
A customer wanted software Chris Cabrera could not sell him. That refusal helped set Xactly in motion - and began a career spent asking what people do when the rules, rewards, and information change.

Xactly’s CEO built his career by moving closer to the work - from Wall Street deal rooms to product teams, cloud software, and a leadership philosophy rooted in curiosity, data, and the willingness to rethink.

The Qobra co-founder has spent six years turning a dreaded spreadsheet ritual into a product built around clarity, speed and trust. His larger bet is that compensation is not administrative plumbing - it is a company strategy written in numbers.