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Kurt Scherer

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Senior Director, Client Development at Paragon
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Kurt Scherer is a Senior Director at Paragon, focusing on building technology and product teams. With a background at the intersection of business and technology, he leverages his expertise in cloud computing and partner development, along with an MBA from Northwesterns Kellogg School, to drive business value through strategic change.

Outside of his professional life, Kurt is a family man who recently took a sabbatical to travel extensively with them to Portugal, New Zealand, and Australia. He is also a former president of the Kellogg Alumni Club for the SF Bay Area and played varsity lacrosse while at Cornell University.

During his time as president, he successfully revitalized a languishing Kellogg alumni club.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Senior Director, Client Development
Job Level
Senior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Building Tech Teams
His current role at Paragon by Riviera Partners is entirely focused on helping companies find tech and product talent to scale their teams and win in their markets.
Business & Tech Intersection
His core philosophy is that technology only provides value when it produces change to business strategy, processes, and human behaviors.
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Career

Work history

11-2025
Senior Director, Client Development
Paragon
11-2025
Senior Director Client Development
Riviera Partners
9-2023 - 11-2025
Principal
Scherer Consulting
1-2023 - 8-2023
Sabbatical
Sabbatical
12-2021 - 12-2022
General Manager, Deloitte Icertis Global Partnership
Icertis
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Education
MBA
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
BA
Cornell University
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