# Shelley Perry

> Shelley Perry is a seasoned software executive with nearly three decades of experience scaling technology organizations. As CEO and Founder of ScaleLogix Ventures and Operating Partner at Insight Partners, she specializes in helping SaaS companies navigate the 'messy middle' - the critical growth phase between product-market fit and full-scale maturity. Her career spans VP Engineering at TicketMaster, CTO of Industry SaaS Solutions at HP, Chief Product Officer at NTT, and Operating Partner at Insight Partners, where she built their Product Center of Excellence and launched the CPO Accelerator program. She is a keynote speaker, board director at multiple SaaS companies including Chargebee, and founder of the Path to CPO initiative.

- **Role:** CEO & Founder at ScaleLogix Ventures
- **Organizations:** ScaleLogix Ventures, Insight Partners, Nexa Equity Partners, Elsewhere Partners, Chargebee, Leap Digital, Jama Software
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Binghamton University School of Management, Master of Science in Computer Science, University of Denver
- **Known for:** Founded ScaleLogix Ventures to coach SaaS C-suite executives through the scale-up phase, Built Insight Partners' Product Center of Excellence - one of the most influential product-leadership programs in SaaS venture, Launched the CPO Accelerator program to recruit and develop first-time Chief Product Officers

## Career timeline

- **Early Career** — Vice President of Engineering at TicketMaster; also served as CTO of TicketMaster BV
- **2000s** — CTO of Industry SaaS Solutions at Hewlett-Packard (HP)
- **2010s** — Chief Development Officer and Chief Product Officer at NTT / Dimension Data (NTT Group)
- **2016** — Joined Insight Venture Partners as Operating Partner & Venture Partner
- **2016-2020** — Built Insight Partners' Product Center of Excellence and launched the CPO Accelerator program
- **2020** — Founded ScaleLogix Ventures, a boutique advisory group for SaaS ScaleUp C-Suite coaching
- **2020-2021** — Served as Executive Chair of Airbrake (Elsewhere portfolio company)
- **2021-02** — Airbrake acquired by LogicMonitor under her executive leadership
- **2021-11** — Joined board of Foresite Cybersecurity & Compliance as independent director
- **2021-Present** — Growth Partner at Nexa Equity Partners; Operating Advisor at Elsewhere Partners
- **Ongoing** — Board Director at Chargebee, Leap Digital, and Jama Software; keynote speaker and CPO coach

## Achievements

- Founded ScaleLogix Ventures to coach SaaS C-suite executives through the scale-up phase
- Built Insight Partners' Product Center of Excellence - one of the most influential product-leadership programs in SaaS venture
- Launched the CPO Accelerator program to recruit and develop first-time Chief Product Officers
- Stewarded Airbrake to acquisition by LogicMonitor as Executive Chair within approximately one year
- Founded Path to CPO, a crowdsourced collective providing CPO training and mentorship
- Nearly 30 years of software executive experience spanning engineering, product, and venture roles
- Board director at multiple high-growth SaaS companies including Chargebee, Leap Digital, Jama Software, Bynder, and Foresite Cybersecurity
- Served as CEO of Bynder, guiding the product-driven SaaS company through a scaling phase

## Latest updates

- **2021-11** — Joined Foresite Cybersecurity & Compliance board as independent director
- **2021-02** — Airbrake acquired by LogicMonitor under her leadership as Executive Chair
- **2020-01** — Founded ScaleLogix Ventures to focus on SaaS ScaleUp coaching

## Links

- Website: https://shelleyperry.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sperry/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/shelleymperry

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Last updated: 2026-05-15