Validity Leadership Team
Mark Briggs
Chief Executive Officer
Mark Briggs serves as Chairman and CEO of Validity. He has over 25 years of experience building and leading high-growth technology companies with a strong track record of generating exceptional shareholder value.
Mike Piispanen
Chief Operating Officer
As Chief Operating Officer at Validity, Mike Piispanen helps manage the company’s expansion, overseeing strategies that deliver future innovations for data management, sales productivity, and email marketing optimization.
Paul Deeley
Chief Financial Officer
Paul brings over 25 years of extensive finance, administration and public accounting experience in diverse industries including software, services, mobile and advertising.
Charlie Ungashick
Chief Marketing Officer
As Chief Marketing Officer, Charlie brings to Validity extensive marketing and sales expertise and a successful track record driving technology companies to growth.
Don Williams
EVP - Sales
With over 25 years in the technology industry, Don has a track record of creating, restructuring, and motivating organizations to consistently exceed sales, financial and operational goals.
Erik Dasque
EVP - Engineering
Erik Dasque serves as Executive Vice President of Engineering for Validity and is responsible for all aspects of the company’s engineering product development activities, including strategic planning, direction and control.
Derek Swaim
EVP - Corporate Development
Derek Swaim serves as Executive Vice President of Corporate Development for Validity and is responsible for all aspects of corporate development strategy and execution.
Wayne Parslow
EVP - International
Wayne Parslow serves as Executive Vice President of Validity for International and is building a world-class sales and go-to-market team to maximize Validity’s opportunities across the UK & Ireland, EMEA, LATAM and APAC.
Brendan Peregrine
VP - Sales, Americas
Helen Parslow
VP - Marketing, International
Chris Hyde
VP - Technical Operations
Elaine Ginsberg
VP - Sales Operations
Karen Friedrich
VP - Enterprise & Channel Sales, Americas
Chris Bryan
VP - Sales, EMEA
Board of Directors
Mark Briggs
Chairman & CEO
Mark Briggs serves as Chairman and CEO of Validity. He has over 25 years of experience building and leading high-growth technology companies with a strong track record of generating exceptional shareholder value.
Jim Quagliaroli
Silversmith
Jim co-founded Silversmith Capital Partners in 2015. At Silversmith, Jim focuses on investments across the firm’s two core verticals, SaaS & Information Services and Healthcare IT & Services.
Sri Rao
Silversmith
Sri joined Silversmith Capital Partners in 2015 and is a General Partner. At Silversmith, Sri focuses on investments in SaaS & Information Services, including sales, marketing and customer service related technology companies.
Mike Volpe
CEO at Lola.com
Mike Volpe is the CEO at Lola.com, a business travel website that aligns managed travel policies with employee preferences for organizations to have a more controlled, yet fun, travel experience.
Mark E. Hastings
Providence Strategic Growth
Mark Hastings is the Founder and CEO of Providence Strategic Growth. PSG has approximately $5B in AUM and has invested in over 200 software companies in North America and Europe.
Tom Reardon
Providence Strategic Growth
Tom Reardon joined Providence Strategic Growth in 2015 and is a managing director. Mr. Reardon is currently a director of FluentStream, Formstack, INE, LogicMonitor, ShootProof, SignUpGenius and Skybox Security.