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Brian Cain

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Director, Go-to-Market at Vista Equity Partners
📍 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States

Brian is the Director of Go-to-Market at Vista Equity Partners, leveraging deep expertise in sales advisory from his previous roles at Gartner. A graduate of Indiana Universitys Kelley School of Business, colleagues describe him as having an "insatiable thirst for knowledge" and a calm, fearless approach to new opportunities.

Outside of his core role, Brian is passionate about corporate environmental responsibility and has expressed pride in his firms strong stance on climate action. He is an award-winning collaborator, having been recognized for his relentless curiosity and exceptional ability to partner with colleagues to drive team success.

He won a firm-wide "Enterprise Contributor" award in 2019 for enhancing his teams effectiveness through exceptional partnership skills.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Director, Go-to-Market
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States
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Go-to-Market Strategy
This is his core function at Vista Equity Partners, where he was promoted to Director for his work in this area.
Sales Effectiveness
His background at Gartner was in the Sales Practice, advising clients on improving their commercial strategies and team performance.
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Career

Work history

12-2023
Director, Go-to-Market
Vista Equity Partners
8-2021 - 12-2023
Associate Director, Go-to-Market
Vista Equity Partners
2-2020 - 7-2021
Director, Advisory - Sales Practice
Gartner
7-2018 - 2-2020
Senior Principal, Advisory - Sales Practice
Gartner
6-2018 - 7-2018
Executive Advisor - Sales Practice
CEB, now Gartner
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Education
2011 - 2015
Bachelor of Science in Business
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business
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