G2 names Alexis Zheng chief product and technology officer

G2 announced Alexis Zheng as its Chief Product and Technology Officer in a company post dated February 3, 2026 in our coverage, written by co-founder and CEO Godard Abel. According to the post, Zheng has spent more than a decade building machine learning products and has held leadership roles at LinkedIn, Uber, Grab and Cruise. She most recently served as Vice President of AI Product Management at Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Abel writes that the role will lead G2's product and technology as AI changes how software is discovered, evaluated and purchased, and cites answer engine optimization. The appointment came weeks after G2 named Alexandra London as Chief Marketing Officer.

The details

• Title: Chief Product and Technology Officer (CPTO).
• Prior employers named: LinkedIn, Uber, Grab, Cruise and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
• Most recent role: Vice President of AI Product Management at Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
• Zheng is quoted describing plans to evolve G2's data flywheel into a trust flywheel for AI recommendations, agents and workflows.
• The post says the CPTO and CMO hires round out G2's executive leadership team.

Context

This hire came shortly after G2 named Alexandra London CMO, which is also in our coverage, and before the agreement to acquire Capterra, Software Advice and GetApp. Product items that followed include an MCP server with LinkedIn reviewer verification in March, verified spend data in May, Intent Studio beta in June, G2 Audiences in September, and integrations with Clay and Snowflake in October 2026.

Not disclosed

• Start date
• Who held product and technology responsibilities before
• Reporting line
• Organizational changes tied to the hire