# Patrick Morrissey

> Patrick Morrissey is the CEO of Altify, a Salesforce-native Strategic Revenue Execution platform serving enterprise teams at companies like AWS, GE HealthCare, and Autodesk. He returned to lead Altify in March 2025 following Gallant Capital Partners' acquisition, having previously served as the company's CMO. A seasoned sales and marketing executive, Morrissey co-founded Simpplr (which raised $131M), led strategic alliances at Salesforce, and served as Chief Growth Officer at HireVue. He is known for championing empathy-driven leadership and a customer-first philosophy across product, sales, and marketing functions.

- **Role:** CEO at Altify
- **Organizations:** Altify, Simpplr, HireVue, Upland Software, Salesforce, SAP BusinessObjects
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, English, and Speech, Iowa State University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Simpplr and drove 100% annual growth; company went on to raise $131M in funding, Led Strategic Alliances and ISV Channel Sales at Salesforce over a four-year tenure, Appointed Chief Growth Officer at HireVue at a milestone moment (33 million interviews processed)

## Career timeline

- **1987-1991** — BA in Political Science, English, and Speech at Iowa State University
- **~2000s** — VP Marketing at SAP BusinessObjects
- **2010-2014** — VP Strategic Alliances, Industry ISV and Channel Sales at Salesforce
- **2014-2016** — Co-Founder & Chief Revenue Officer at Simpplr Inc. - achieved 100% annual growth
- **2017-2019** — Chief Marketing Officer at Altify
- **2020-2021** — SVP and General Manager, Enterprise Sales and Marketing Business Unit at Upland Software
- **2022-2024** — Chief Growth Officer at HireVue - led Marketing, Product, Data Science, and I/O Psychology
- **2025** — Returns as CEO of Altify following Gallant Capital Partners acquisition

## Achievements

- Co-founded Simpplr and drove 100% annual growth; company went on to raise $131M in funding
- Led Strategic Alliances and ISV Channel Sales at Salesforce over a four-year tenure
- Appointed Chief Growth Officer at HireVue at a milestone moment (33 million interviews processed)
- Returned to Altify as CEO following its acquisition by Gallant Capital Partners in March 2025
- Speaker at UNLEASH America and UNLEASH World conferences on sales transformation and empathy
- Host of Revenue Optimization Radio podcast during his Upland Software tenure
- Built Altify's executive team including CFO, CTO, CMO, and VP Sales positions under new ownership

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — Returned as CEO of Altify following Gallant Capital Partners' acquisition of the company
- **2025-03** — Altify acquired by Gallant Capital Partners in a Merger/Acquisition transaction
- **2023** — Spoke at UNLEASH America and UNLEASH World on sales transformation topics

## Links

- Website: https://altify.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmorrisseysf/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/patmorrissey
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/Altify/

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Last updated: 2026-05-15