Eric Kirby
Group Vice President, Oracle Data Cloud, Oracle
Eric Kirby is the Group Vice President of the Oracle Data Cloud team at Oracle. He was most recently the Chief Operating Officer for Datalogix. Previously, he was the CEO and Founder of Connection Engine, a venture-backed company developing new customer intelligence and targeting solutions. Previously, Kirby was SVP & GM of Interactive Solutions at Merkle, one of the nation’s largest and fastest growing customer relationship marketing agencies, where he was responsible for developing digital media offerings including email, mobile, display, and social marketing solutions. Prior to Merkle, Kirby held the position of SVP & GM of DoubleClick’s Email Solutions division, the world’s largest email service provider at the time. Kirby has also co-founded two previous online marketing technology firm – Veripost and Assurance Systems – both of which were acquired by Return Path. Earlier, Kirby served as Vice President of Interactive Services at Brierley+Partners, a customer relationship marketing agency. He holds a BS from Northwestern University and an MBA from Harvard University.
Content & Articles by Eric Kirby
Closing Enterprise Deals in Founder-Led Sales as a Startup
In our recent Mucker Growth Series session, I invited David Mackay, Managing Director at D9Y and one of our operating experts at Mucker, to talk about closing enterprise deals in...
The 10 Security Gaps That Plague Startups Before Their A Round
A NOTE ON SEVERITY Not every item on this list carries the same level of risk. Some are the kind of finding that stops a deal. Others are serious but...
Community-Led Growth for Startups: Why Most Communities Fail and How to Build One That Actually Works
In our recent Mucker Growth Series session, I invited Sam Jacobs — founder and CEO of Pavilion — to talk about community-led growth: what it actually means, why most communities...
Pricing Models & Monetization Systems for Startup Success
In our recent Mucker Growth Series webinar session, we invited Jeffrey Tjiok and Jack Benson from Simon-Kucher to break down how startups can build pricing into their DNA from day...
Pitch Decks That Actually Raise Money: An Extreme Makeover Guide
Welcome to another recap from our Growth Series webinars, a series of sessions where we go deep into topics that help drive startup growth. In this session, we invited back...
Stop Hiding Behind Your Screen: In-Person Events Are How You Win in 2026
2026 is shaping up to be the year businesses rediscover the power of shaking hands, clinking glasses, and actually meeting their prospects in person. Don’t take my word for it...