# Doug Winter

> Doug Winter is the co-founder, board member and advisor of Seismic, the enterprise enablement software company he led as CEO from its founding in 2010 until October 2025. An electrical engineer with graduate degrees from MIT, he previously co-founded Objectiva Software Solutions and worked at EMC Document Sciences. His public interviews emphasize customer retention, relationships and employee growth.

- **Role:** Co-founder, Board Member and Advisor at Seismic
- **Organizations:** Seismic, Objectiva Software Solutions, EMC Document Sciences, Qualcomm, Westinghouse, Virginia Tech College of Engineering Advisory Board
- **Education:** BS in Electrical Engineering, Virginia Tech, MS in Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MBA, MIT Sloan School of Management
- **Known for:** Co-founded Seismic and led it as CEO from 2010 to October 2025., Helped build a global enterprise enablement company; his 2025 farewell described $400 million in revenue and nearly 1,500 teammates., Led Seismic through its 2021 Lessonly acquisition and Series G funding.

## Career timeline

- **Before 1994** — Worked at Westinghouse as an instructor in the US Navy nuclear training program.
- **1994-1996** — Graduate studies at MIT; earned an MBA and MSEE.
- **Before 2010** — Worked at Qualcomm, co-founded Objectiva Software Solutions and served as COO and general manager at EMC Document Sciences.
- **2010** — Co-founded Seismic with Ed Calnan, Fred Xie, Nasser Barghouti and Marc Romano; became CEO.
- **2021** — Seismic acquired Lessonly and announced a $170 million Series G at approximately $3 billion valuation.
- **2023** — Recognized by Goldman Sachs among its Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs.
- **2025-10** — Retired as CEO; Rob Tarkoff succeeded him effective October 3. Continued as board member and advisor.
- **2026-08** — Company context after his CEO tenure: Seismic completed its Highspot merger under Rob Tarkoff.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Seismic and led it as CEO from 2010 to October 2025.
- Helped build a global enterprise enablement company; his 2025 farewell described $400 million in revenue and nearly 1,500 teammates.
- Led Seismic through its 2021 Lessonly acquisition and Series G funding.
- Recognized in Goldman Sachs’s 2023 Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs group.

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Announced retirement as CEO on October 1; transition effective October 3, with continuing board and advisory involvement.
- **2026-08** — Company context: Seismic completed the Highspot merger on August 18 under CEO Rob Tarkoff, reporting 2,500 customers and 3.5 million users for the combined business.

## Links

- Website: https://www.seismic.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-winter
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/SeismicJDW

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Last updated: 2026-10-22