Emily Banschbach
Seattle,WA
Summary
Accomplished business development and strategic GTM leader with deep expertise in selling complex data, technology, and advisory solutions into venture capital, private equity, and financial services. My background spans competitive replacements, strategic partnerships, and cross-functional leadership across sales, product, research, and data teams. Known for consultative selling, executive-level communication, and translating private market data into actionable strategy. I thrive in complex, high-impact environments where trust, rigor, and long-term relationships matter.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Business Development Manager
PitchBook Data
Seattle, WA
09.2018 - Current
- Drove new logo acquisition and expanded partner-sourced revenue through strategic platform and API partnerships across VC, PE, and M&A markets.
- Built and leveraged relationships across the global VC and PE ecosystem, supporting GPs, LPs, corporate strategy teams, and financial institutions to accelerate pipeline growth.
- Consistently carried and exceeded a $1M+ annual quota, driving complex, multi-stakeholder, full-cycle deals from discovery through executive alignment, negotiation, and close.
- Equipped internal champions with executive ready, data driven insights to validate ROI, secure budget approvals, and accelerate deal cycles, increasing close rates and revenue impact.
- Designated as core team lead, mentoring and ramping SMB reps while maintaining and achieving full personal quota.
- Partnered with GPs and financial institutions to pull private market comparables, exit multiples, and cap tables during deal execution
Business Development Manager → Executive → Associate → SDR | 2018–2022
- Promoted through multiple roles, scaling from SDR pipeline generation to full-cycle SMB and Mid-Market deal ownership, strategic advisory, and executive-level partnership management.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Communication
University of Washington
Seattle06-2017
Skills
- Strategic partnerships
- Revenue forecasting
- Market analysis
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Sales and market development
- Enterprise account management
- Executive stakeholder alignment
- Competitive displacement
- Private markets advisory
- Complex negotiation and pricing strategy
- CRM software proficiency
- Lead prospecting
- Account development
Timeline
Senior Business Development Manager
PitchBook Data
09.2018 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - Communication
University of Washington