior roles, she served at [Slack](/org/slack) as the Director of Risk and Compliance and as Chief Security Officer (interim). Larkin joined [Slack](/org/slack) in 2016 from Twitter's Enterprise Security team and has worked in engineering-related roles at high tech companies for more than 25 years. Larkin holds a computer science degree from the [University of Vermont](/org/university-of-vermont), as well as various credentials specific to privacy and security.

Larkin Ryder

Clare Bergman is the Executive Assistant to CEO at [Slack](/org/slack). Before joining [Slack](/org/slack) in 2018, Clare was the Chief of Staff at [Optimizely](/org/optimizely). Clare graduated from the [University of Southern California](/org/university-of-southern-california) with a degree in Public Relations. She is based in the San Francisco Bay Area. 

Clare Bergman

Zack Sultan

Sarah Friar is CEO at [Nextdoor](/org/nextdoor).

Sarah Friar

Former Global Head of Human Capital Management, [Goldman Sachs](/org/goldman-sachs).

Edith Cooper

Graham brings a wealth of leadership experience to [Slack](/org/slack). He was Chief Financial Officer at [Salesforce](/org/salesforce) for seven high-growth years and previously served as CFO at [Advent](/org/advent), Vitria, and Nuance. He also held senior finance roles at Oracle, including VP of Finance, Worldwide Operations. He is currently on the boards of [Splunk](/org/splunk), [Xero](/org/xero), [BlackLine](/org/blackline), and [Mindbody](/org/mindbody). Just as important as any of that he shares our values and vision for the future of [Slack](/org/slack).


Graham Smith

Jordan Fujimoto is currently a Senior Manager of Strategic Finance at [Slack](/org/slack). Prior to that, they were with [Salesforce](/org/salesforce) for over four years, where they served as a Senior Manager of Finance & Strategy. Before that, they were an Analyst of Supply Chain Operations at Oracle, and prior to that, an Analyst in Investment Banking at Seven Hills Partners.

Jordan Fujimoto has a Bachelor of Science in Commerce from Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business and a degree from [Punahou School](/org/punahou-school).

Jordan Fujimoto

Denise Bee is the Head of Tax at [Slack](/org/slack). Bee started her career at PwC and then moved to [Citigroup](/org/citigroup) as an investment banking analyst in several overseas positions. Back in the tax world, she held key positions at [Vodafone](/org/vodafone), PMI Mortgage Insurance, [Riverbed Technology](/org/riverbed-technology) and [LendingClub](/org/lending-club). She holds a degree in business from the University of California at Berkeley and a Masters in

Denise Bee

Lisa Saito is the current Sr. Director of Marketing for Japan and Korea at [Slack](/org/slack). Lisa has over 8 years of experience in marketing, with their most recent position being Head of Marketing in Japan at Domo, Inc. from December 2016 to September 2019. Prior to that, they were the Director of Campaign and Demand Generation at [Salesforce](/org/salesforce).com from April 2011 to November 2016. During their time at [Salesforce](/org/salesforce), they were responsible for integrated campaign strategies, marketing operations, and management of staff members. Lisa has also been in charge of email marketing, lead nurturing, and lead management by making effective use of marketing automation and CRM.

Lisa Saito has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Doshisha University.

Their manager is Liz Smyth, VP, Global Field Marketing. They are on a team with Jenny Lynam - Sr. Strategic Events Manager, EMEA, Julie Walker - VP, Marketing Operations, and Amelie Fargue - Head of Marketing, France.

Lisa Saito

Dave Cook is currently the VP of Growth & Self Service Marketing at [Slack](/org/slack). Prior to [Slack](/org/slack), Dave Cook was the Head of Growth Marketing at Plaid from February 2018 to November 2019. Dave has also been the Vice President Marketing at [MessageBird](/org/messagebird) from August 2017 to February 2018, and the Head of Global Acquisition Marketing & Demand Gen at [Dropbox](/org/dropbox) from December 2015 to August 2017.

Dave Cook has a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Marketing from [Brigham Young University](/org/brigham-young-university).

Dave Cook reports to Julie Liegl, Chief Marketing Officer. They work with Duane Peck - Head of Industry Marketing, Retail & Consumer Goods, Rob Klein - Brand Marketing Manager, and Jonathan Prince - SVP, Marketing, Brand & Communications.

Dave Cook

Rob Klein

Milena Talavera is Senior Director of Engineering at [Slack](/org/slack). Prior to [Slack](/org/slack), she worked at [Talkdesk](/org/talkdesk) as Director of Engineering. Prior to [Talkdesk](/org/talkdesk), Milena was at Twelvefold Media for six years, most recently as Vice President of Engineering. She began her career as a Software Engineer for the US Government.

Milena Talavera

Jessica Kirkpatrick

Ross Harmes is the Chief of Staff to the CTO at [Slack](/org/slack). Prior to [Slack](/org/slack), he was the Director of Frontend Engineering at [Flickr](/org/flickr). Ross holds a B.S., Computer Engineering from [University of Florida](/org/university-of-florida). 

Ross Harmes

Naseer Rashid

Julia Kapoor

Greg Low

Daryl O'Genski

Greg Roa

Dean Smith

Prentice Welch

Katie Ryan O'Connor

Caroline Kingery

Thomas Stark

vanessa senning

Mike Manby

Vivek Kothari

Sara Noorzay

Nicole Morris

Nini Spalding

John Thomas

Ryan Kaschak

Andy Alleman

Rob Myers

Ryan Libster

Ian Spronck

Richard Barker

Hailun Zhou

Bridget Magana-Sandoval

Grainne O'Reilly

Yelana Kaplan

Megan Caruthers

jeremy cunningham

Sonia Xavier

Carolyn Clarke

Jaime Widder

Ryan Congdon

Tina Chapman

B Laur

Jonathan Piloquet

Susan Mayberry

Varun Jiandani

Vince Balsamo

Josh Perkiel

Kylie Maddex

Ari Estrada

Teresa Kindred

Portia Singh

Vanessa Gatihi

Molly Silverstein

Marisa Ki

Vikash Kothari

Nazia Mastan

Sean Abreau

Jessica Almog

Benjamin Ciglia

Danny  Rico

Tristan  Ohlenrott

reilly dunn

Nini Mishra

Paul Rosania

Senior Partner Engineer - Slack

David Schellhase leads the teams responsible for legal, privacy, corporate development, business development and public affairs as well as the Slack Fund and Slack for Good. He has more than 25 years of experience in the software industry. He has been general counsel at five other companies, including [Salesforce](/org/salesforce) and [Groupon](/org/groupon) at the time of their IPOs.

David received his BA in history from [Columbia University](/org/columbia-university) and his law degree from Cornell Law School.

David Schellhase

Enjoy building large-scale software development and delivery teams focused on data analytics and productivity.

Peter Secor

Ben Kelly

Ali Rayl is responsible for making the working lives of [Slack](/org/slack)’s millions of users simpler and more productive. She joined [Slack](/org/slack) during its conception as the director of QA for Tiny Speck, now known as [Slack](/org/slack) Technologies, Inc., and has cultivated a culture of customer “love” since the company’s beginnings.

Prior to [Slack](/org/slack), Ali was director of QA for Songbird, an open-source music platform. She received her BA in humanities from the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Ali Rayl

Mary Moseley is the Senior Manager of Global Annual Programs at [Slack](/org/slack). Prior to [Slack](/org/slack), she was the Manager of Talent and Organization at [Accenture](/org/accenture). Mary holds a M.A. of International Affairs, Economic and Political Development from [Columbia University](/org/columbia-university) and a B.B.A. in Finance Administration from the [University of Georgia](/org/university-of-georgia). 

Mary Moseley

John O’Farrell is a general partner at [Andreessen Horowitz](/org/andreessen-horowitz).

John O’Farrell

Director, Paid Digital - Slack

Aristides Estrada

Principal Data Scientist, Platforms

Principal Content Designer

Senior Brand Strategic Planner

Product Design Director, Network

Director, Slack Corporate Communications

Senior Product Marketing Manager, Release Operations

Developer Content Writer

Patricia Tueller

Myles Grant

Jennifer Steinhauer

Arturo Arrarte joined [Slack](/org/slack) in 2017 as Head of Growth for the Asia Pacific region. Having contributed to driving growth at [Salesforce](/org/salesforce), [KPMG](/org/kpmg) and IBM, Arturo has first-hand experience of guiding companies through periods of rapid growth and scale.  In his current role, Arturo helps leading organisations become more agile, collaborative and more productive with the use of [Slack](/org/slack). Arturo has academic degrees in computer science and mechatronic engineering, with a specialisation in AI, as well as a master’s in business

Arturo Arrarte

Gabriel Stern is the General Counsel at [Slack](/org/slack). Prior to [Slack](/org/slack), he was a Lead Counsel at Facebook and Managing Counsel of Emerging Business at salesforce.com. Prior to salesforce.com, Gabe was an associate at [White & Case](/org/white-case-llp). He received his JD and MBA from the [University of Southern California](/org/university-of-southern-california) and his undergraduate degrees from [Duke University](/org/duke-university). 

Gabriel Stern

Frances Coronel

Slack

John O’Farrell

Director

Roles at Slack

Director

Andrew Braccia

Edith Cooper

Graham Smith

Arnold W. Donald

Robert S. Webb

Sue Ellspermann