Dara Treseder
Founding Member
Dara Treseder is the Chief Marketing Officer at Autodesk — the leading innovative technology & software company changing how the world is designed and made, from greener buildings to cleaner cars to award-winning TV shows, movies, and games. At Autodesk, Dara sets the strategy and goals to build the brand and market the product portfolio. She oversees the worldwide marketing, brand, communications, demand generation, digital, e-commerce, and education business teams. A veteran Chief Marketing Officer, Dara was previously the Global Head of Marketing, Communications & Membership at Peloton, CMO of Carbon and the CMO of GE Business Innovations & GE Ventures. Earlier in her career, she led marketing and growth efforts at Apple and Goldman Sachs.
Dara has been recognized by Forbes as the World’s Most Influential CMO, by Silicon Valley Business Journal as one of Silicon Valley’s top 40 leaders under 40, by Adweek as a “Brand Genius,” by Business Insider as one of the “Top 25 most innovative CMOs in the world,” and by Inc. Magazine as one of the “30 Inspirational Women to Watch in Tech.”
A champion of public health, women’s issues and diversity initiatives, Dara serves on the board of the Public Health Institute (PHI). She also serves on the board of Robinhood. Dara graduated cum laude from Harvard University with highest honors in the field and holds an MBA from Stanford University.
