Stephan Dietrich

Stephan Dietrich is a serial entrepreneur and investor with a 25 year experience in the high tech industry and an exceptional track record growing and scaling start-ups all the way to successful exits. Sold Neolane to Adobe Systems for $600M. Co-Founder of Neolane in 2001, Stephan was responsible for driving Neolane’s corporate vision,international business development and its high growth in North America. In 2013, with $60MM revenues and 400 employees, Neolane was acquired for a 10x multiple on revenue. Since the acquisition of Neolane, Stephane was instrumental in defining a new Marketing & Experience Cloud category, combining the best of the Neolane DNA with the strengths of Adobe resulting in a 40%+ CAGR over 4 years and an undisputed worldwide leadership position for the Adobe Campaign business.

Prior to Neolane, Stephan was Founder and CEO of CubicSoft and also Co-Founder and VP of AGDS, acquired by Peregrine Systems, now HP.

Stephan is a recognized thought leader and a Digital Marketing expert. He is regularly interviewed in high-level publications and has spoken at several major worldwide marketing & entrepreneurship events.

Stephan lives in Boston, he holds a Master of Science degree from Ecole Centrale de Paris and earned his Master in Business Administration from the College des Ingenieurs.

Education

• MBA Collège des Ingénieurs (1992 — 1993)
• Master of Science CentraleSupélec (1989 — 1992)

Companies

• Board Member, Advisor, Investor Toucan Toco - Data Storytelling (2021)
• Advisor, Investor Lucca (2020)
• Guest Lecturer Harvard Business School (2020)
• Guest Lecturer MIT Sloan School of Management (2019)
• President SaaS Club FrenchFounders (2019)
• Board Member, Advisor, Investor, Akeneo (2018)
• CEO Upneo LLC (2018)
• Board Member, Advisor, Investor Neotys (2015 — 2021)
• GM/VP of Adobe Campaign Adobe (2013 — 2018)

Skills

• Marketing Automation
• Sales
• Competitive Analysis