# Chris O'Neill

> Chris O'Neill is a veteran technology executive with 25+ years of leadership across Google, Evernote, Glean, and Xero. Best known for leading Evernote's turnaround as CEO (2015-2018) and doubling its user base, he joined GrowthLoop as CEO in August 2024, steering the composable CDP startup through its AI transformation and Series D funding. A Tuck School of Business (Dartmouth) MBA and former Google Canada Managing Director who scaled that business to billions in revenue, O'Neill is also a board director at Gap Inc. and a published contributor to Fast Company and Fortune on the themes of AI, leadership, and compound growth.

- **Role:** CEO at GrowthLoop (through April 2026)
- **Organizations:** GrowthLoop, Evernote, Google, Xero, Glean, Gap Inc. (Board Director), Tim Hortons (Former Board)
- **Nationality:** Canadian-American
- **Education:** MBA, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, B.A. in Economics (with distinction), University of Western Ontario (Huron University College)
- **Known for:** Scaled Google Canada revenue from hundreds of millions to billions in under three years, Tripled Google Canada staff size during tenure as Managing Director, Led Evernote turnaround as CEO (2015-2018), doubling user base without a sales team

## Career timeline

- **2005** — Joined Google; worked in sales and operations managing major retail accounts (Amazon, Target, Best Buy, Gap)
- **2010** — Became Managing Director of Google Canada; doubled Canadian revenue in under three years, scaling to billions
- **2014** — Moved to Google [X], the experimental R&D lab, to lead business operations
- **2015** — Appointed CEO of Evernote in August; began major turnaround effort
- **2016** — Evernote doubles user base; closed underperforming ventures including online store and branded merchandise
- **2018** — Departed Evernote in October; joined Gap Inc. board of directors in February
- **2021** — Joined Glean as Chief Business Officer
- **2022** — Appointed Xero's first Chief Growth Officer; led Applications & Services division
- **2023** — Joined GrowthLoop board of directors in December
- **2024** — Appointed CEO of GrowthLoop in August; launched Compound Marketing Engine and pursued Fortune 500 partnerships
- **2025** — Led GrowthLoop through Series D funding (October 2025 with River Pines Capital) and strategic investment from TJC, L.P.
- **2026** — GrowthLoop co-founders Anthony Rotio and Tameem Iftikhar appointed Co-CEOs in April; O'Neill transitions out of CEO role

## Achievements

- Scaled Google Canada revenue from hundreds of millions to billions in under three years
- Tripled Google Canada staff size during tenure as Managing Director
- Led Evernote turnaround as CEO (2015-2018), doubling user base without a sales team
- Elected to Gap Inc. board of directors (February 2018)
- Appointed Xero's first Chief Growth Officer (2022)
- Named CEO of GrowthLoop (August 2024); launched Compound Marketing Engine
- Led GrowthLoop to Snowflake 'One to Watch' recognition in 2026 Modern Marketing Data Stack Report
- Closed GrowthLoop Series D and TJC strategic investment during tenure
- Published contributor to Fast Company and Fortune on leadership and AI themes
- Featured speaker at SaaStr, Advertising Week NY, and Wharton Marketing Matters podcast

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — GrowthLoop co-founders named Co-CEOs; O'Neill credited with launching Compound Marketing Engine and building the company's strongest-ever sales pipeline.
- **2026-01** — GrowthLoop received strategic investment from TJC, L.P. to scale distribution.
- **2025-10** — GrowthLoop closed Series D funding round with River Pines Capital.
- **2025-09** — GrowthLoop recognized as 'One to Watch' in Snowflake's 2026 Modern Marketing Data Stack Report.
- **2025-06** — Published article in Fortune: 'How AI makes me a more human business leader.'
- **2025-02** — Published article in Fast Company: 'Leaders - sometimes your best move is calling a timeout.'

## Links

- Website: https://growthloop.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/croneill
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/croneill
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/flywheelsoftware

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Last updated: 2026-05-17