Allan Thygesen is the Chief Executive Officer of DocuSign, a leading digital agreement platform. With a background in economics and an MBA from Stanford, Thygesen has held various leadership roles, including managing director at The Carlyle Group and overseeing Google's advertising business worth over $100 billion.
Who is the CEO of DocuSign?
As the CEO of DocuSign, Allan Thygesen brings a wealth of experience and a global perspective to the company. Thygesen's career has spanned various industries and roles, including working for smaller tech companies in Silicon Valley, managing director at The Carlyle Group, and leading a business within Google that generated over $100 billion in revenue.
His leadership style is characterized by a strategic and visionary approach, focusing on capturing significant market opportunities and driving the company toward diversification and enhanced customer satisfaction. Under Thygesen's guidance, DocuSign is well-positioned to tap into a largely untapped $50 billion market opportunity and transform the way businesses manage agreements through intelligent agreement management.
Work History
- DocuSign, Chief Executive Officer: October 2022 - Present
- A.P. Moller - Maersk, Board Member: March 2024 - Present
- Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, Board Member: July 2018 - Present
- Stanford Institute for Research in the Social Sciences, Board Member: June 2018 - Present
- RingCentral (NYSE: RNG), Board Member: October 2015 - May 2024
- Google, President, Americas & Global Partners: June 2021 - October 2022
- Google, President, Americas: February 2017 - June 2021
- Google, President, Google Marketing Solutions: December 2010 - February 2017
- Mobile Marketing Association, Board Member (Global): September 2017 - October 2022
- Stanford Graduate School of Business, Lecturer in Management: September 2014 - June 2021
- Viator, Board Director, Observer: November 2005 - August 2014
- Rhythm NewMedia, Board Director: September 2006 - October 2011
- Metric Ventures, Founding Partner: February 2009 - November 2010
- Canesta, Board Director: June 2001 - November 2010
- Novarra, Board Director: September 2008 - April 2010
- Archetype Solutions, Board Director: November 2001 - December 2009
- Air2Web, Board Director: September 2006 - February 2009
- TradeBeam, Board Director: November 2004 - June 2008
- The Carlyle Group, Managing Director: February 2001 - June 2008
- SMaL Camera, Board Member: January 2003 - January 2005
- Indigo Systems, Board Director: February 2002 - January 2004
- Wink Communications, EVP, Sales and Business Development: July 1996 - December 2000
- Gold Disk, VP & GM, Consumer: October 1994 - June 1996
- MediaVision, VP & GM, Publishing: April 1993 - September 1994
- Pellucid, Director, Marketing and Finance: January 1992 - January 1993
- Everex, Director, Corporate Sales: January 1988 - January 1992
- Radiometer Medical, Controller, Monitoring Division: January 1984 - January 1986
Education History
Allan Thygesen's educational background includes a Master of Science in Economics (cand. polit) from the University of Copenhagen, which he obtained between 1981 and 1986. He then pursued an MBA at Stanford University Graduate School of Business from 1986 to 1988. Prior to his university studies, Thygesen attended Virum Statsskole, a high school in Denmark, where he focused on math and social sciences from 1977 to 1980.
When did Allan Thygesen join DocuSign?
Allan Thygesen joined DocuSign as the Chief Executive Officer on October 10th, 2022. As of April 11, 2024, he has been with the company for approximately 1 year and 6 months, leading the organization towards diversification and enhanced customer satisfaction while capturing a significant market opportunity.