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Elissa Fink

Trailblazer · DISC type DI
Member Board Of Directors at Dataiku
📍 Seattle, Washington, United States

Elissa Fink is a C-level marketing executive known for scaling Tableau from a $5M startup to a $1B+ public company as its CMO. Today, she serves on the boards of companies like Dataiku and Qumulo, advises fast-growing tech firms, and teaches at the University of Washington. People describe her as genuine, tenacious, and creative.

Beyond her extensive corporate and advisory work, Elissa is dedicated to education and philanthropy. She is an instructor at the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business and serves on the board of Operation Fistula, a non-profit organization, reflecting her commitment to both professional mentorship and humanitarian causes.

She was instrumental in building the Tableau brand and cultivating its loyal fanbase, growing it from a few hundred to hundreds of thousands of users.

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Member Board Of Directors
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States
Personality Overview

How Elissa shows up

Achievement-Oriented
Charismatic
Informal

They are charming and can persuade others to support their decisions. A combination of speed and relationship gets the best response from them. They will bat for you if they come to believe in you.

Priorities

Topics Elissa cares about

Scaling Tech Companies
As Tableau's CMO, she scaled the company from ~$5M to over $1B in revenue. She now advises fast-growing technology companies on growth and scaling.
Data-Driven Marketing
Her entire career, particularly at Tableau and on the board of Dataiku, has centered on using data and analytics to inform marketing decisions and strategy.
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Career

Work history

12-2021
Member Board Of Directors
Dataiku
9-2020
Member Board of Directors
Qumulo
2-2020
Member Board of Directors
Pantheon Platform
7-2019
Member Board of Directors
Operation Fistula
1-2019
Advisor and Mentor
Self-employed
In the press

Media appearances

Dataiku Names Two Industry Leaders in Marketing and Finance to Board of Directors. Featured in GlobeNewswire
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Elissa Fink – Director at Dataiku. Featured in The Org
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Education
MBA
USC Marshall School of Business
BA
Santa Clara University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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