Eric Best
Investor | Founder | CEO
- Role
- Director Board of Directors at UTEC Industrial
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Eric Best
Driven growth-stage CEO with proven record in data cloud, SaaS, cloud integration, digital commerce, currency and advertising. As founder/CEO, grew and led companies to shareholder liquidity including cash exits to Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Liberty Interactive (NASDAQ:LVNTA). Twenty years’ hands-on contributions range from day-one founder to public offerings (NASDAQ:CHUBK) and board directorships- Founder/CEO/CXO experience spanning the complete growth company lifecycle- Effective negotiator of complex capital and financial structures including VC, PE, and debt financing from top tier institutions- Key contributing executive through public offerings and listings (NASDAQ)- 19-year public board director; chair experience on all governance committees; successful shareholder proxy, tender offers, capitalization, strategic acquisitions- Skilled builder of high-functioning teams aligned on common goals, culture and values- Proven ability to identify nascent technology trends with massive market potential- Proven ability to time and drive disruptive products and services to market- Lead sales executive responsible for total top line, driving strategic customer wins- Dynamic, effective communicator, public speaker and thought leader- Guerilla and social marketing expert versed in mobile-first engagement- Experience building innovative SaaS platforms on pure-cloud and data infrastructure (GCP, AWS and Azure)- Direct product management/marketing/GTM leader for MS Windows, Amazon Marketplace, and numerous growth stage software and SaaS products
Experience
Director Board of Directors
Jan 2026 — Present · Spokane, WA, US
Over the course of our 40 year history serving heavy industry in the Pacific Northwest and across the globe, UTEC Industrial has built industrial automation systems for RTX (Raytheon), Weyerhauser, Lockheed Martin, Keck Observatory, Maxar Technologies (Space Systems Loral) and countless others. We are ready to design, build and deliver worldwide your custom complex, industrial-grade project.
Education
Seattle Pacific University
BA, Biology/Pre-Medicine
Seattle Pacific University
BA, Business Administration
Skills
- Product Marketing
- Online Retail
- Merchandising
- Paid Search Strategy
- Strategic Partnerships
- Compensation Committee
- Ppc
- Startup Marketing
- Technology Start-Up
- Audit Committee
- Strategy
- E-Commerce
- Multi-Channel Retail
- Retail Marketing
- Enterprise Software
- Shareholder Rights Plans
- Comparison Shopping Engines
- Social Commerce
- Affiliate Marketing
- Online Advertising
- Public Company Compliance
- Internet Entrepreneur
- Corporate Governance
- Analytics
- Proxy Contests
- Business Strategy
- E-Commerce Optimization
- Corporate Strategy Formulation
- Online Marketing
- Corporate Development
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Lean Startup
- Public Companies
- Tender Offers
- Governance Committee
- Leadership
- Saas
- Software as a Service (Saas)
- Business Development
- Share Repurchase
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