Omar Tawakol
Director/Board Member at LIVERAMP HOLDINGS, INC.
Net worth: 512 498 $ as of 2024-03-30
Profile
Omar Tawakol is a Founder Advisor at Decibel.
Omar also serves as the Vice President & General Manager of the Cisco Contact Center business unit.
In this role, Omar is responsible for the development and execution of the Cisco Contact Center strategy and portfolio.
Prior to this role, Omar was the co-founder and CEO of Voicea which he led until its acquisition by Cisco in August 2019.
Voicea is a voice-based AI assistant platform used by over 10,000 companies and attracted investments from Cisco, Google, Salesforce and Microsoft.
Prior to Voicea, Omar Tawakol was the founder and CEO of BlueKai which built the world's largest consumer data marketplace and data management platform.
BlueKai was acquired by Oracle in 2014, and Omar served as the Senior VP & GM of the Oracle Data Cloud business unit.
Omar earned an MS in Computer Science from Stanford University and a BS from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Known holdings in public companies
| Company | Date | Number of shares | Valuation | Valuation date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
LIVERAMP HOLDINGS, INC.
0.02% | 2024-02-12 | 14,855 ( 0.02% ) | 512 498 $ | 2024-03-30 |
Omar Tawakol active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| LIVERAMP HOLDINGS, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2021-04-20 |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2019-08-31 |
Decibel Partners LLC
 Decibel Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Decibel Partners LLC (Decibel Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Jon Skoda. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Rembrand, Inc.
 Rembrand, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Rembrand, Inc. is a product placement platform that connects brands and content creators of all sizes to insert hyper-realistic products into post-production video. The company is based in Los Altos, CA. The company has pioneered a solution called generative fusion that leverages AI to identify, create, and insert objects that are "physics-informed" and are indistinguishable from real-world objects. Rembrand's solutions enable advertisers to become a part of the story, rather than an interruption, and agencies and brands can pursue new product placement opportunities in a much simpler, easy-to-implement fashion after content has been created. Creators can leverage the platform to match with brands and seamlessly embed AI-generated products for payments. Rembrand was founded by Ahmed Saad, Nikki Heyder, Abdelrahman Mohamed, David Wiener, and Omar Tawakol, who has been the CEO since incorporation. | Chief Executive Officer | 2022-10-31 |
Former positions of Omar Tawakol
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Rizio, Inc.
 Rizio, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Rizio, Inc. provides information technology services. The company was founded by Omar Tawakol, David Wiener, Ahmad Abdulkader and Mohamed El-Geish in 2015 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Founder | 2019-08-31 |
PlaceIQ, Inc.
 PlaceIQ, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services PlaceIQ, Inc. develops mobile marketing tools that take photos of places shared on mobile phones. Its solutions include media, analytics, measurement and data-as-a-service. The company was founded by Duncan McCall and Steve Milton in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | 2018-07-31 |
Blue Kai, Inc.
 Blue Kai, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Blue Kai, Inc. provides cloud-based big data platform that enables companies to personalize online, offline, and mobile marketing campaigns. The company was founded by Grant Ries, Omar Tawakol, and Alexander Hooshmand in 2007 and is headquartered in Redwood Shores, CA. | Chief Executive Officer | 2016-08-31 |
Oracle America, Inc.
 Oracle America, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Oracle America, Inc. provides network computing infrastructure solutions. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2016-08-31 |
Medio Systems, Inc.
 Medio Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Medio Systems, Inc. provides predictive mobile and analytics solutions. It leverages predictive models to optimize mobile customer acquisition, retention and monetization using a cloud-based infrastructure for collecting and analyzing customer activity data. The company was founded by David B. Bluhm, William K. Byant, Brian Lent, and Michael Libes in 2004 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Sales & Marketing | 2007-11-30 |
Training of Omar Tawakol
| Stanford University | Graduate Degree |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Undergraduate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 2 |
|---|---|
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | Technology Services |
| LIVERAMP HOLDINGS, INC. | Technology Services |
| Private companies | 10 |
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Liberate Technologies
 Liberate Technologies Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Liberate Technologies engaged in the provision of software platform for the internet content and applications. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California. | Technology Services |
AudienceScience, Inc.
 AudienceScience, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services AudienceScience, Inc. operates as an advertising technology and services company that puts marketing science firmly in the hands of the advertiser. Its AudienceScience Helios Enterprise Advertising Management system combines control and ownership of data with media spends transparency. The firm’s SaaS-based technology, AudienceScience Helios enables advertisers to store and analyse on and offline data, build proprietary audiences, and target those audiences in real time and all within a single closed-loop system. The company was founded by Nick Besbeas, Usama M. Fayyad and Bassel Yassine Ojjeh in 1999 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA. | Commercial Services |
Blue Kai, Inc.
Blue Kai, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Blue Kai, Inc. provides cloud-based big data platform that enables companies to personalize online, offline, and mobile marketing campaigns. The company was founded by Grant Ries, Omar Tawakol, and Alexander Hooshmand in 2007 and is headquartered in Redwood Shores, CA. | Technology Services |
PlaceIQ, Inc.
PlaceIQ, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services PlaceIQ, Inc. develops mobile marketing tools that take photos of places shared on mobile phones. Its solutions include media, analytics, measurement and data-as-a-service. The company was founded by Duncan McCall and Steve Milton in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Medio Systems, Inc.
Medio Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Medio Systems, Inc. provides predictive mobile and analytics solutions. It leverages predictive models to optimize mobile customer acquisition, retention and monetization using a cloud-based infrastructure for collecting and analyzing customer activity data. The company was founded by David B. Bluhm, William K. Byant, Brian Lent, and Michael Libes in 2004 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Technology Services |
CoRelation
 CoRelation Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services CoRelation is an American company that specializes in credit union core processing. The private company's Keystone core solution uses state-of-the-art system architecture to transform the way credit unions operate, with a focus on placing the member experience front and center through an innovative API that drives both the teller interface and the remote digital channel. The company provides expert guidance every step of the way, with seasoned professionals who understand core processing and credit union operations inside and out. Founded by Basem A. Nayfeh, the company has been driving innovation in this field since 2009. | Technology Services |
Oracle America, Inc.
Oracle America, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Oracle America, Inc. provides network computing infrastructure solutions. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Technology Services |
Rizio, Inc.
Rizio, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Rizio, Inc. provides information technology services. The company was founded by Omar Tawakol, David Wiener, Ahmad Abdulkader and Mohamed El-Geish in 2015 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Technology Services |
Decibel Partners LLC
Decibel Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Decibel Partners LLC (Decibel Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Jon Skoda. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Finance |
Rembrand, Inc.
Rembrand, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Rembrand, Inc. is a product placement platform that connects brands and content creators of all sizes to insert hyper-realistic products into post-production video. The company is based in Los Altos, CA. The company has pioneered a solution called generative fusion that leverages AI to identify, create, and insert objects that are "physics-informed" and are indistinguishable from real-world objects. Rembrand's solutions enable advertisers to become a part of the story, rather than an interruption, and agencies and brands can pursue new product placement opportunities in a much simpler, easy-to-implement fashion after content has been created. Creators can leverage the platform to match with brands and seamlessly embed AI-generated products for payments. Rembrand was founded by Ahmed Saad, Nikki Heyder, Abdelrahman Mohamed, David Wiener, and Omar Tawakol, who has been the CEO since incorporation. | Technology Services |
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