Overview
JR Butler holds a Limited Partner position at GTMFund [1]. Butler earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Art History, and American Sign Language from College of the Holy Cross between 2004 and 2008 [12], and previously attended Cushing Academy for secondary education from 2000 to 2004 [2]. Butler serves as CEO and Founder of Shift Group [4] and holds memberships at Pavilion [7] and The Post [6]. Prior experience includes a role as Chief Revenue Officer at Pillir from August 2019 to December 2021 [9], where Butler built a partnership with AWS that achieved top ISV Partner status and the number one position for new logos on AWS's SAP on AWS team in 2020 [3]. Before Pillir, Butler worked at Turbonomic as Vice President of Sales East from January 2016 to January 2019 [11] and as Vice President of Enterprise Strategy and Execution from February to August 2019 [10], contributing to the company's growth from 200 to 3000 customers [3].
Profile introduction
Prior to starting Shift, JR was Chief Revenue Officer at Pillir, a low code platform company based in Chandler Arizona. He joined the company in the fall of 2019 to take over go to market. He built a successful partnership with AWS - achieving the top status as an ISV Partner and the #1 ISV in terms of new logos for AWS’s SAP on AWS team in 2020 and built a scalable and repeatable sales process for the early-stage company, being chosen as one of CRN’s Top Channel Chiefs for 2021. Prior to Pillir, JR was an early employee at Turbonomic. JR helped grow the company from 200 to 3000 customers an…
Career history
- CEO and FounderJan 2022 to presentShift Group
- Limited PartnerFeb 2023 to presentGTMFund
- Founding MemberJan 2023 to presentThe Post
- MemberDec 2021 to presentPavilion
- GTM AdviserJan 2022 to Aug 2022Pillir
- Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)Aug 2019 to Dec 2021Pillir
- VP - Enterprise Strategy and ExecutionFeb 2019 to Aug 2019Turbonomic
- Vice President - Sales EastJan 2016 to Jan 2019Turbonomic
Education
- Bachelor of Arts, Sociology, Art History, American Sign Language2004 - 2008College of the Holy Cross
- High School Diploma2000 - 2004High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates at Cushing Academy
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