Cien.ai Welcomes Veteran Tech Executive as the SVP of Information Systems

What’s New?

Cien.ai, a leading Go-To-Market AI-native analytics platform, appoints Gertrude “Trude” Van Horn as Senior Vice President of Information Systems. An accomplished Information Systems executive, Ms. Van Horn will oversee the deployment of Agentic AI and the evolution of Cien.ai’s internal data systems, and act as liaison to the broader ecosystem of IT leaders and vendors who seek transformative AI  solutions. 

A Note By Trude

I’m Gertrude G. Van Horn, “Trude”,  the newest executive addition to the CIen.ai leadership team. It’s a humbling and exciting move from big company, Enterprise CIO to AI Start-Up Exec. I can’t remember when I’ve had so much to learn so quickly, and I am loving every step of the journey.  

There’s no doubt in my mind that the next best career move for me was to join an AI firm. I interviewed several firms and immediately knew Cien was the place for me. It was easy to choose. I am equally impressed by the caliber and heart of this exceptional leadership team and by the innovative approach and relevant, compelling benefits of this AI-native product. 

For the past 15 years, I’ve seen organizations spend millions on enterprise CRM and Sales Tools, and then spend more millions on harnessing that data to decode the trends that impact Go-to-Market and Sales team effectiveness. And still, at the end of the day, messy, dirty data, leaves the RevOps teams unsure of the critical factors and the specific actions to take to influence growth and success. 

Cien’s product cuts through all the guesswork and heavy lifting. It is elegant and efficient. It can be deployed in just a couple of days. If needed, the data can remain securely within the client’s designated cloud environment. And corporations have the insights and recommendations in hand by the end of the week. Cien’s sophisticated dashboards are drillable and transparent so that clients have an opportunity to go beyond “black box results” to truly gain confidence in the data, the critical indicators, the trends, and the recommendations.   

Best of all, the feedback is excellent! Cien’s clients include large private equity firms, management consulting firms, and B2B enterprises that trust Cien to deliver actionable GTM insights seamlessly and securely. The speed is remarkable and unmatched for such a comprehensive diagnostic exercise. There’s no software to install or maintain. The seamless and “secure by design” approach is critical to assuage client concerns for data protection, governance, and security. 

I’m thrilled to be here!  I can’t wait to support our clients and to help bring this tool to a broader global audience!

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