R. Stefan Deeran

R. Stefan Deeran has worked in various roles in the tech industry since 2012. In 2012, they began working at NewsCred as the Content Sales Director and Strategic Partnerships, where they built sales and client success teams and scaled revenue to first $1M in ARR, then $10M ARR and beyond. R. Stefan also launched NewsCred Global Partner Ecosystem consisting of tech integration partnerships, solutions providers and channel resellers. In 2014, they moved to Parsely, Inc. as the Director of Strategic Partnerships, providing digital publishers with clear audience insights. In 2017, they began working at Shutterstock as the Head of New Business, launching and leading the new business team for Shutterstock's Platform Solutions division. Currently, they are Co-Founder and COO of Vendelux.

R. Stefan Deeran attended Macalester College, where they studied political science and media studies.