Leadership

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Leadership

The HqO leadership team works tirelessly to help our customers create the best workplace experiences possible, while also shaping a strong internal company culture. The team brings years of technology experience from companies such as Google, JP Morgan Chase, Cushman & Wakefield, WeWork, CarGurus, CBRE, Merrill Lynch, and more.

Chase Garbarino

Co-founder, CEO

Chase Garbarino

Chase Garbarino is the co-founder and CEO of HqO. Previously, Chase was the co-founder and CEO of AmericanInno where he helped build a local media network for the innovation economies in over a dozen US cities. In 2012, the company was purchased by ACBJ, a subsidiary of Advance Publications.

Chase is an avid Boston sports fan and runner, as well as a washed-up college basketball player. He enjoys spending non-work time with his wife and sons. Chase holds a B.A. from Hamilton College.

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Keith Johnson

President

Greg Gomer

Co-founder, CFO

Greg Gomer

Greg Gomer is the co-founder and Senior VP of Finance at HqO. Previously, Greg was a co-founder of AmericanInno. In 2012, the company was purchased by ACBJ, a subsidiary of Advance Publications. Prior to AmericanInno, Greg was an analyst at Fidelity Investments. He has been published in the WSJ, Fortune, TechCrunch, NBC, NPR, The Boston Globe, and more.

When not on the internet, you can find Greg skiing at Loon, relaxing on Duxbury beach, or hanging with his kids. Greg holds a B.S. in Entrepreneurship from Babson College.

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Kevin McCarthy

Co-founder, CTO

Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy is the co-founder, Senior Vice President, and Chief Technology Officer at HqO. Previously, Kevin was co-founder and CTO of AmericanInno where he helped build a local media network for the innovation economies in over a dozen US cities. The company was purchased in 2012 by ACBJ, a subsidiary of Advance Publications which owns Conde Nast and is a shareholder of Reddit, Discovery, and a number of other media properties.

Kevin is a lifetime Screen Actors Guild member, a daily basketball player, and a fan of NY sports. Kevin holds a B.A. from Hamilton College in Chemistry.

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Mark Rosenthal

Chief Operating Officer

Mark Rosenthal

Mark Rosenthal is Chief Operating Officer of HqO. Previously, Mark was Head of Industry, Health Services at Google, before becoming Head of Google Display Advertising Sales for North America. Earlier in his career, Mark was VP of Sales at Ando Media, a Triton Digital company, and General Sales Manager at CBS Radio in Boston.

Mark and his wife work closely with charities including Boston Children's Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Mark holds a B.A. from The George Washington University.

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Petula Lucey

SVP, Global Marketing

Petula Lucey

Petula Lucey is the Senior Vice President of Global Marketing at HqO responsible for delivering high-performing strategic marketing programs to support the firm's growth and expansion around the world. Before joining HqO, she served as Head of Corporate Affairs and Marketing - Americas at Lendlease, a leading global real estate, and investment group. Previously she held a variety of executive roles helping build and manage prominent brands including Merrill Lynch, Tishman Speyer, and Cushman & Wakefield.

Petula began her career honing her skills as an integrated marketer at a variety of advertising and marketing firms supporting brands including Citi, MasterCard, and Ameriprise. Petula holds a B.A. from Trinity College in Connecticut.

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Spurti Kanekar

VP, People and Legal

Spurti Kanekar

Spurti Kanekar is the Vice President of Legal and HR at HqO. She has led the operational and legal teams at numerous enterprise software and SaaS companies through periods of rapid growth and brings her diverse experience from working in India and the US. Previously, Spurti was a Director and Corporate Counsel at CarGurus and led international expansion for Pegasystems over an 8-year period of growth.

Spurti began her career in legal roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers in India. Spurti holds an LL.B., from India and LL.M. (Masters in Global Law and Technology) from Suffolk University Law School.

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Vinay Sachdev

VP, Engineering

Vinay Sachdev

Vinay Sachdev is the Vice President of Engineering at HqO, where he leads a global team of engineers and is responsible for driving product innovation and delivering scalable, high-quality solutions.

With over 20 years of experience in the industry, Vinay has a proven track record of building and managing high-performing global engineering teams that consistently deliver results. Before joining HqO, he held senior engineering leadership roles at several leading technology firms, including Benchling, Lookout, RSA, and EMC (Dell, Inc.), where he spearheaded the development of cutting-edge software solutions, enterprise custom software integrations, partner ecosystems, and business development initiatives, contributing significantly to the growth and success of those organizations.

Vinay holds an MBA from Babson College, an M.S. in Computer Science from The University of Georgia, and a B.E. in Computer Engineering from The University of Mumbai, India.

When he's not driving innovation at HqO, Vinay enjoys traveling the world with his family, exploring new destinations, and immersing himself in different cultures. He is also a big sports fan and enjoys listening to music in his free time.

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Larry Simmons

VP, Support and Services

Thijs van der Burgt

VP, Product

Thijs van der Burgt

Thijs van der Burgt is the Managing Director, Global Corporate Solutions at HqO, where he is responsible for product strategy and corporate development. Previously, Thijs was the co-founder and CEO of Office App (acquired by HqO in 2021). Prior to Office App, he started and grew a social network for young parents in Benelux, France, and Italy. He also started and sold a health platform for young parents in 2010.

Thijs lives with his wife Josè, daughter Pippa, and son Siep in the suburbs of Amsterdam. He enjoys cycling, ice skating, and self-proclaims to make the best spaghetti meatballs. He holds an Economics B.A. from the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.

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Samuel Warren

VP, Sales - EMEA

Samuel Warren

Samuel Warren is the Vice President of Sales, Europe at HqO. He is responsible for platform growth in Europe, working with teams in London, Paris, Amsterdam & Munich. Prior to HqO, Samuel spent 12 years in the real estate market specializing in growing new businesses and high-performing sales and marketing teams with companies such as CBRE and Chesterton Global, Berkeley Group, and Country Garden Holdings. He has experience working in the Middle East, Singapore, China, and Russia.

Samuel holds a BSc from Exeter University and was also commissioned into the British Army, serving as a Bomb Disposal and Search Officer in the Royal Engineers.

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Chase Garbarino

Chase Garbarino

Keith Johnson

Greg Gomer

Greg Gomer

Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy

Mark Rosenthal

Mark Rosenthal

Petula Lucey

Petula Lucey

Spurti Kanekar

Spurti Kanekar

Vinay Sachdev

Vinay Sachdev

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Thijs van der Burgt

Thijs van der Burgt

Samuel Warren

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