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The 2025 Tech Power Players in the software and cloud sector
But it didn't take that long.
King took over as
Thank artificial intelligence. Training AI requires massive amounts of data, making its storage and organization critical to the development of the rapidly spreading technology.
'There's no AI strategy without a data strategy,' King says. 'We have the ability and the unique position for people to get more from their AI investments.'
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King graduated from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1995, and earned a master's degree in computer and information science at the University of Pennsylvania a year later. She worked at a handful of companies, including digital marketing firm Razorfish and internet domain company Verisign, before joining Veracode in 2006.
King started at Veracode as vice president of service delivery. She became CEO in 2019 after private equity firm Thoma Bravo bought the company for $950 million from software and chip producer Broadcom. King stayed another five years, steering Veracode through another sale — to private equity firm TA Associates.
During her time off, King became more involved in the local tech scene. She became interim executive committee chair of the Mass Technology Leadership Council, a trade group, and participated in the Civic Action Project, a public policy program for graduate students and government and business leaders.
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King has spent her first months at Nasuni meeting with staff and clients around the world. The company, whose 850 customers include Mattel, Patagonia, and Boston Scientific, was valued at $1.2 billion when it raised an undisclosed amount from private equity firms Vista Equity Partners, TCV, and KKR last year.
King says she was drawn to Nasuni not only for its global reach, but also for its home in Boston. Nearly half of the company's 500 employees work in Massachusetts.
'I'd had the great privilege of helping to build my previous company into a great Boston brand,' King says. 'I was eager to build a global brand with Boston roots.'
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