Leadership

Sean Desmond serves as nCino’s President and Chief Executive Officer and is a member of the company’s Board of Directors. Prior to being appointed CEO, Sean served as nCino's Chief Product Officer, overseeing the Product Development & Engineering organization globally. He joined nCino in 2013 initially as Chief Customer Success Officer, ensuring the successful delivery and implementation of the nCino Platform to financial institutions around the world. 

He has several decades of experience within global technology and financial services organizations and has successfully led delivery and field services at multiple enterprise-scale technology companies.

Sean holds a BA in Business Administration from James Madison University.

Greg Orenstein serves as nCino's Chief Financial Officer, overseeing the Company's global financial and administrative functions. Greg joined nCino in 2015 and has held several executive positions, most recently serving as Chief Corporate Development & Strategy Officer. Previously, he served as nCino's Chief Corporate Development & Legal Officer and Secretary. Greg has played a critical role in driving the Company's growth, corporate strategy, acquisition, investment, and corporate finance activities. Prior to nCino, he was Of Counsel at the global law firm of DLA Piper and held various executive positions at S1 Corporation. Greg holds a BA from the University of Maryland and a J.D. from Emory University.

April Rieger is nCino's Chief Legal & Administrative Officer, overseeing all aspects of the Company's Legal & Compliance and People Operations teams, as well as serving as Corporate Secretary, overseeing all aspects of corporate governance. Before joining nCino in 2018, April practiced law for 10 years at Williams & Connolly LLP in Washington, DC. Prior to that, April served as a law clerk in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

April holds a J.D. from Cornell Law School, a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and is admitted to practice in New York, D.C. and North Carolina.

Thomas Hill serves as nCino’s Chief Information Security Officer. In this role, Thomas safeguards the security, privacy, integrity, and ethical handling of data and safeguarding our customer data. Prior to nCino, Thomas has held positions as Chief Information and Security Officer for Live Oak Bank and Verizon Telematics, Vice President of Enterprise Information Security and Risk Management at Unum, and Managing Director of Risk and Security Operations at S1 Corporation.

Thomas earned his BBA and MBA degrees at Saint Leo University.

Davis Brannan serves as nCino's Executive Vice President, Strategic Operations, overseeing the company’s APAC and EMEA regions and robust partner ecosystem. He leads nCino’s M&A integrations as part of the company’s ongoing growth strategy. Prior to his current role, Davis served nCino as Executive Vice President, Ecosystems & Strategic Growth, leading multiple business lines for the Company, including global partners, global enablement, and the partner markets channel, as well as overseeing nCino's businesses in Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. Davis joined nCino in 2015, after more than 14 years at Accenture, where he served as a leader in their banking practice, advising and consulting with financial institutions around the world.

Davis holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Georgia.

 Paul Clarkson serves as nCino’s Executive Vice President, Global Revenue. In this role, Paul oversees the strategic direction, marketing, growth, and profitability of the company's revenue streams across multiple markets and segments. He has also held previous positions at nCino, including Executive Vice President of US Financial Institutions, where he was responsible for account management and business development globally. Prior to nCino, he managed strategic accounts for an engineering software company.

Paul was a Marine Corps helicopter pilot before his career in software and has been deployed to Afghanistan, Africa, and Haiti. He is a graduate of the US Naval Academy.

Ryan serves as nCino’s EVP of Customer Success. In this role, Ryan oversees all post-sale activities for the company including customer onboarding, customer success management, and support engineering. Ryan joined nCino in 2013 and has held multiple roles, most recently leading our Global Professional Services organization. Before nCino, he held various positions at BB&T (now Truist).

Ryan earned his BS in Economics and MBA degrees from the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

Chris Gufford serves as nCino’s Chief Product Officer, overseeing the Company's Product Development & Engineering organization globally. Prior to his current role, Chris served as Executive Director, General Manager - Commercial Banking Solution.

Before nCino, Chris held multiple roles of FIS and First National Bank of Omaha. He has over 15 years of credit, banking operations and software experience to help banks and credit unions achieve business outcomes in a digital and data-driven world.

Chris holds an MBA in Business Administration from The University of Nebraska at Omaha and a BS in Finance from The University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Joaquín de Valenzuela serves as nCino’s Managing Director for EMEA. In his role, Joaquín is responsible for the strategic oversight of nCino’s growth and market presence within the EMEA region. Prior to nCino, Joaquín held the position of EVP, Chief Digital and Business Operations Officer at Temenos, and prior to that served as the Head of Financial Services in EMEA and LATAM for Salesforce.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in computer engineering from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and an Executive MBA from Instituto de Empresa.