This episode features an interview with Dan Streetman ‘90, Chief Executive Officer of TIBCO, a revolutionary software company that allows communication within the financial markets to occur in real-time and without human intervention.

Dan is an expert at leveraging real-time data to enable faster, smarter decisions. Prior to leading TIBCO, Dan helped propel significant data-driven transformations, most recently at BMC, Salesforce, and C3.ai. He is a strong advocate for creating cultures of collaboration, and he honed his leadership skills as a U.S. Army officer, serving in combat operations and receiving decorations including the Bronze Star. Dan is a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and earned an MBA at Harvard Business School.

In this episode of On Point, Dan talks about how always finding the right solution and having humility are critical in everything you do. He explains that teamwork is crucial for success both in business and the military. Dan provides career advice for transitioning veterans, talks about receiving the distinguished MacArthur Leadership Award while at West Point, and gives insight into his post-military career path.

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“You're never going to accomplish as much as an individual as you will with a team. And oftentimes that's accelerated by technology. Right? So there's a proverb: If you want to go fast, go alone, and if you want to go far, go together. Fast alone, far together. And, in technology we break that paradigm. That proverb was stated when we all moved by foot. Let's take the simplest example of technology, it's a rowing shell. So you take a rowing shell, and if the team is working together that are aligned, and by the way they're all pulling in the same direction, they'll go faster and farther together than any individual ever will. And so that's the biggest thing I learned is that every individual in service to the larger team makes a big difference.” - Dan. Streetman

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Episode Timestamps

(01:50) Segment 1: AAR

(03:37) Dan’s West Point experience

(08:50) Dan’s time in the Army

(17:11) Receiving the MacArthur Leadership Award

(19:06) Impactful classes at West Point

(20:57) Segment 2: Sit Rep

(25:32) Leadership in military vs. corporate leadership

(28:09) TIBCO merging with Citrix

(31:46) Sales advice for transitioning veterans

(36:49) Segment 3: SOP

(41:59) Dan’s daily routine

(44:19) Balancing work-life and family

(47:10) Segment 4: Giving Back

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Links

Dan Streetman’s LinkedIn

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Lance Dietz LinkedIn

West Point Association of Graduates

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