Julian Ong

Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

Born:
Oakland, CA

Prior Experience:
salesforce.com - Deputy General Counsel
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP - Associate
Santa Clara County DA's Office - Deputy District Attorney
U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii - Law Clerk
White & Case LLP - Associate


Education:
Stanford University - B.S., Electrical Engineering
Stanford University - M.S., Electrical Engineering
Boalt Hall School of Law (U.C. Berkeley) - J.D.
Member of State Bar of California
Registered patent attorney

What I like to do outside of work:
Tennis, table tennis, golf, skiing, chess, playing with my daughter.

Q: Where in your background did you learn the most?
A: From my mentor at salesforce.com.

Q: If you could meet one person in history, who would you meet and why?
A: Leonardo da Vinci. His genius and breadth of interests.

Q: What's been your biggest surprise during your time at SuccessFactors?
A: How effective an open environment is to collaborative decision making and efficient execution.

Q: If you had 20 seconds to tell a new client about why they should use SuccessFactors, what would you say?
A: The application rocks, and we have passionate, talented employees who are intensely committed to your success and willing to support you every step of the way.

Q: Why do you believe in the promise of Performance & Talent Management?
A: Talent drives success.

Q: Do you have a story or memory of how P&TM has helped you in your career?
A: At my last job, periodic performance reviews (using SuccessFactors) allowed me to better understand how to further develop areas that would enable me to become an effective general counsel.

Q: Why are you proud to work at SuccessFactors?
A: I'm proud of the success of the company and its customers, and I enjoy working with people who care about excellence in execution.