Bernadette Nixon

Bernadette Nixon
Bernadette Nixon
CEO
Algolia
Bernadette Nixon is an entrepreneurial & driven CEO with a strong track record of growing and scaling global businesses, and is focused on doing that at Algolia.

In July 2021, she led the company’s $150 million Series D Funding leading to a valuation of $2.25 Billion, which nearly quadrupled the company’s valuation since its Series C Funding. In September 2022, she championed the company’s acquisition of Search.io, and in 2024 steered the company to leadership in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Search and Product Discovery.

Prior to Algolia, she served as CEO at Alfresco where she led the open source content services provider in redefining its go-to-market strategy, launching strategic new products and building a world-class team to scale the company’s growth.

Bernadette has also held leadership positions at SDL PLC., OpenText, Metastorm, CA Technologies and the United Nations in Geneva.

Bernadette received her BA in Business Studies and Marketing from the University of Hertfordshire.

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Monday
January 13
11:30 am12:00 pm
River Pavilion, ReturnPro Stage

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