Who are N-able's decision-makers?
N-able's executive surface includes John Pagliuca, Tim O'Brien, Mike Adler, Kathleen Pai. Buying decisions vary by workflow, but finance, security, procurement, and the functional owner usually matter for larger contracts.
- CEO
- John Pagliuca
- CTO/key exec
- Mike Adler
- Founded
- 2000
- Employees
- 1,852; 1,800+ cited as of Q1 2026
- HQ
- Burlington, MA
- Prior exit/Notable
- Public company (NYSE: NABL)
- John PagliucaPresident and Chief Executive OfficerCEO since 2019; led spin-offLeads MSP platform strategy and public-company execution.
- Tim O'BrienChief Financial OfficerCFOLeads finance, investor relations, and operating discipline.
- Mike AdlerChief Technology and Product OfficerProduct/technology executiveLeads product and technology direction across MSP tools.
- Kathleen PaiChief People OfficerExecutive leadershipLeads people strategy for the global software organization.
Who leads N-able?
John Pagliuca is President and Chief Executive Officer; Tim O'Brien is Chief Financial Officer; Mike Adler is Chief Technology and Product Officer; Kathleen Pai is Chief People Officer. The leadership pattern is typical of a scaled software company: CEO strategy, CFO capital allocation, product/technology leadership, and functional operators for GTM and people.
Who actually makes buying decisions at N-able?
The buyer depends on category. Engineering, product, security, finance, marketing, HR, revenue operations, or IT may sponsor the need, while procurement, legal, security, and finance govern the approval path.
For enterprise tools, sellers should map both the budget owner and the control owners. A champion without security, finance, or procurement alignment is unlikely to move a larger contract quickly.
How is N-able organized as it scales?
N-able operates at $511.4M FY2025 revenue; ARR $539.7M at FY2025 and $548M as of Q1 2026 scale, so teams are specialized by product, GTM, finance, legal, security, people, and customer operations. Public or recently acquired status adds reporting discipline, operating metrics, and more formal vendor-management expectations.
As of June 2026.Sources:N-able investor relationsN-able FY2025 resultsN-able investor overview
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