Richard Harshman

CEO

United States25 yrs 8 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • 25 years of experience in software and cloud industries.
  • Scaled Google Cloud business from <$10M to >$1.5B.
  • Expert in deploying Deep Tech tools and strategies.
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Cloud ComputingSaaSSolution SellingGo-to-market StrategyEnterprise SoftwareChannelProduct ManagementStrategic PartnershipsBusiness DevelopmentPartner ManagementInternational SalesSales ManagementComplex SalesContent DeliveryAccount Management

About

I am a software and cloud industry veteran focused on the deployment of powerful Deep Tech tools with 25 years experience of scaling up businesses in a high growth, hyperscale environment. I am currently the Chief Revenue Officer for Sonar, the leading platform for code quality and verification. Prior to Sonar, having seen the profound impact of scaling cloud infrastructure and services during my tenure building Amazon Web Services (2010-2016) and Google Cloud (2016- 2020) in Asia Pacific, I took the dive into Deep Tech with UiPath’s amazing proposition in RPA in 2021. I also took on roles as NED and advisor for companies seeking to apply innovative tech solutions to complex problems in healthcare, cybersecurity, a high speed OLAP DB and relational knowledge graphs. As a business leader who works closely with engineers, I’m both excited by the opportunities and I am mindful of the responsibilities that emerge as AI, biotech, Quantum computing and blockchain develop and become widely available. As a father and concerned citizen I hope to help steer these powerful technologies to support us to meet the significant opportunities and challenges of the 21st century.

Experience

25 yrs 8 mos
Total Experience
4 yrs 9 mos
Average Tenure
2 yrs 11 mos
Current Experience

Sonar

2 roles

Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)

Promoted

Oct 2025Present · 7 mos · Singapore

GM & VP of Sales for EMEA & APJ

Jan 2024Oct 2025 · 1 yr 9 mos · Singapore

  • Leading the Sonar EMEA and APJ teams as we equip developers with the essential tools to achieve a continuous state of Clean Code - code that is consistent, intentional, adaptable, and responsible - to help businesses ensure their software is and remains a valuable asset.

Clickhouse

Advisor

Jun 2023Present · 2 yrs 11 mos · Singapore · Remote

  • Advising ClickHouse on their APJ Go To Market strategy.

Assaya

Board Member

Aug 2021Sep 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Singapore · Remote

Uipath

Senior Vice President & Managing Director Asia Pacific and Japan

Feb 2021Aug 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos · Singapore, Singapore

Google

Managing Director Asia Pacific & Japan, Google Cloud

Apr 2016Jan 2021 · 4 yrs 9 mos · Singapore · On-site

  • Scaled business from <$10M to >$1.5B in ~5 years. Responsible for building and executing Google's Cloud business across APJ. This includes further building out of the team, the strategy, GTM and expansion across Asia Pacific and Japan.

Amazon web services

2 roles

Head of ASEAN

Promoted

Oct 2011Mar 2016 · 4 yrs 5 mos

  • General Management Role
  • Built team from ground up including a management layer
  • Built business which has grown 100x in ~4 years
  • First Bar Raiser in Asia Pacific for Amazon Web Services (hundreds of interviews)
  • Opened Offices in multiple ASEAN countries
  • Only Public Speaker with Press and Analysts across ASEAN

Head of India

Jan 2010Dec 2012 · 2 yrs 11 mos

  • Built Amazon Web Services Indian business from ground up
  • 3 year period from IC to hiring, and managing a sizeable team
  • >100% YoY growth in each FY
  • Executive Engagement across C-Suite in India as well as with key Amazon executives
  • Public Speaker - external events, roundtables and media
  • First Bar Raiser for AWS in Asia Pacific
  • Ran multiple regions in parallel (India and ASEAN)
  • http://aws.amazon.com
  • http://aws.typepad.com/aws/

Akamai technologies

6 roles

Senior Sales Manager

Jan 2008Dec 2009 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Overall responsibility for new business sales, demand generation, market entry strategies, and customer retention across SE Asia
  • Executive negotiator on many of the largest and most strategic Akamai transactions across Asia Pacific

Senior Manager, Account Management, Asia Pacifc and Japan

Nov 2006Dec 2007 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Senior Manager of team of Account Managers across Asia responsible for the renewal and growth of install base customers.

Sales Manager, Asia Pacific

Jan 2004Oct 2006 · 2 yrs 9 mos

  • Implemented processes for Asia Pacific region, including best practices for pre and post sales.
  • Authored documents outlining Account Management support for Asia Pacific customers.
  • Created the Akamai Strategic Account Objective Plan which was adopted as the main planning and tracking document for all existing customers across the entire company
  • Responsible for growth and retention of Akamai’s most valued accounts across six countries in Asia
  • Responsible for financial modeling and forecasting revenue from each account and partner on a monthly, quarterly and yearly basis
  • Managed team which doubled customer base year over year
  • Created and Managed all Asia Pacific marketing initiatives and public relations
  • Developed the APAC Travel and Tourism Fact Sheet

Senior Account Manager

Promoted

Apr 2003Dec 2003 · 8 mos

  • Led partner development efforts in Australasia with local Joint Venture
  • Actively led Account Management in three countries (New Zealand, Singapore and Australia) that supported business in over ten countries.
  • Earned trusted-advisor role with CEO, Director of Operations and Vice President of International Sales for joint venture
  • Designed and implemented Sales and Account Management intranet structure including internally-written training materials, and industry whitepapers

Channel Manager

Sep 2001Mar 2003 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Negotiated complex partner contracts with Senior Level Executives while Alliance Manager
  • Served as Western U.S. Channel Manager for the MCI-Digex Relationship
  • Implemented and drove Akamai’s New Channel Development Strategy
  • Created ROI Seminar for partners and their clients across multiple U.S. cities

National Alliance Manager

Jan 2000Aug 2001 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Served as National Alliance Manager and recruited over 80 Alliance partners for the Akamai Channel EcoSystem focusing on System Integrators and Web Developers
  • Created the Akamai Partner Training Certification
  • Designed and created Channel Marketing documents for partners.
  • Authored documents outlining Alliance Manager support for all new and existing partners
  • Trained and coached partner sales teams on complex Internet services and provided resolutions on handling channel conflict

Education

Seattle Pacific University

BA Business — Finance

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