# Sam Fahmy

> Sam Fahmy is the President and CEO of Ripcord, the Hayward-based robotic digitization company turning paper archives into searchable, structured data. A physics major turned enterprise-software operator, he previously helped take Cvent from $2M to $400M+ in revenue and led commercial strategy at WorkFusion before taking the top job at Ripcord in February 2022.

- **Role:** President & CEO at Ripcord
- **Organizations:** Ripcord, WorkFusion, Cvent
- **Education:** B.Sc. in Physics, American University, MBA, University of Notre Dame (Mendoza College of Business)
- **Known for:** Helped scale Cvent from $2M to over $400M in revenue, Drove category leadership and record growth at WorkFusion as CRMO, Appointed President & CEO of Ripcord in February 2022

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Investment banking, M&A, and consumer products roles
- **Co-founder/CEO** — Co-founded and ran a VC-backed software company
- **Cvent** — Executive roles in sales, marketing, product, and general management; helped grow revenue from $2M to $400M+
- **WorkFusion** — Chief Revenue and Marketing Officer; led sales, marketing and corporate strategy
- **2022-02-02** — Announced as President & CEO of Ripcord

## Achievements

- Helped scale Cvent from $2M to over $400M in revenue
- Drove category leadership and record growth at WorkFusion as CRMO
- Appointed President & CEO of Ripcord in February 2022
- Co-founded a VC-backed software company and served as its CEO

## Latest updates

- **2024-10** — Ripcord recorded a merger/acquisition transaction (latest funding event).
- **2022-02** — Named President & CEO of Ripcord.

## Links

- Website: https://www.ripcord.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samffahmy/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/getripcord
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/getripcord

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Last updated: 2026-05-15