Mr. Gigot is a Seattle based private investor, advisor and entrepreneur. His career spans advertising with Ogilvy and Mather, software with Microsoft and Visio, and venture capital with Frazier Technology Ventures.

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From 1990 to 1994, Gigot was VP, Marketing for Microsoft’s U.S. division and oversaw the launch of Windows 3.0 and Microsoft Office while leading the communications and channel marketing functions.

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From 1994 to 2000, Gigot was Chief Marketing Officer at Visio, the category leader in business drawing. During this period Visio grew from $7 to over $200 million in revenue.

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At Frazier Technology, Gigot led the company’s investments in Aprimo, an Indianapolis based marketing management company, later sold to Teradata, and DocuSign, the leader in digital signatures.

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Gigot was the benefactor of the Gigot Center for Entrepreneurship at Notre Dame, is the current Chairman of the Chicago based IrishAngels, a Notre Dame centric network founded in July 2012, and is on the advisory boards of the Mendoza College of Business and Innovation Park, both at Notre Dame.

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In February 2013, Gigot co-founded 3CircleGrowth, a SaaS solution focused on helping companies plan their growth strategy.