Richard G. Helgeson

Richard G. Helgeson has a wealth of experience in sales and business development. Richard G. began their career in 1994 as Vice President of Sales for CNT Corporation, where they doubled profitability and drove revenue growth from $42M to over $100M annually in less than 3 years. Richard G. then moved to Vixel Corporation in 1997, where they led sales efforts and helped facilitate a successful IPO in 2000. In 2000, they took on the role of Vice President of Business Development for TOPLAYER NETWORKS, which was later acquired by 3COM. Richard G. then moved to Captus Technologies LLC as CEO/President, where they closed $17M+ of Series B Round financing in April of 2001. In 2006, they became Vice President of Business Development for Dategrity. From 2008 to 2016, Helgeson held the role of Executive Vice President Sales & Business Development for Perlego. Richard G. then moved to Adaptiva in 2016 as Regional Vice President of Sales, Great Lakes, NE & Canada, where they sparked explosive growth for the region. In 2020, they joined Icertis as General Manager Customer Advocacy, Strategic Accounts, North America, where they implemented a process to include IGM in all customer requirement and proposal meetings, resulting in over achievement of annual revenue objectives at 90%+ close rate. Finally, in 2022, Helgeson joined Laplink Software, Inc. as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).

Richard G. Helgeson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English & Education from the University of Montana.