Peter Gassner is the CEO of Veeva Systems, a cloud-based company developing software for the global life sciences industry. Peter challenges students to think beyond the competition to get into college. Life is not a race. Instead students should focus on their goals and interests, their families and their community. Peter Gassner is responsible for the overall direction and management of Veeva. In 2010, Peter was named to the PharmaVOICE 100, which recognizes the 100 most influential people in the life sciences industry. Peter is a twenty-year veteran of the software industry. Prior to founding Veeva, Peter was senior vice president of technology at Salesforce, where he had responsibility for building the Salesforce platform including product, marketing, and developer relations. During Peter’s tenure, Salesforce completed its public offering and grew the technology into the most successful SaaS platform in the industry. Peter serves on the board of directors of Veeva, Guidewire Software, and Zoom Video Communications. Peter holds a bachelor of science degree in computer science from Oregon State University. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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