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Dave Rakusen

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Head of Sales at Auquan
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Dave is a seasoned technology sales leader with over 25 years of experience scaling global SaaS companies like Salesforce and MongoDB. As Head of Sales at Auquan, he is focused on establishing the company as the leader in AI agents for the financial services industry, leveraging his Economics degree from The Manchester Metropolitan University.

Based in London, Dave is a devoted family man with a wife and two children. He is a passionate Rugby Union enthusiast and enjoys creating "world-class" breakfasts for his family and curating 80s music playlists in his spare time.

Unique fact: He believes AI will cause a "total revolution" in financial institutions and aims to redefine whats possible through intelligent automation.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Head of Sales
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
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AI in Finance
His current mission at Auquan is to accelerate the adoption of their AI agent platform to revolutionize the financial services industry.
GTM Strategy
He has a demonstrated history of building best-in-class go-to-market engines for high-growth tech companies across EMEA, APAC, and the Americas.
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Career

Work history

11-2024
Head of Sales
Auquan
10-2023 - 11-2024
Vice President - Europe & Americas
Appcircle
7-2022 - 10-2023
Head of Sales, EMEA & APAC
Bitrise
3-2021 - 7-2022
Regional Director, UK & I
MongoDB
12-2018 - 3-2021
Regional Vice President ECS UKi
Salesforce
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Auquan Welcomes Dave Rakusen as Head of Sales: Accelerating AI‑Driven Innovation in Financial Services. Featured in Auquan Insights
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Education
1995 - 1998
B/A
The Manchester Metropolitan University
1993 - 1995
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Harrogate Grammar School
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