John Cummings
Public Communications Contact at Celonis, Inc.
Profile
John Cummings is a Managing Director with Smith Point Capital.
Prior to joining Smith Point, John was Senior Vice President of Finance, Corporate Development and Investor Relations for Celonis SE, a pioneer in process mining and execution management software.
At Celonis, he was responsible for the company’s long-range financial plan, corporate strategy, and investor relations, including raising $1.1 billion in Series D equity capital and placing more than $400 million is secondary shares.
Before Celonis, John was Senior Vice President of Finance for Salesforce, Inc., where he was a member of the global finance leadership team.
At Salesforce he oversaw Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis, where he was responsible for the company’s $17 billion annual budget.
He also led global Investor Relations, where he was recognized by Institutional Investor Magazine as the number one ranked IR professional for the software industry for five consecutive years.
Prior to Salesforce, John was a partner with Aeolus Partners, a developer of renewable energy with a focus on European wind energy.
He also served in senior finance and investor relations roles at several public companies including the PMI Group, Pets.com, and Sybase, Inc.
John began his career with Government Investment Management Corporation, a Washington, D.C.-based long-short hedge fund where he served as an equity research analyst.
In connection with his work at Government Investment Management Corporation, John served as a representative to the Asia Pacific Policy Center, a Washington, D.C.-based think-tank on economic and security policy and served as an adviser to Malaysia’s former Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim.
John earned dual MBAs from the Haas School of Business and Columbia Business School, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and International Relations from UCLA.
John resides in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and eight-year-old son.
John Cummings active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Smith Point Capital LLC
Smith Point Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Smith Point Capital LLC (Smith Point Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2023 by Keith Block, Burke Norton and Christopher Lytle. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Private Equity Investor | 2023-03-31 |
Celonis, Inc.
Celonis, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Part of Celonis SE, Celonis, Inc. is a private company that specializes in execution management and process mining. Celonis is based in New York, NY. The company helps to identify and fix inefficiencies in business processes that are not easily visible. The company was founded in 2011 by Martin Klenk, Alexander Rinke, and Bastian Nominacher, with Bastian Nominacher and Alexander Rinke serving as CEOs since 2011. | Public Communications Contact | 2020-08-31 |
Former positions of John Cummings
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SALESFORCE.COM, INC. | Public Communications Contact | 2019-07-31 |
Aeolus Sp zoo | Private Equity Investor | 2011-07-31 |
Burns McClellan, Inc.
Burns McClellan, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Burns McClellan, Inc. provides public and investor relations services. The private company is based in New York, NY. | Public Communications Contact | 2008-01-31 |
Sybase, Inc.
Sybase, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Sybase, Inc. engages in the development and provision of mobile and wireless software solutions for data integration. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in San Ramon, CA. | Public Communications Contact | 2003-10-31 |
Pets.com, Inc. | Public Communications Contact | 2000-10-31 |
Training of John Cummings
Haas School of Business | Masters Business Admin |
Columbia Business School | Masters Business Admin |
University of California Los Angeles Graduate School | Undergraduate Degree |
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SALESFORCE.COM, INC. | Technology Services |
Private companies | 7 |
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Sybase, Inc.
Sybase, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Sybase, Inc. engages in the development and provision of mobile and wireless software solutions for data integration. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in San Ramon, CA. | Technology Services |
Pets.com, Inc. | Retail Trade |
PMI Mortgage Assurance Co.
PMI Mortgage Assurance Co. Specialty InsuranceFinance Part of The PMI Group, Inc., PMI Mortgage Assurance Co. provides mortgage guaranty insurance. The private company is based in Walnut Creek, CA. | Finance |
Aeolus Sp zoo | |
Celonis, Inc.
Celonis, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Part of Celonis SE, Celonis, Inc. is a private company that specializes in execution management and process mining. Celonis is based in New York, NY. The company helps to identify and fix inefficiencies in business processes that are not easily visible. The company was founded in 2011 by Martin Klenk, Alexander Rinke, and Bastian Nominacher, with Bastian Nominacher and Alexander Rinke serving as CEOs since 2011. | Technology Services |
Smith Point Capital LLC
Smith Point Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Smith Point Capital LLC (Smith Point Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2023 by Keith Block, Burke Norton and Christopher Lytle. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Finance |
Burns McClellan, Inc.
Burns McClellan, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Burns McClellan, Inc. provides public and investor relations services. The private company is based in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
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