Carla Bourque

PE-Backed CEO | Operator | Advisor

Functional Area

  • Sales
  • Enterprise Sales

Superpower

Detailed info

Carla Bourque is a high-impact CEO who drives sustainable growth for B2B SaaS companies, advising leaders on building high-performing organizations rooted in purpose, accountability, and action. She has led global business transformations at critical inflection points—including Rebrandly, Buddy Media, and Similarweb—securing major venture and growth equity funding and delivering successful exits to companies like Salesforce, Nielsen, Comscore, and Nestlé. Carla’s growth strategy centers on three pillars: profitable growth through operational excellence and capital efficiency, market expansion via focused GTM strategies and enterprise partnerships, and innovation and infrastructure enabled by smart integrations and AI-native solutions. Her leadership combines vision with execution, consistently producing measurable results and maintaining stakeholder transparency. With global experience spanning five continents and deep expertise at the intersection of Data, Infrastructure, and AI, Carla is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and Lake Tahoe, where she enjoys trail running, biking, and skiing with her husband and five (!) dogs.