Director

Zachary Nelson

Director·Freshworks Inc.

About

Zachary Nelson served on the Freshworks board of directors since August 2021. He provided notice on December 17, 2025 that he would retire as a Class III member of the Board effective January 2, 2026 due to other commitments; his resignation was not the result of any disagreement on matters relating to the Company's operations, policies, or practices.

From July 2002 to June 2017 he served as Chief Executive Officer at NetSuite Inc., a business management software company that was acquired by Oracle Corporation in November 2016. He holds a B.S. in Biological Sciences and an M.A. in Anthropology from Stanford University.

Since 2021
Age 60
Tenure 5 yrs

Also at Freshworks Inc.

RA Roxanne S. Austin Chairperson of the Board SG Sameer Gandhi Director FP Frank Pelzer Director DW Dennis Woodside Chief Executive Officer and President and Member of our Board of Directors JT Jennifer Taylor Director JF Johanna Flower Director

Roles

Organization Role Dates Details
Freshworks Inc. Director 2021–present Current role
NetSuite Inc. Chief Executive Officer 2002 – 2017 Business management software company, acquired by Oracle Corporation in November 2016

External roles

Organization Role Dates
PagerDuty Inc. Director 2018 – present

Related

Source: Freshworks Inc. proxy statement (SEC Schedule 14A)

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