Robert Alvarez

During his tenure at BigCommerce, Robert was instrumental in transforming BigCommerce from a small business solution to a comprehensive, industry-leading ecommerce platform for mid-market retailers, large enterprise segments, and businesses of all sizes across 150 countries with annual recurring revenue of $317M, up from $7M when he joined.

Overseeing all facets of financial and operational strategy, Robert guided BigCommerce through its IPO, 1st follow-on offering and private growth financing rounds with tier 1 institutional investors including General Catalyst, Revolution Growth, SoftBank, GGV Capital and Goldman Sachs.

Prior to BigCommerce, he led four high-growth, venture-backed startups through their exits, three of which were successfully acquired by large strategic public companies (Intel, Dell and RR Donnelley), with the fourth going public and reaching a market cap of more than $4 billion post IPO.

Robert has been recognized by Austin Business Journal as a 3X CFO of the Year, most recently in 2021 in the publc company category and in 2013 in the private company category for his exemplary leadership at BigCommerce, as well as in 2011 while serving as CFO at LibreDigital.

Robert’s passion for building a great culture and passionate teams helped BigCommerce win awards such as Austin-American Statesman’s “Top Workplaces,” San Francisco Bay Area’s “Best and Brightest Companies to Work For,” and Great Place to Work’s “Best Places to Work in Australia and the United Kingdom.”

Robert serves as a Board Member for AffiniPay, an Advisory Board Member for Tiff’s Treats, and lives with his wife and three children in Austin, Texas.