# Dave Stephens

> Dave Stephens is a co-founder of servis.ai, formerly FreeAgent CRM, and co-founder and former CEO of Coupa. His career includes leadership roles at Oracle and ServiceNow. The current servis.ai team page identifies him as CPO; older investor and database profiles identify him as CEO. His work and writing focus on business applications, automation, and simpler user experiences.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at servis.ai
- **Organizations:** servis.ai, FreeAgent CRM, Coupa Software, Oracle, ServiceNow, ContractRoom
- **Education:** B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
- **Known for:** Co-founded Coupa with Noah Eisner., Co-founded FreeAgent CRM, later renamed servis.ai., Led Oracle procurement product strategy, development, and quality assurance.

## Career timeline

- **1998** — Delivered Oracle iProcurement, according to his career account.
- **2000** — Built Oracle Exchange, according to his career account.
- **2002** — Became a vice president directing Oracle procurement products.
- **2005** — Left Oracle in November to co-found Coupa; company histories date its founding to 2006.
- **2009** — Published his account of leaving Coupa on October 3.
- **2013-2016** — Served as a general manager at ServiceNow.
- **2016** — Co-founded FreeAgent CRM.
- **2018** — FreeAgent announced $5.6 million in seed financing; ContractRoom announced his board appointment.
- **2021** — FreeAgent announced a $12.6 million Series A.
- **2024** — Published servis.ai voice-interface demonstrations and commentary in December.
- **2025** — Identified himself as Chief Product Officer in a May product demonstration.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Coupa with Noah Eisner.
- Co-founded FreeAgent CRM, later renamed servis.ai.
- Led Oracle procurement product strategy, development, and quality assurance.
- Appointed to ContractRoom board in 2018.

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Appeared in the HR Introduction product demonstration as Chief Product Officer at servis.ai.
- **2024-12** — Published a first servis.ai voice demo on December 5 and an explanation of the voice-interface strategy on December 10.
- **2024-12** — Announced that he was writing a book and planned to publish chapters before its launch.

## Links

- Website: https://procurement.wordpress.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drstephens
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/drstephe
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drs37

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Last updated: 2026-10-24