Tara Darbyshire

Tara Darbyshire is a Co-Founder and EVP of Strategic Accounts, responsible for SmartSuite’s high value corporate accounts and strategic alliances. She is focused on pursuing and directing enterprise level sales opportunities, strategic partnering to benefit the SmartSuite customer base, and cross-functional collaboration with our partners and customers to ensure exceptional results.

Prior to SmartSuite, Tara served as Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of Business Development and Sales for Archer Technologies, a leading risk and compliance software company serving Fortune 500 companies globally. After ten years of unprecedented growth, Archer Technologies was purchased by EMC Corporation and later purchased by Dell Computers.

After the sale of Archer Technologies, Tara was a Founding Board Member of the Archer Foundation and passionate supporter of organizations that foster services for children in need, and aid for women in crisis. Tara has served as a mentor for women in technology through organizations such as the Executive Women’s Forum (EWF-USA.com), Carnegie Mellon University INI Graduate Program and the Women’s Employment Network.

Tara has held numerous sales leadership positions with EY, PSE&G, and MCI Telecommunications. Additionally, Tara is a holistic nutritionist with a passion for encouraging great health and well being.