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16 Facts About Dennis Woodside

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Dennis Woodside was born on 1969 and is an American businessman who has been president of Freshworks since September 2022.

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Dennis Woodside previously was the chief operating officer of Dropbox from April 2014 until December 2018.

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Dennis Woodside served as an advisor to Dropbox from September through December 2018.

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Dennis Woodside graduated from Cornell University in 1991, where he rowed and earned two varsity letters.

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Dennis Woodside then went to Stanford Law School, graduating in 1995.

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Dennis Woodside left McKinsey in 2003 to join Google, where he led sales operations in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

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Dennis Woodside was the senior vice president of Google's America operations.

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In May 2012, Dennis Woodside succeeded Sanjay Jha as CEO of Motorola Mobility, where he served until April 2014.

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Dennis Woodside served on the board of ServiceNow from April 2018 until August 2022.

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Dennis Woodside served on the board of the American Red Cross from 2016 to 2022.

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From 2019 to 2022, Dennis Woodside served as the president of Impossible Foods.

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In May 2024, Dennis Woodside replaced Girish Mathrubootham as the CEO of Freshworks.

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Dennis Woodside first joined Freshworks in 2022 as President, leading the company's global business operations and strategy.

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Dennis Woodside is a triathlon enthusiast and 15-time Ironman Triathlon finisher, with personal best of 9:22 at the Arizona Ironman in 2016.

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Dennis Woodside got 2nd place in his age group, which qualified him for the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii in October 2017.

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Dennis Woodside met his wife when they attended Stanford Law School together.