Steven Benson

Current

• Regional Sales Manager at Google

Past

• District Sales Manager at Autonomy
• Outside Sales at IBM
• Analyst at Allstate Insurance

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Education

• Stanford University Graduate School of Business
• University of Wisconsin-Madison
• New Trier High School

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Connections

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Industry

Computer Software

Steven Benson’s Summary

Steven Benson’s Specialties:

Software Sales

Steven Benson’s Experience

• Regional Sales Manager

  Google

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GOOG; Internet industry)

  September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)

  Manage Software Sales in the Western US

• District Sales Manager

  Autonomy

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; AUTN; Computer Software industry)

  September 2007 — August 2008 (1 year )

  Manage Software Sales in the Western US and Canada

• Outside Sales

  IBM

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

  July 2006 — July 2007 (1 year 1 month)

  * Prospect for new business at the C-level, within lines of business, pipeline development and management, forecasting and closing.
  
  * Internally recruit, lead, manage, and coordinate product sales teams and solution teams to create opportunities, respond to RFP’s, and successfully win business.
  
  * Responsibilities also include contract negotiations, management of partner and VAR relations, solution selling.

• Analyst

  Allstate Insurance

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ALL; Insurance industry)

  2001 — 2004 (3 years )

Steven Benson’s Education

• Stanford University Graduate School of Business

  MBA , 2004 — 2006

  Activities and Societies:

  * Leadership Team – Admission Advisory Council
  * President – Outdoor Adventure Club
  * Manager – GSB Tour Guide Program

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  BA , 1996 — 2001

• New Trier High School

  1992 — 1996

Additional Information

Steven Benson’s Groups:

•    Green
•    Stanford Business School Alumni Association
•    SaaS (Software as a Service) Networkers

Steven Benson’s Contact Settings

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