Charles Chase

Current

Co-founder at Leads360

Past

Software Engineer at Cornerstone OnDemand
Software Enigneer at Evit Caretni
Product Manager at AssetSmart

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Education

University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business
University of California, Santa Barbara

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Connections

257 connections

Industry

Computer Software

Websites

Lead Management

Charles Chase’s Summary

Charles Chase is a technology executive focused on providing value-based solutions that address distinct market opportunities. Having deep experience in both software engineering and business operations, Charles has intimate understanding of all aspects of building a company around delivering technology solutions to solve common business challenges.

Charles currently serves on the Board of Directors of Leads360, Inc., a provider of lead management software, which he co-founded in 2004. During his tenure at Leads360, Charles served as President and COO, overseeing daily company operations and the client services group. Under his leadership, Leads360 grew from concept to $4.5M annual revenue and 35 employees, positioning itself as the technology and market leader in it's first 4 years.

Prior to founding Leads360, Charles worked on software engineering and operations teams for several Los Angeles startups, most notably Cornerstone OnDemand, where he was a member of the original engineering team that architected Cornerstone’s enterprise SaaS offering.

Charles holds an MBA from the USC Marshall School of Business and a BA in Economics from UCSB. Charles is an avid outdoors enthusiast, building and riding off-road motorcycles in the California and Baja deserts.

Charles Chase’s Experience

Co-founder

Leads360

(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

August 2004 — Present (5 years)

Leads360 is the market and technology leader in Web-based customer acquisition and lead management solutions. The company enables buyers and sellers of consumer Internet leads to achieve unparalleled return on investment. Clients can realize maximum lead value through purpose-built technology, success-driven training, a highly responsive support team and superior intelligence surrounding lead performance. Leads360 currently manages more than 14,000,000 leads and serves over 500 clients in the most competitive business-to-consumer industries.
Software Engineer

Cornerstone OnDemand

(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

1999 — 2001 (2 years)
Software Enigneer

Evit Caretni

(Computer Software industry)

1997 — 1998 (1 year)
Product Manager

AssetSmart

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Financial Services industry)

January 1996 — January 1997 (1 year 1 month)

Charles Chase’s Education

University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business

MBA , Entrepreneurship , 2002 — 2004

Activities and Societies:

Entrepreneur & Venture Management Association,
VCIC
University of California, Santa Barbara

BA , Business Economics , 1992 — 1996

Activities and Societies:

Sigma Nu