Gabriel Benavides brings more than 20 years of international go-to-market leadership to his role as Lightspeed’s Chief Revenue Officer.

In this position, Mr. Benavides oversees the Company’s global revenue organization, aligning sales, customer success, marketing, revenue operations and channel partnerships. Through a consistent focus on world-class go-to-market execution, customer relationships & value, highly enabled teams, and effective partner & channel strategies, Gabe's revenue teams position Lightspeed to maintain our terrific momentum, driving increased share of market and net revenue growth.

Before joining Lightspeed, Mr. Benavides served as CRO at Contentsquare, and previously as Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer at Medallia. During his overall tenure, Medallia scaled to be a global organization with customers in over 150 countries, and increased annual revenue ~10×, ultimately achieving a $6 billion market valuation. His track record spans building high-performing global sales organizations, deepening strategic relationships, and driving measurable, data-driven revenue acceleration.