Lucid's leaders put teamwork over ego

CEO

Since joining Lucid in 2010, Dave has held a variety of roles and has been responsible for expanding the product and business development teams, including product management, marketing, sales, customer support, and operations. Dave assumed his current role of CEO in 2022 after serving as President and COO at the company, where he oversaw go-to-market functions and internal operations. Prior to Lucid, Dave worked as a management consultant at Bain & Company after founding his own web-based platform. He also previously served on the board of directors for Bitly and CloudPlus. He graduated summa cum laude from Brigham Young University with a B.S. in finance.

SVP of Sales

Before joining Lucid in 2014, Peter helped build and scale several successful sales organizations at companies such as HireVue and InsideSales.com. With his passion for increasing sales productivity, he has built best-in-class sales teams through hands-on coaching and cutting-edge process development. Peter holds a B.S. in economics from Brigham Young University.

CTO and Co-Founder

Ben solely developed and built the first version of Lucidchart, and today he continues to significantly influence product development. In his prior role as CTO for Zane Benefits, he oversaw development of one of the leading online health benefits administration platforms. He was also previously the lead software developer for Estari. Ben holds a B.S. in computer science from Brigham Young University.

General Counsel and SVP of Legal

Cara joined Lucid in 2018 with a background in corporate governance and transactional law. Her legal experience includes representing Silicon Valley start-ups and venture investors, as well as leading international capital market transactions. She also previously served as the COO of COzero, an energy technology company. Cara holds a B.A. in economics and public policy from Rice University, a J.D. from Harvard Law School, and an M.S. in Environmental Science from the University of Sydney.

CRO

Sean joined Lucid in 2021 after a 13-year run at Salesforce where he held a variety of leadership positions across sales, strategy, and business operations. During his tenure at Salesforce, Sean specialized in growing, scaling, and transforming sales and go-to-market organizations, including both core cloud businesses as well as multiple acquisitions. Prior to Salesforce, Sean spent a decade as a management consultant for a number of companies, including Monitor Group. He holds an A.B. from Harvard University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

CFO

Seamus joined Lucid in 2021 with over two decades worth of financial management and operational experience in both public and private technology companies. He previously served as CFO at Udacity, Big Switch Networks, and Ruckus Wireless. During his eight-year tenure as CFO at Ruckus Wireless, he led the company from early-stage startup through its successful IPO in 2012 and acquisition by Brocade Communications Systems in 2016. Seamus holds a Bachelor of Business Studies from the University of Limerick, Ireland.