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Suresh Balasubramanian

Commander · DISC type D
Chief Marketing Officer at Qualio
📍 Sunnyvale, California, United States

Suresh is a growth-focused B2B SaaS CMO with a track record of scaling companies from $25M to over $500M. He specializes in GTM strategy, demand generation, and category creation, consistently delivering significant pipeline and revenue growth. He holds an MBA from The Wharton School and an MS from The Ohio State University.

Outside of work, Suresh is an avid runner who has completed four half-marathons. He applies the lessons of grit, pacing, and continuous improvement learned from running to both his personal and professional life, embodying a true growth mindset on and off the track.

Despite not initially considering himself "a runner, " he has embraced the sport and successfully completed four half-marathons.

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Experience
32 Years
Current Role
Chief Marketing Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Sunnyvale, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Suresh shows up

Decisive
Very Quick
Impact-Driven

They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others. They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships. They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact.

Priorities

Topics Suresh cares about

B2B SaaS Scaling
His career is defined by scaling B2B SaaS companies through critical growth stages, including pre-IPO, private equity ownership, and post-acquisition phases.
Go-to-Market Strategy
As a CMO and GTM Advisor for Storm Ventures, he focuses on aligning marketing, sales, and product teams to accelerate business impact and market penetration.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
Chief Marketing Officer
Qualio
5-2025
GTM Advisor
Storm Ventures
1-2023 - 5-2025
Chief Marketing Officer
MeridianLink
2021 - 2023
Chief Marketing Officer
Qualys
2020 - 2021
Chief Marketing Officer
Elevate Security (acquired by Mimecast)
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Media appearances

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Education
MBA
The Wharton School
MS
The Ohio State 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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