# Quentin Gallivan

> Quentin Gallivan is a Silicon Valley serial technology CEO with over 25 years of experience scaling enterprise software and cloud companies from startup to acquisition. He led BlueJeans Network through its $400-500M acquisition by Verizon in 2020, and previously sold Postini to Google, Aster Data to Teradata, and Pentaho to Hitachi Vantara. Known for taking companies through rapid growth phases and successful exits, he has served as CEO of at least six technology companies across cloud security, SaaS BI, big data, video conferencing, and enterprise architecture.

- **Role:** Chairman of the Board at Orbus Software
- **Organizations:** BlueJeans by Verizon, Orbus Software, Pentaho, Aster Data, PivotLink, Postini, VeriSign, Netscape Communications, General Electric
- **Nationality:** American
- **Known for:** Led BlueJeans to $100M annual recurring revenue before the Verizon acquisition, Orchestrated four successful company acquisitions: Postini (to Google, 2007), Aster Data (to Teradata, 2011), Pentaho (to Hitachi Vantara), BlueJeans (to Verizon, ~$400-500M, 2020), Grew VeriSign from approximately $20M in revenue to over $1.5B during his tenure

## Career timeline

- **~1985-1997** — Spent approximately 12-13 years at General Electric (GE Information Services), rising to VP of Asia Pacific (based in Hong Kong) and VP of Americas (based in Maryland)
- **~1997** — Joined Netscape Communications as VP and General Manager, Asia Pacific and Latin America
- **1997-2005** — Joined VeriSign as EVP, Worldwide Sales and Field Operations; helped grow company from ~$20M to over $1.5B in revenue; instrumental in VeriSign's successful IPO
- **2005-2007** — Named President and CEO of Postini; grew to 35,000+ customers, 10M+ users across 25 countries, $100M+ revenue; company acquired by Google in 2007
- **2007-2010** — CEO of PivotLink, a SaaS business intelligence company; grew to 15,000+ business users serving Fortune 1000 companies
- **2010-2011** — Appointed President and CEO of Aster Data in September 2010; built company into a global Big Data Analytics leader; company acquired by Teradata in April 2011
- **2011-2017** — Named Chairman and CEO of Pentaho in October 2011; grew revenue by 600%+; transformed from open-source BI to market-leading big data analytics company; acquired by Hitachi Vantara
- **2017-2021** — Named CEO of BlueJeans Network in August 2017; grew company to $100M ARR; led company through 300% traffic surge during COVID-19 pandemic; company acquired by Verizon for ~$400-500M in May 2020; retired from BlueJeans May 2021
- **2022-2024** — Joined Orbus Software as CEO in September 2022; Orbus is a Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader for Enterprise Architecture Tools
- **2024-present** — Transitioned to Chairman of the Board at Orbus Software; welcomed Steve Fulton as new CEO in December 2025

## Achievements

- Led BlueJeans to $100M annual recurring revenue before the Verizon acquisition
- Orchestrated four successful company acquisitions: Postini (to Google, 2007), Aster Data (to Teradata, 2011), Pentaho (to Hitachi Vantara), BlueJeans (to Verizon, ~$400-500M, 2020)
- Grew VeriSign from approximately $20M in revenue to over $1.5B during his tenure
- Scaled Postini to 35,000+ customers and 10M+ users across 25 countries
- Grew Pentaho revenue by over 600% during his five-plus years as CEO
- Navigated BlueJeans through a 300% single-day traffic surge at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Named a five-time technology CEO prior to joining Orbus Software
- Led Orbus Software to Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader status in Enterprise Architecture Tools

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — Welcomed Steve Fulton as new CEO of Orbus Software while remaining as Chairman of the Board
- **2022-09** — Joined Orbus Software as CEO, an enterprise architecture and digital transformation platform named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Architecture Tools

## Links

- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/quentin-gallivan-185868242

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