# Colin McGlynn

> Colin McGlynn is the Chief Business Officer at Copado, the intelligent DevOps platform built for Salesforce and low-code enterprise development. He runs the commercial engine of a company that raised $140M in Series C funding and crossed a valuation north of $400M. A Dartmouth economics and classical archaeology grad with a Yale MBA, he built his operator's instinct across BCG, Gartner, Business Intelligence Advisors, Uplift, and Own Company, where he overhauled go-to-market for a $150M+ ARR business before taking the reins of Copado's business strategy.

- **Role:** Chief Business Officer at Copado
- **Organizations:** Copado, Own Company, Uplift, Business Intelligence Advisors, Gartner, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA, Economics and Classical Archaeology, Dartmouth College, MBA, Yale University - Yale School of Management
- **Known for:** Leads business strategy as Chief Business Officer at Copado, a Salesforce DevOps platform valued north of $400M, Restructured the go-to-market organization for a $150M+ ARR company at Own, At Uplift, built go-to-market strategy that helped scale a client's sales team toward a $1B+ valuation

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Project Leader and Consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), focused on business strategy and organizational change
- **2009-2011** — Earned an MBA at Yale School of Management
- **Mid career** — Vice President, Product Strategy (Gartner for Marketing Leaders) at Gartner
- **Later** — Managing Director, Product & Chief Product Officer at Business Intelligence Advisors
- **Later** — Managing Partner at Uplift, recruiting founding partners and building go-to-market strategy that helped scale a client's sales team toward a $1B+ valuation
- **Recent** — Vice President, Decision Support (Finance Leadership) at Own Company, restructuring go-to-market for a $150M+ ARR business
- **Present** — Chief Business Officer at Copado, leading business strategy with 26 direct reports

## Achievements

- Leads business strategy as Chief Business Officer at Copado, a Salesforce DevOps platform valued north of $400M
- Restructured the go-to-market organization for a $150M+ ARR company at Own
- At Uplift, built go-to-market strategy that helped scale a client's sales team toward a $1B+ valuation
- Held senior strategy and product roles across BCG, Gartner, and Business Intelligence Advisors

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Serving as Chief Business Officer at Copado, leading business strategy across the company.

## Links

- Website: https://copado.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mcglynnc

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Last updated: 2026-06-14