# Shannon Goggin

> Shannon Goggin is the co-founder and CEO of Noyo, an API-first company building modern data infrastructure for the employee benefits industry. After watching benefits data break down behind the scenes at Zenefits, she and co-founder Dennis Lee launched Noyo in 2017 to fix the plumbing that connects insurance carriers, benefits platforms, and the people who depend on accurate coverage. She has raised more than $57 million for the company, was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2020, and calls her approach 'collaborative disruption' - rebuilding an entrenched industry by understanding it rather than ignoring it.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Noyo
- **Organizations:** Noyo, Zenefits, Guidewire Software, Monitor Deloitte, Sierra Club
- **From:** Maine, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BSBA - Marketing, English, International Business, Georgetown University, Study abroad, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Noyo, an API platform modernizing the employee benefits industry, Raised more than $57.5M in venture funding, including a $45M Series B in 2022, Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Enterprise Technology (2020)

## Career timeline

- **2006** — Graduated from Georgetown University with a BSBA
- **2008** — Studied at The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- **early career** — Worked with the Global Warming and Energy team at the Sierra Club
- **early career** — Senior Consultant / Project Manager at Monitor Deloitte
- **pre-2017** — Product Manager and Manager of Carrier Operations at Zenefits during its hypergrowth phase
- **pre-2017** — Role at Guidewire Software in enterprise insurance technology
- **2017** — Co-founded Noyo with Dennis Lee to build API-led benefits data infrastructure
- **2020** — Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Enterprise Technology
- **2022** — Led Noyo's $45M Series B financing
- **2023** — Accepted into the Forbes Technology Council; named Transformational Leader of the Year at the Globee Awards for Women in Business

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Noyo, an API platform modernizing the employee benefits industry
- Raised more than $57.5M in venture funding, including a $45M Series B in 2022
- Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Enterprise Technology (2020)
- Accepted into the Forbes Technology Council (2023)
- Named Transformational Leader of the Year at the 2023 Globee Awards for Women in Business
- Recognized expert source via the Women's Media Center on insurtech and health insurance

## Latest updates

- **2023-01** — Accepted into the Forbes Technology Council
- **2023-11** — Named Transformational Leader of the Year at the Globee Awards for Women in Business
- **2025** — Noyo continued expanding its carrier network, including launching Noyo Carrier Tiers and leaning into AI-powered benefits workflows

## Links

- Website: https://noyo.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannongoggin/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/noyohq
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/NoyoLearning

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Last updated: 2026-06-20