Brian Kneafsey

Former Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at Blend
Detailed Info

Brian Kneafsey is a revenue leader and CRO with more than 20 years of experience building and scaling go-to-market organizations from inception to hundreds of millions in ARR. A trusted partner to CEOs, he brings deep expertise across sales, marketing, customer success, and partnerships, with a track record of driving sustainable growth, closing complex enterprise deals, and building durable, scalable revenue engines. At Salesforce, Brian founded the company’s first financial services vertical, growing the business from $6M to $400M, and later served as the first sales leader at Blend, where he designed and scaled the GTM strategy and helped grow revenue from pre-revenue to $70M in four years. He is passionate about building high-performing teams, developing repeatable GTM processes, and delivering measurable business impact. Outside of work, Brian enjoys playing tennis and golf and spending time hiking.

  • Vertical Tag
    • Payments/Fintech
  • Functional Expertise Tag
    • Enterprise Sales
  • Superpower
    Complete Customer Lifecycle