Panel 08 | Spotlight interview: What I learned as a commercial operating partner in my career

October 20, 2026
GTM, Sales, and Marketing
  • Sharing genuine career advice to help operating partners with a commercial focus on their journey
  • What are some unique war stories from your journey? What would you do differently looking back?
  • What commercial accomplishments are you most proud of? How did you drive alignment/buy-in of your commercial strategies with management teams and commercial leaders to deliver growth
  • Understanding the balance between cost out and driving organic growth
  • How has the commercial function evolved and how have commercial roles evolved? Did its evolution match what you were expecting? What comes next?
Moderator
Gary Stewart
Gary Stewart, Head of Adobe Private Capital, Americas - Adobe Private Capital
Speakers
Daniel Perry
Daniel Perry, Resource Partner - Court Square Capital Partners