Rip Gerber

About Rip Gerber

Rip Gerber is a musician, singer-songwriter and international best-selling author whose work is influenced by his extensive background in the pharmaceutical and high-tech industries. His career includes a tenure at the Central Intelligence Agency, serving on the board of a pharma company named \"IPO of the Year\" by Bloomberg, and co-founding companies in software, mobile, and cloud technologies. Rip\'s first novel, published by RandomHouse/Heyne, became a bestseller in Germany. As a musician, Rip delivers a raw blend of country rock and soulful ballads with a rebellious energy and profound, introspective lyrics. Rip is also a sought-after speaker on innovation, creativity, and the achievement mindset. He holds a degree in biochemical engineering from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Harvard.Professional SummaryFor the past twenty-five years, Rip Gerber has built, managed, and sold public- and venture-backed companies in technology and biotech, serving in CMO, CEO, GM, and board member roles. He is currently President of Petram Partners LLC, a Canadian real estate firm. Rip is also a best-selling author.Most recently, he served as SVP and CMO of C3.ai, and as Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Innovation Officer of Vlocity, Inc, a three-time Forbes Cloud 100 company (2017, 2018, 2019). He joined the company shortly after its inception and helped build Vlocity to become the fastest-growing enterprise SaaS company in cloud history, culminating in a $1.5B acquisition by Salesforce within five years. Recently, he served as a founding board member, investor, and operating executive for Copado, Inc, the global leader in cloud DevOps.Rip currently serves as a board advisor to Red Atlas, Inc. RED Atlas uses artificial intelligence, machine learning, and user-generated data collection processes to build property-level real estate informationdatabases for use by real estate industry participants.Rip holds two patents in location technology algorithms. Other interests include being a best-selling international author (Random House), performing music, and running marathons. He has served as an early investor and founding board member of several technology companies, including Aratana Therapeutics (NASDAQ: PETX, sold to Elanco in 2019).Rip has had two #1 songs on Amazon Music and has amassed the world’s largest collection of map postcards.

Experience

1. President and Founder

   Intentional Capital Real Estate

   Dec 2010 — Present · CA

   Petram Partners is an investment company specializing in the development and management of Canadian Real Estate, with over 1 million sq ft under management, representing 1,200 units and $1 billion terminal value (CAD). Petram is currently seeking opportunities for office and mixed-use residential mid-size developments in the Greater Toronto Area, working together with industry professionals and local municipalities to bring mutually beneficial projects to our communities. Our approach is to find creative ideas for projects that will be admired for decades.

Education

• Harvard Business School

  Master of Business Administration (MBA)

• University of Virginia

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

• University of Virginia

  Biochemical Engineering

Skills

• Enterprise Software
• Sales
• Telecommunications
• Product Development
• Product Management
• Board of Director Experience
• Crm
• Board of Directors
• Wireless
• Venture Capital
• P&L Management
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Program Management
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Quantum Chemistry
• Creative Disruption
• Marketing
• Product Marketing
• Strategic Planning
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Marketing Strategy
• Consulting
• Chief Digital Officer
• Professional Mentoring
• Mobile Marketing
• Mobile Applications
• Location Based Services
• Software as a Service (Saas)
• Business Development
• Saas
• Business Alliances
• Leadership
• Mobile Devices
• Strategy
• Cloud Computing
• Mergers
• Strategic Partnerships
• Start-Ups
• Management
• Analytics