Dominic Paschel, VP of Corporate Finance and Investor Relations for Pandora

A technology enthusiast and evangelist, Dominic represented and transitioned three revolutionary private start-ups into some of the fastest growing publicly traded technology companies with a combined market capitalization of over $25 billion. Helping to introduce the next generation of disruptive technology to Wall Street and the media, Dominic conveys the strategies, nuances, and disruptive business models associated with cloud computing and digital media.   Dominic Paschel serves as the Vice President of Corporate Finance and Investor Relations for Pandora (NYSE: P), the leader in personalized internet radio, directing the company’s public market relations and capital structure.  In June of 2011, Dominic led Pandora’s $241 million initial public offering. From 2007 to 2011, Dominic oversaw global corporate strategy and communications for SuccessFactors (NYSE: SFSF), the leading cloud computing provider of business execution software.  He joined SuccessFactors to lead its 2007 $124M IPO, its 2008 $104M follow-on offering, and its 2009 $215M follow-on offering – raising over $440M in gross proceeds to further fuel the company’s high growth and M&A opportunities.   SuccessFactors was named one of Forbes’ “Best Stocks to Watch in 2010,” Fortune’s “Tech Stock Trends to Watch for Next 10 Years,” as well as “The Future of Business Software” by InformationWeek in 2009.   Prior to SuccessFactors, Dominic held two roles at salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM).   Joining shortly after salesforce.com’s successful 2004 IPO as the first pure-play Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company to be traded in the public markets, Dominic represented the founders and senior executives to Wall Street analysts and investors.  Working to expand Wall Street's initial awareness of the cloud computing space, Dominic oversaw the development of salesforce.com’s initial sell-side research coverage and foundational institutional shareholder base as the company gained notoriety from Silicon Valley to Wall Street. Dominic also headed up its financial services product strategy with Wall Street’s and the venture capital community.  Dominic graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Notre Dame with a BBA in Finance & Business Economics and a concentration in Government & International Relations.  He has received his international business certificate from Notre Dame and is a Morgan Stanley Chairman Emeritus Richard B. Fisher National Scholar.