Building Belief at Scale: Proofpoint CEO Sumit Dhawan on Leadership, Transparency, and Performance

What separates good CEOs from great ones? According to Proofpoint CEO Sumit Dhawan, it’s the ability to build belief. In this episode of Beyond the Deal, Thoma Bravo Managing Partner Seth Boro sits down with Sumit to discuss the leadership principles behind scaling a high-performing, human-centric cybersecurity company. From growing up in Delhi and learning the value of hard work and ownership, to leading a global public company, Sumit reflects on how transparency, storytelling, discipline, and mentorship build trust and unlock the best work from teams—and why building belief may be the most underrated skill in leadership today.

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