Robert Alvarez

Since joining BigCommerce, Robert has been instrumental in transforming BigCommerce from a small business solution to a comprehensive, industry-leading ecommerce platform for mid-market retailers, large enterprise segments, and businesses of all sizes across 150 countries.

Overseeing all facets of financial and operational strategy, Robert has guided BigCommerce through its growth financing rounds with tier 1 institutional investors including General Catalyst, Revolution Growth, SoftBank, GGV Capital and Goldman Sachs.    

Prior to BigCommerce, he led four high-growth, venture-backed startups through their exits, three of which were successfully acquired by large strategic public companies, with the fourth going public.

Robert has been recognized by Austin Business Journal as CFO of the Year three times with the most recent in 2021 for helping take BigCommerce through IPO, in 2013 for his exemplary leadership at BigCommerce and in 2011 while serving as CFO at LibreDigital.  

During his tenure at BigCommerce, the company has also received accolades as a desirable workplace, winning awards such as Austin-American Statesman’s “Top Workplaces,” San Francisco Bay Area’s “Best and Brightest Companies to Work For,” Great Place to Work’s “Best Places to Work in Australia” and Great Place to Work's "Best Places to Work in UK."

Robert serves as a Board Member for AffiniPay, Eterneva and the Austin Technology Council, an Advisory Board Member for Tiff’s Treats, and lives with his wife and three children in Austin, Texas.

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