Brian Jenkins

VP, Sales (NA, LATAM, EMEA) · Appen

Appen Global's sales lead since Dec 2024, recruited from Scale AI and Snorkel. He is the GTM face to US labs and hyperscalers outside China.

medium confidenceAt Appen since 2024Updated 2026-09-19

Background

More than 15 years in strategic selling, including about 8 years at Salesforce. He then held sales and growth roles at Scale AI and Snorkel in data labelling and AI enablement. He has a BA in marketing (Clemson) and a dual MBA (Coastal Carolina University and FH Mainz, Germany).

What they run now

New-logo and account growth for Appen Global with hyperscalers and foundation-model builders, the 2026 GTM priority.

Career

2024 – presentVP, Sales, Appen
—Sales, Salesforce — ~8 years
—Sales / growth, Scale AI
—Sales / growth, Snorkel AI
—Clemson University, BA Marketing
—Coastal Carolina University / FH Mainz, Dual MBA

Connections

Ryan Kolln — CEO

Why it matters here

Moderate-low relevance. He has worked the lab buyer side at three vendors (Scale, Snorkel, Appen) and knows what labs buy and how procurement works. His German MBA tie (FH Mainz) is a small possible rapport point.

How to reach

Via LinkedIn (URL not confirmed). Speculation: ask how lab procurement treats niche specialist vendors and whether Appen subcontracts expert verticals.

What we could not establish

Dates at Scale AI and Snorkel.
LinkedIn/X not confirmed.

Sources

Also at Appen

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Brian Jenkins

Background

What they run now

Career

Connections

Sources

Ryan Kolln

Justin Miles

Kim Stagg

Francisco Rivera

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