Brian Halligan (Inbound Marketing / CRM SaaS) at HubSpot — Cambridge, United States

Brian Halligan co-founded HubSpot with Dharmesh Shah, coining "inbound marketing" as a concept and transforming how businesses attract customers through content and SEO rather than interruption advertising. Halligan served as CEO and drove HubSpot's 2014 IPO and growth to over $1 billion in ARR. He transitioned to executive chairman in 2021 after a medical leave. A former MIT Sloan lecturer, he is widely credited with creating the inbound methodology that has influenced millions of marketers.