Heather Brunner
CEO & Chairwoman at WP Engine
- Role
- Chief Executive Officer at WP Engine
- Location
- Austin, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Heather Brunner
As Chairwoman and CEO of WP Engine, Heather Brunner has steered WP Engine through hyper-growth into global technology leadership. WP Engine is home to many of the WordPress community\'s most beloved brands including WP Engine, Flywheel, Local, Advanced Custom Fields, and Genesis. Heather has led the expansion of WP Engine from an Austin start-up to a global brand with 1200+ team members around the world with hubs in Austin, Brisbane, Limerick, London, Omaha, and Krakow to now serve millions of customers in more than 150 countries. A 30 year technology veteran, Heather has generated billions in enterprise value, delivered growth, and led business strategy for privately funded new ventures and Fortune 500 companies. During her tenure as WP Engine CEO, Heather has been honored by Great Place to Work with the CEO Leadership for All award, EY Entrepreneur of the Year for Central Texas, the Austin Business Journal Best CEO award and a Stevie Award for executive leadership. Heather serves on the board of directors for Camden Property Trust (NYSE: CPT), a S&P 500 company. She holds a bachelor’s degree in international economics from Trinity University.
Experience
Chief Executive Officer
May 2013 — Present
WP Engine, the WordPress technology company, provides the most relied upon and trusted brands and developer-centric WordPress products for companies and agencies of all sizes, including managed WordPress hosting, enterprise WordPress, headless WordPress, Flywheel, Local and Genesis. WP Engine’s tech innovation and award-winning WordPress experts help to power more than 1.8 million sites across 150 countries.
Education
Trinity University
BA, International Economics
Skills
- Enterprise Software
- Salesforce.com
- Business Development
- Digital Marketing
- Saas
- Product Management
- Consulting
- B2b
- Web Analytics
- Product Marketing
- Lead Generation
- Thought Leadership
- Online Marketing
- IT Strategy
- Management Consulting
- Social Media
- Integration
- Business Alliances
- Business Intelligence
- Digital Strategy
- Strategic Partnerships
- Mobile Devices
- Strategy
- E-Commerce
- Sem
- Multi-Channel Marketing
- Team Leadership
- Program Management
- Demand Generation
- Account Management
- Change Management
- Professional Services
- Competitive Analysis
- Start-Ups
- Crm
- Go-to-Market Strategy
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Online Advertising
- Leadership
- Agile Methodologies
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