New Relic, a leader in intelligent observability, announced on July 7, 2025, the appointment of Lauren Nemeth as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). With over 20 years of experience in scaling technology businesses, Nemeth is poised to drive global growth for New Relic’s observability platform, leveraging her expertise in go-to-market strategies and AI-driven innovation.
Lauren Nemeth appointed Chief Revenue Officer of New Relic on July 7, 2025.
Brings 20+ years of experience from roles at Pinecone, Twilio, Nextdoor, Turn, and URX.
Led commercialization for startups and businesses with over $4.5 billion in revenue.
Guided six companies through acquisitions and two IPOs.
Will drive global sales and partner success for New Relic’s observability platform.
New Relic serves 85,000 businesses, focusing on AI-strengthened observability.
Lauren Nemeth joins New Relic with a robust background in enterprise technology, having served as Chief Operating Officer at Pinecone and CRO at Twilio, where she scaled operations and managed customer success, field engineering, and marketing. “With her proven track record of growing global technology brands, leading product development, and ensuring that customers get the full value of the technology they use – combined with her AI-forward thinking – Lauren is exactly the multifaceted executive we are looking for,” said New Relic CEO Ashan Willy. Nemeth’s experience includes guiding six companies through acquisitions and two IPOs, positioning her to capitalize on the growing $34 billion observability market.
Nemeth’s appointment aligns with New Relic’s focus on AI-strengthened observability, as highlighted in its 2025 AI Impact Report, which noted widespread adoption of models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT among its 85,000 customers. “It’s the perfect time to join New Relic, as the company is seeing strong business success and growth thanks to its innovative platform and differentiated AI capabilities,” Nemeth said. Her role will involve leading global sales, renewals, and partner ecosystems, enhancing offerings like New Relic Monitoring for AI and integrations with GitHub Copilot and Nvidia’s NIM microservices.
New Relic, acquired by Francisco Partners and TPG for $6.5 billion in November 2023, reported $356.62 million in Q1 FY2026 revenue, a 6% year-over-year increase. With 2,800 employees across six continents, the company continues to innovate, recently launching Engagement Intelligence and Pipeline Control to enhance digital experience monitoring. Nemeth’s leadership is expected to build on this momentum, strengthening partnerships with global hyperscalers and MSPs, as emphasized by Chief Revenue Officer Chris Jones in prior statements about the doubling of public cloud spending by 2028.
Nemeth’s appointment as CRO positions New Relic to accelerate its global expansion and deepen its impact in the AI-driven observability space. Her expertise in scaling technology businesses and fostering customer success will drive New Relic’s mission to eliminate digital interruptions for businesses worldwide, from Adidas to Ryanair.
The New Relic Intelligent Observability Platform helps businesses eliminate interruptions in digital experiences. New Relic is the only AI-strengthened platform to unify and pair telemetry data to provide clarity over the entire digital estate. We move problem solving past proactive to predictive by processing the right data at the right time to maximize value and control costs. That’s why businesses around the world including Adidas Runtastic, American Red Cross, Domino’s, GoTo Group, Ryanair, Topgolf, and William Hill run on New Relic to drive innovation, improve reliability, and deliver exceptional customer experiences to fuel growth.