Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 1
Number of Founded Organizations 2
  • Primary Job Title CEO and Co-Founder
  • Primary Organization 
    Zendesk

Svane is the CEO, chairman and founder of Zendesk, a global company that builds software for the best customer experiences. He has driven the vision, culture, and growth of the company for the last 10 years. Under his leadership, the company went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2014 and currently helps more than 125,000 organizations

around the world better help, engage with, and understand their customers. Originally from Copenhagen, Denmark, he is a published author of the book Startupland, a father of three, and a lover of handcrafted cocktails.

Number of Current Jobs 1
Number of Past Jobs 2
Mikkel Asger Svane is the CEO and Co-Founder at Zendesk. Additionally, Mikkel Asger Svane has had 2 past jobs including Business Development Consultant at Tific.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Tific
Business Development ConsultantAug 2005Dec 2005
Caput A/S
Chief Executive Officer19962002
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 1
Mikkel Asger Svane is the Chairman at Zendesk.
Mikkel Asger Svane studied at Aarhus Business College.