Eric Pannese

Former SVP of Product at Medallia, Intuit

Functional Area

  • Development
  • Product
  • Scaleup attendee

Superpower

  • Leadership
  • Operating Advisor

Detailed info

Eric has been in technology for 23 years and has been leading SaaS product teams for 15 years. He has worked on large scale B2C platforms and several B2B startups in verticals ranging from tax to fashion to hospitality to nonprofits. He has a track record of success with 4 startup exits and has been coaching CEOs and Heads of Product as a PeakSpan Advisor for close to 3 years. Eric has a passion for building great end-to-end customer experiences and high performing teams. He is currently the Chief Product & Technology Officer at Classy, a GoFundMe company, where he oversees all of Product, Design and Engineering for Classy, a platform that processes billions of dollars in donations annually.

Eric has lived in San Diego with his wife Caitlin for 21 years and together they have two boys, Oliver (15) and Evan (13), and two dogs, Rocket and Fenway. As you might be able to tell from his dog’s name, Eric grew up in Boston and is a die hard Red Sox fan. He also loves traveling (he has visited 22 countries) and outdoor cooking with his smoker and woodfired pizza oven.