BairesDev
  1. Our leadership
  2. Darren Shimkus

President, North America

Darren Shimkus.

Darren leads BairesDev’s client engagement efforts with a focus on performance, partnership, and value creation. As President in North America, he drives the company’s go-to-market strategy across the U.S. and Canada, overseeing everything from enterprise sales to long-term account growth. 

With more than two decades of experience growing performance-focused organizations like Udemy, CEB/Gartner, and Credant Technologies, Darren brings a proven ability to translate business needs into technology outcomes. He’s led large-scale partnerships with Fortune 1000 companies and navigated the complexity that comes with enterprise growth.

A strong advocate for high-integrity leadership and data-informed decision-making, he frequently speaks and writes on sales leadership, workplace learning, and AI’s role in business transformation.

Darren holds a BA in Economics from William & Mary and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He also actively contributes to initiatives focused on leadership development and the future of work. Outside of work, Darren is most likely to be found travelling with his wife and two daughters or dealing with his two unruly dogs.


To contact Darren Shimkus, please email press@bairesdev.com

Meet our leaders. Under their stewardship, we secured many industry-recognized accolades.

Paul Azorin

Co-founder and Managing Partner Europe

Edward Batten

EVP of Growth

Rocio Belfiore

Chief Innovation Officer

Elsa Bouilhol

Talent Acquisition Senior Director

Guillermo Carreras

Head of Agile & Digital Transformation

Pablo Chamorro

Chief Revenue Officer

Kenny Chang

Chief Financial Officer

Agustin Coria

Chief Business Transformation Officer

Nacho De Marco

Chief Executive Officer

Gabriel Elizondo

Chief Marketing Officer

Sarah England

Chief of Staff, Operations

Justice Erolin

Chief Technology Officer

Matias Etchemendi

Delivery Director

Fernando Galano

Chief Strategy Officer

Gabriela Galano

Director of Finance & Administration

Andy Horvitz

SVP of Client Engagement

Bob Leibholz

SVP of Business Development

Christy Mayr

SVP of Digital Transformation & Innovation

Facundo Molina

Chief Business Development Officer

Melissa Olander

Managing Director

Rodrigo Outumuro

VP of PeopleX

Luis Paiva

Chief Client Officer

Leonardo Pardo

VP of Business Processes Support

Saurabh Rao

Managing Partner

Natalia Rodriguez

VP of Staffing

Ezequiel Ruiz

VP of Talent Acquisition

Damian Scalerandi

SVP, Professional Services

Darren Shimkus

President, North America

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