Best Startup
At Best Startup US we track over 1,000,000 US startups and over 3 million people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United States based CFO’ operating in the Information Technology space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.us.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Kelly Steckelberg
Chief Financial Officer of Zoom
Kelly Steckelberg is currently the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Zoom. Kelly Steckelberg brings to Zoom extensive leadership and finance experience. Most recently, she was CEO of Zoosk, where she previously held positions of CFO and COO. Prior to Zoosk, Kelly was the Sr. Director of Consumer Segment Finance of Cisco. Kelly has also held various roles in finance at Cisco Webex, Epiphany, PeopleSoft, and KPMG. She has a MA in accounting from The University of Texas at Austin. Kelly is a board member of the Episcopal Community Services of San Francisco and loves to travel, having been to over 60 countries.
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About Zoom: Zoom is a software company that offers a communications platform that connects people through video, voice, chat, and content sharing.
Josh Gilbert
Chief Financial Officer of Freestyle
Joshua Gilbert is the Chief Financial Officer at Freestyle Capital.
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About Freestyle: Freestyle is a venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage technology companies.
Lena Giacomini
Chief Financial Officer of Foundry
Lena Giacomini joined Foundry in 2013, and became the firm’s CFO in 2017. Lena leads the firm’s finance function and is responsible for fund operations, financial and tax reporting, and other administrative operations. Prior to Foundry, Lena was a Tax Director at Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PWC), and spent over 10 years in the Bay Area Asset and Wealth Management Practice advising VC & PE clients on a broad array of tax and accounting issues. In her free time, Lena enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, and putzing around the garden.
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About Foundry: Foundry is a venture capital firm focused on providing early-stage technology investments.
Jeff Ross
Chief Financial Officer of Philo
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About Philo: Philo offers an entertainment-focused streaming service nationwide.
Steve Reale
CFO & Venture Partner of Ulu Ventures
Steve Reale joined Ulu Ventures as CFO and Venture Partner in 2019.
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About Aria Systems, Kauffman Fellows, Madison Bay Capital Partners, Midwestern Bioag, ShotSpotter, Ulu Ventures: Ulu Ventures provides early-stage investments to enterprise cloud and smart data companies.
Marlon K. Pearson
CFO of Markley Group
Marlon K. Pearson serves as the chief financial officer of [Markley Group](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/markley-group#/entity), where he is responsible for financial reporting, management, taxation, and strategic planning. Prior to joining Markley Group, Pearson has served as a controller and operations manager for 2 privately-held business conglomerates. He has over 30 years of public accounting experience with many firms such as [Arthur Andersen & Co](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/arthur-andersen-co-llp#/entity).
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About Markley Group: New England’s largest and longest operating multi-tenant, mission-critical telecommunications and data center facility.
Steven Bragonier
CFO and Co-Founder of Neotribe Ventures
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About Gainspeed, Neotribe Ventures: Neotribe Ventures is an early stage-venture capital firm which invests in breakthrough technologies that stretch the imagination.
Deanna Lund
CFO of Kratos Defense and Security Solutions
Deanna Lund has served as Chief Financial Officer for Kratos since April 2004. In her role, Deanna Lund oversees all Kratos accounting, financial matters, SEC reporting and budgeting. Deanna Lund has been instrumental in the transformation and evolution of Kratos, having played a key role in the various divestitures and acquisitions of the Company. In addition to her primary duties, Deanna Lund is actively involved in Kratos’ compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements. Prior to joining Kratos, Deanna Lund most recently served as Vice President and Corporate Controller for the Titan Corporation, which grew from annualized revenues of approximately $150 million in 1993 to approximately $2.0 billion at the time of her departure. As the Principal Accounting Officer of Titan, Deanna Lund was responsible for all aspects of financial accounting, SEC reporting and budgeting. In addition, she was instrumental in executing numerous capital and debt transactions, over 25 acquisitions and played a key role in tax planning, communicating with the financial community and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Deanna Lund is a graduate of San Diego State University, where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, magna cum laude, and is a certified public accountant.
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About Kratos Defense and Security Solutions: Kratos Defense & Security Solutions provides mission critical engineering, IT services, and war fighter solutions.
Jon Howard
CFO of Cybera
Jon Howard currently serves as Cybera’s Chief Financial Officer. He brings over 25 years of broad financial experience in technology, manufacturing and professional services. Prior to joining Cybera, Howard has held several financial leadership roles, including CFO at OnCore Manufacturing Services, CFO of IBM’s Operation Services business unit, and Corporate Controller for Sterling Commerce. Howard has also held several leadership roles at Solectron and KPMG after beginning his career with NCR. He is a certified management accountant, and he holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Ithaca College and a master’s of business administration from Emory University.
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About Cybera: Cybera is a provider of networking and security services for distributed enterprises.
Jae Lim
Chief Financial Officer of Eskalera
Jae is the CFO of Eskalera. Prior to Eskalera, Jae was a Managing Partner at CapAccel, a merchant bank for the FinTech sector and co-head of Capital Markets at SoFi. Previous to SoFi, he was a Partner at New Forest Partners LLC, an advisory and investment firm, and a Principal at Belvedere Capital Partners, a private equity fund. Jae has also worked at McKinsey & Company, Goldman Sachs, Transamerica Corporation and Smith Barney, Inc. He earned an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BA from Stanford University in Economics and Political Science.
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About Eskalera: Eskalera improves employee engagement, productivity, and growth to help large and medium-sized companies transform their HR operations.
Zane Rowe
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of VMware
Mr. Rowe has served as a member of our board of directors since September 2016. Mr. Rowe has served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of VMware since March 2016. Before joining VMware, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of DellEMC from October 2014 through February 2016. Prior to joining DellEMC, Mr. Rowe was Vice President of North American Sales of Apple Inc. from May 2012 to May 2014. He was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Continental Holdings, Inc., an airline holdings company, from October 2010 until April 2012 and was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Continental Airlines from August 2008 to September 2010. Mr. Rowe currently serves on the board of directors of Sabre Corporation.
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About VMware, VMware: VMware is a software company providing cloud and virtualization services that powers complex digital infrastructure.
Arden Lee
CFO of Weedmaps
Arden Lee serves as the chief financial officer of Weedmaps.
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About Weedmaps, WM Technology: Weedmaps is the world’s first marijuana technology and media brand.
Rakesh Shah
President & Chief Financial Officer of Compunnel Digital
Rakesh Shah is Compunnel’s President & Chief Financial Officer responsible for the company’s finance, accounts, legal, IT recruitment, admin and operations. Prior to this, Rakesh has served as senior executive operations leader for Compunnel Software group for over 12 years. He carries deep IT industry experience from both the financial and technical sides and oversees all financial and fiscal management of all companies and groups owned and operated by Compunnel. Rakesh played a significant role in growing Compunnel to its present position, incorporating his business acumen and strategic planning initiatives. Rakesh holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from M.S. University, India.
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About Compunnel Digital: Compunnel Digital Software Group IT consulting and staffing, custom business application development, eLearning and enterprise applications.
Tivanka Ellawala
Chief Financial Officer of Endurance International Group
Tiv Ellawala’s experience and expertise in a range of financial functions across various industries have prepared him for his role as Chief Financial Officer at Endurance International Group. Tiv believes small businesses are the engine of the economy and loves how technology and the Internet can help grow them worldwide. It’s this passion for small businesses that led him to Endurance. Tiv’s career launched with his navigating the world of mergers and acquisitions at Merrill Lynch in New York, and then in its technology division, in San Francisco. His journey to Endurance then took a 13-year detour to Redmond, WA. While at Microsoft, he focused on strategy, business development and strategic alliances, financial planning, financial controllership and investor relations as well as business operations, ultimately leading to his position as CFO for the Windows Phone Division. When not propelling the journeys of small businesses across the globe, Tiv is also passionate about other types of journeys, including hiking, biking and driving.
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About Endurance International Group: Endurance International Group provides small businesses with the products and technology they need to enhance their online presence.
Marc Montagner
Chief Financial Officer of Endurance International Group
Marc has been the chief financial officer at Endurance since September 2015. Marc Montagner was previously chief financial officer at LightSquared where he was the key architect of a plan of reorganization, which led to a recapitalization of the company and brought in new investors, which included Centerbridge, Fortress and JP Morgan. Previously, Marc had been executive vice president of strategy, development and distribution at LightSquared. Marc also held the role of managing director and co-head of the global telecom, media and technology merger and acquisition group at Banc of America Securities. Prior to this, Marc was senior vice president, corporate development and M&A with the Sprint Nextel Corporation. Prior to joining Sprint Nextel, Marc was a managing director in the media and telecom group at Morgan Stanley. Marc serves on the board of directors at Cogent Communications, a publicly traded company. He serves on the audit committee and the corporate governance committee. He holds a master’s of science degree in Electrical Engineering from the École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications, in Paris, and a master’s of business administration from Columbia Business School.
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About Endurance International Group: Endurance International Group provides small businesses with the products and technology they need to enhance their online presence.
Keith Taylor
Chief Financial Officer of Equinix
Keith D. Taylor joined Equinix in 1999 and has served in a variety of roles, such as Equinix’s Director of Finance & Administration, Vice President, Finance & Chief Accounting Officer, and now as CFO. Before joining Equinix, Taylor served as Vice President of Finance and Controller for International Wireless Communications, Inc., an operator, owner, and developer of wireless communication networks throughout Asia and Latin America. Prior to joining International Wireless Communications, Inc., Taylor was employed by Becton Dickinson & Company, a medical and diagnostic device manufacturer, as a Senior Sector Analyst for the diagnostic businesses in Asia, Latin America, and Europe. Taylor holds a B.B.A. from Bishops University in Quebec, Canada, and is a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.
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About Equinix: Equinix is an internet company that provides data center services for companies, businesses, and organizations.
Jon Lambert
Chief Financial Officer of Options Technology
Chief Financial Officer, Jon Lambert, joins Options with more than 25 years of financial and operational experience within the infrastructure technology and financial services sector. From 2007, until its acquisition by NYSE Euronext in 2008, Jon served as CFO at Wombat Financial Software, a leading provider of low latency market data management solutions and infrastructure. Previous to Wombat, Jon served as Senior Vice President and CFO at TIBCO, a real-time middleware integration software company. Most recently, Lambert was CFO of HotChalk, an education technology company. Prior to TIBCO, Jon served as audit manager for Ernst & Young. He holds certifications as a California Certified Public Accountant and a Chartered Accountant in England as well as a Bachelor of Science in Horticulture from Bath University, England.
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About Options Technology: Options is a global leader in financial technology managed services and IT infrastructure products.
Elizabeth Loar
Chief Financial Officer of SnapLogic
Elizabeth Loar is the Vice President of Finance and Administration at SnapLogic, where she is responsible for overseeing the company’s finance and accounting functions. Elizabeth is an experienced corporate controller and management consultant specializing in business process reengineering for finance organizations. She previously served as SnapLogic’s Corporate Controller and before that was the director of financial planning and analysis at Merchant e-Solutions. Elizabeth holds a Master’s of Business Administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and a Bachelor’s of Science from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.
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About SnapLogic: SnapLogic is a software company that provides a platform for enterprise cloud and big data integration.
Philip Siuta
Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer of Connecticut Innovations
Phil directs and supervises the finance and IT teams of CI. As CFO, he is responsible for financial reporting, budgeting, strategic planning, debt management and treasury functions. In addition to his core duties, Phil serves as project manager for the Jackson Laboratory project and the Connecticut Ecosystem. Phil joined the CI team as CFO in July of 2012 as part of the merger between CI and the Connecticut Development Authority (CDA). He was the chief financial officer for 12 years at CDA. He also spent four years as a senior accountant with Deloitte & Touche.
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About Connecticut Innovations: Connecticut Innovations provides strategic capital and operational insight to to companies in high-tech industries
Patrick Zanoni
CFO of Yalo
Patrick Zanoni is the CFO at Yalo. Before that, he was the Chief Financial Officer at Portworx.
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About Yalo: Yalo develops an AI-based customer relationship management platform used to help businesses offer a delightful customer experience.
Trac Pham
CFO of Synopsys
Trac Pham was appointed Chief Financial Officer in December 2014 and leads the Finance organization which includes the Corporate Controller, Financial and Strategic Planning, Tax, Treasury, Internal Audit and Investor Relations groups. Previously, Pham was Vice President of Corporate Finance and Vice President of Financial Planning and Strategy at Synopsys. During his tenure, Pham has helped Synopsys achieve profitable growth by developing strategic and operating plans that prioritize investments across multiple business units. Before joining Synopsys in 2006, Pham held leadership roles in strategy and business development and finance at Juniper Networks. Earlier in his career, Pham was sales controller, division controller, and finance and accounting manager for multiple business groups at 3Com. Pham holds a BA, Economics from UC Berkeley and an MPIA (Master of Pacific International Affairs) from UC San Diego where he was a Schoepflin Fellow. He is an active status California CPA.
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About Synopsys: Synopsys is the Silicon to Software partner for companies that develop electronic products and software applications.
Bryan Wolff
CFO/COO of Staircase
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About BBQ Holdings, Staircase: Staircase is an API marketplace for residential mortgage.
Kurt Kalbfleisch
Senior Vice President and CFO of Sphere 3d
Kurt Kalbfleisch joined Sphere 3D as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in December 2014. Prior to that, Kurt was with Overland Storage from December 1993 until November 2014 and served as Overland’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Kurt is responsible for the company’s finance, accounting, legal, and facilities operations. During his tenure at Overland, Kurt has also served in several key management roles in cost accounting and finance. Prior to joining Overland, Kurt was a manufacturing budget analyst for McDonnell Douglas Corp. Kurt earned his MBA from the University of San Diego and a bachelor’s degree in Business from Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego.
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About Sphere 3d: Sphere 3D Corp. delivers data management, and desktop and application virtualization via hybrid Cloud, Cloud and on-premise implementations.
Gregor McCole
Chief Financial Officer of Arctic Wolf
Gregor McCole has more than 17 years of experience in the security industry. As CFO, he’s responsible for all of Arctic Wolf’s financial activities. In his previous role, he was the vice president of finance for Cylance, and served as the acting CFO for an extended period following its Series D funding. Prior to Cylance, Gregor was at McAfee, ultimately serving concurrent roles as the chief operating officer of the consumer business and vice president of finance for both consumer and corporate business units. Gregor also worked in finance at Hewlett-Packard and in the audit practice for Deloitte & Touche. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Lewis & Clark College.
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About Arctic Wolf: Arctic Wolf helps companies end cyber risk by providing security operations as a concierge service.
Andrea Boyer
Chief Financial Officer of Sigma Prime Ventures
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About Sigma Prime Ventures: Sigma Prime Ventures invests in early-stage companies focused on SaaS, Cloud Mobile and technology enabled services.
Steven R. Springsteel
Chief Financial Officer of Recurly
Steven R. Springsteel is the Chief Financial Officer of Recurly. He has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at Graduate of Cleveland State University.
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About Recurly: Subscription billing management SaaS platform powering 2,000+ brands including Sling TV, BarkBox, Asana, FabFitFun, Cinemark & Twitch
Jack McGinnis
Executive Vice President & CFO of ManpowerGroup
Jack McGinnis was named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in February 2016. As CFO, he is responsible for ManpowerGroup’s worldwide finance, accounting and internal audit functions. As a member of ManpowerGroup’s Executive Leadership Team, Jack is engaged in supporting and developing the company’s business and finance strategies and driving operational performance across all geographies and business lines. Jack joined ManpowerGroup from Morgan Stanley, where he served as Global Controller responsible for financial accounting and controls, SEC and regulatory reporting, financial planning and analysis, and the finance function for their large U.S. bank. Previously, he served as CFO, HSBC North America Holdings Inc., and before that was Partner at Ernst & Young. Jack is a graduate of Loyola University Chicago and holds a bachelor of business administration in public accounting. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
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About ManpowerGroup: ManpowerGroup is a multinational human resource consulting firm, providing recruitment and assessment, training and development, and more.
Carolyn McCarthy
Chief Financial Officer of Quest Software
Carolyn is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Quest. She also oversees IT Infrastructure, Procurement and Real Estate. Carolyn joined Quest from Dell where she held a number of senior finance leadership roles, the last one as SVP and CFO of Dell’s Software Division. Prior to Dell she held various finance roles at PepsiCo and EDS. Carolyn graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Holy Cross College and an MBA from the University of Maryland.
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About Quest Software: Quest Software is a software manufacturer that develops, manufactures, and supports software used by IT professionals.
Thomas Altier
CFO of Phreesia
Tom brings over 30 years of financial management experience to the chief financial officer role, including a “Big Four” career foundation and experience with several venture-backed, emerging-growth and SaaS businesses. As CFO of Phreesia, Tom is responsible for budgeting, forecasting, monthly reporting, financial analysis and internal controls. Prior to joining Phreesia, Tom was CFO at Perceptive Pixel, a developer of high-end, multi-touch display screens and related software, which was acquired by Microsoft in 2012. Tom is a CPA, and holds a BA and MBA from Columbia University.
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About Phreesia: Phreesia automates the patient check-in process by collecting personal health information on the PhreesiaPad.
Robert Hau
EVP, CFO of Fiserv
Robert (Bob) Hau is Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at Fiserv, Inc. and provides oversight for all financial functions of the company. Hau has nearly 30 years of experience in business and financial leadership roles. Prior to joining Fiserv, he was executive vice president and chief financial officer of TE Connectivity Ltd., a $12 billion global product technology company. At TE Connectivity, Hau was responsible for developing and implementing financial strategy, as well as creating the financial infrastructure necessary to drive the company’s financial direction, vision and compliance initiatives. Previously, Hau served as chief financial officer for Lennox International Inc. Hau also spent 22 years at Honeywell International Inc. in a variety of progressive financial and operations leadership roles, including serving as chief financial officer of its Aerospace Business Group, Specialty Materials Business Group and Aerospace Electronic Systems Unit. Hau holds a master’s degree in business administration from the USC Marshall School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Marquette University.
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About Fiserv: Fiserv is a provider of technology solutions to the financial services industry.
Joe Franzi
Partner Emeritus, CFO of Seven Peaks Ventures
Joe has been SPV’s CFO since its beginning days and recently retired this Spring. Believing in the foundational importance of supporting companies growing to scale with the right amount of information, operational support and business savvy, Joe brings a wealth of clear business acumen and focused decision making to support our portfolio companies.
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About Seven Peaks Ventures: Seven Peaks Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund focused on funding highly scalable software businesses.
Pierre-Emmanuel Evreux
Founder & CFO of Leia
Pierre has a passion for creating businesses with a profound competitive edge. Having moved from Wall Street to Silicon Valley to found Leia Inc. in 2013, Pierre believes that Leia Inc. is reimagining the way we experience and interact with content. Much more than nano-technology, it’s about humanity and beauty: allowing millions of people to get closer to the things they love. What Pierre loves the most is to see the smile on people’s face when they experience LitByLeia products for the first time.
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About Leia: Leia is an experience platform offering 3D Lightfield products and software applications.
Robert Sison
Chief Financial Officer of BigPanda
Robert Sison is the CFO at BigPanda.
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About BigPanda: BigPanda offers a platform that helps IT Ops, NOC, and DevOps teams detect, investigate, and resolve IT incidents faster and more easily.
Julio Fredes
Co-Founder & CFO of Say
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About Say: Say is a technology platform that empowers shareholders to access their full ownership rights.
Michael Donahue
Chief Financial Officer of Onvoy
Michael Donahue has more than 26 years of experience in the telecommunications industry and been with Onvoy since 2008. Prior to joining Onvoy Voice Services, Mike was VP of Finance/Treasurer at Eschelon Telecom and was also VP of Accounting/Controller. Mike was one of the original employees at Eschelon and had at various times responsibilities over all aspects of Finance and Accounting including the companies Initial Public Offering and successful sale to Integra Telecom. Prior to Eschelon, Mike worked at Enhanced TeleManagement and Frontier in various Accounting and Finance management roles. Mike holds an MBA in Finance and BSB degree in Accounting – both from the Carlson School of Business at the University of Minnesota and is a Certified Public Accountant.
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About Onvoy: Onvoy is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Communications Infrastructure Investments, LLC.
Michael Donahue
Chief Financial Officer of Onvoy
Michael Donahue has more than 26 years of experience in the telecommunications industry and been with Onvoy since 2008. Prior to joining Onvoy Voice Services, Mike was VP of Finance/Treasurer at Eschelon Telecom and was also VP of Accounting/Controller. Mike was one of the original employees at Eschelon and had at various times responsibilities over all aspects of Finance and Accounting including the companies Initial Public Offering and successful sale to Integra Telecom. Prior to Eschelon, Mike worked at Enhanced TeleManagement and Frontier in various Accounting and Finance management roles. Mike holds an MBA in Finance and BSB degree in Accounting – both from the Carlson School of Business at the University of Minnesota and is a Certified Public Accountant.
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About Onvoy: Onvoy is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Communications Infrastructure Investments, LLC.
David Overmyer
CFO of Contentstack
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About Contentstack, raw engineering: Contentstack develops a cloud based content management system intended to power omnichannel content.
John Tran
CFO & COO of Backblaze
John H. Tran is the chief financial officer and chief operating officer of Backblaze. Most recently, John was the chief operating officer for ImmunGene, Inc.; a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel cancer immunotherapy. John also held executive leadership roles in various private and public companies, including companies that went through initial public offerings and mergers and acquisitions. Earlier in his career, he was an audit manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLC. John received his Bachelor of Arts degrees in Biology and Business Economics, with an emphasis on Accounting, from the University of California, Santa Barbara. John is a certified public accountant with the State of California (inactive).
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About Backblaze: Backblaze is an online storage company that offers personal and business backup as well as B2 cloud storage.
Ross Grainger
CFO of Paradox
Ross Grainger is the Chief Financial Officer of Paradox.
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About Paradox: Paradox is an AI company that helps companies capture and screen candidates, improve conversions, and answer all candidate questions.
Danielle Duneier
Chief Financial Officer of Purple Technologies
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About Clyde Duneier, Inc., Purple Technologies: Purple Technologies creates beautiful products that enhance the human experience.
Tom FitzSimmons
Chief Financial Officer of Prove (formerly Payfone)
Tom FitzSimmons serves as the Chief Financial Officer at Payfone.
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About Prove (formerly Payfone): Prove is the modern way of proving identity with just a phone.
Mark Iserloth
Chief Financial Officer of Puppet
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About Puppet: Puppet is an information technology automation software company designed for system administrators.
John Adamovich
CFO of NowVertical Group
John Adamovich has 2 current jobs as CFO at NowVertical Group
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About NowVertical Group: NowVertical Group helps the world’s best businesses win in the digital economy through powerful data analytics software and services.
Terry Flood
CFO of Liquid Web
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About Liquid Web: Liquid Web is a provider of web hosting and managed cloud services.
Steve Webber
Chief Financial Officer of Quickbase
Steve Webber is the Chief Financial Officer of Virtustream with global responsibility for the accounting, finance, corporate development, security operations and IT activities for the company. Prior to joining Virtustream, Steve was the senior vice president of Finance and Operations at EMC Corporation, recently supporting the Global Enterprise Services organization. Steve spent over 19 years at EMC Corporation in various financial roles including Corporate Finance, International Finance, Sales Finance and Operations for Latin America and business partner roles supporting the Enterprise Software Division and Global Services. In his most recent role, the Global Services organization grew to $5B in revenue. Steve also spent four years at Deloitte & Touche LLP in Boston in the audit practice with a focus on public companies. He has both a Bachelor of Science degree and an MBA from Babson College.
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About Quickbase: Quickbase helps organizations see, connect and control every element of the complex projects.
Harrison Hellner
Chief Financial Officer of QGenda
As Chief Financial Officer, Hellner is responsible for building all financial operations and maintaining fiscal controls to support the company’s rapid expansion. Additionally, he is responsible for strategic partnerships and M&A. Prior to joining QGenda, Hellner spent the last six years at Raymond James Healthcare Investment Banking Group working with technology businesses to help them with a variety of capital raising activities, including debt and equity financings and M&A. He holds a B.S.
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About QGenda: QGenda is the leading innovator in enterprise healthcare workforce management solutions.
Matt Sysak
Chief Financial Officer of READY Education
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About READY Education: Ready Education’s mission is to help higher ed institutions improve the student experience.
Mary Ann Sigler
Chief Financial Officer of Platinum Equity
Mary Ann Sigler joined Platinum Equity in 2004. She is currently responsible for overall accounting, tax, and financial reporting as well as managing strategic planning projects for Platinum Equity. In addition to these responsibilities, Mary Ann Sigler is the firm’s Chief Compliance Officer. Prior to joining Platinum Equity, Mary Ann Sigler was Senior Partner at Ernst & Young LLP (E&Y). Ms. Sigler’s 25-year career at E&Y began in January 1980 and she made Partner in September 1987. While at E&Y, Mary Ann Sigler’s clients included: Lockheed Martin Corporation, AOL Time Warner, TRW, Northrop Grumman, Amgen Inc, Allergan Inc, Teledyne Technologies, Rustic Canyon, and the Los Angeles Dodgers. She was also involved in several high profile acquisitions and dispositions for these clients. Mary Ann Sigler holds a Master’s Degree in Business Taxation from the University of Southern California and a B.A. in Accounting from the California State University at Fullerton.
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About Platinum Equity: Platinum Equity is a private equity investment firm that focuses on leveraged buyout investments of established companies.
Larry Whitman
VP and CFO of AppNeta
Larry Whitman is a CFO at AppNeta.
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About AppNeta: AppNeta operates as a SaaS-based application and network performance platform.
James Orsillo
Partner, CFO and COO of Underscore VC
James is responsible for Evariant’s financial planning, accounting, reporting, and treasury. Prior to joining the company he worked for American Tower where he was Senior Manager, Corporate FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis.) James was an integral part of American Tower’s global budgeting, strategic planning, and earnings release processes, and helped the company reorganize into a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT.) He has corporate finance experience across a variety of industries, including consumer products, healthcare research and publishing, and interactive marketing. James received his Master of Science degree in Finance from Brandeis University, and a Bachelor of Science degree from Boston College.
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About Underscore VC: Underscore VC is a venture capital firm backing entrepreneurs from Seed to Series A.
Lisa Rice
Treasurer & CFO of RChain Cooperative
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About NorthStar Energy, RChain Cooperative: RChain Cooperative decentralized applications platform is powered by the Rho Virtual Machine.
Robert M Knight
CFO of Union Pacific Corporation
CFO at Union Pacific Corporation
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About Union Pacific Corporation: Union Pacific Railroad is the principal operating company of Union Pacific Corporation both are headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska
Jeffrey Robinson
Chief Financial Officer of Orion Innovation
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About Orion Innovation: Orion Innovation is a global IT services and solutions provider helping organizations with Digital Transformation services.
Kurt Shintaffer
CFO of Apptio
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About Apptio: Apptio is a provider of SaaS-based Technology Business Management (TBM) solutions for managing businesses in the IT field.
Madhu Ranganathan
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of OpenText Corporation
Madhu joined OpenText as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer in April 2018. With more than 25 years of financial leadership experience, Madhu brings to OpenText a strategic mindset with global industry expertise and deep operational focus in software, hardware and tech-enabled services businesses, as well as a demonstrable track record of building shareholder value. Madhu is skilled at leading and supporting business transformation initiatives, strategic acquisitions and global capital raising. Prior to OpenText, Madhu served for more than 9 years as the Chief Financial Officer for [24]7.ai, a highly global, enterprise-class software and services company that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to dramatically improve customer experience. At [24]7.ai, Madhu was responsible for worldwide finance, accounting, treasury, planning, tax, internal audit and procurement. During her tenure, Madhu worked closely with the CEO and management team to transform the company into a technology innovator. Madhu started her career with Liberty Mutual Financial Services and has held senior financial roles at Rackable Systems, which became SGI and is now part of HPE and Redback Networks, a telecommunications equipment company acquired by Ericsson, services platform Jamcracker, and e-Business software provider Backweb Technologies (IPO on NASDAQ). She also has public accounting experience with PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLC. Additionally, Madhu currently serves as Board Member and Audit Committee Chair for ServiceSource (Nasdaq: SREV) and previously served as a Board Member of Watermark, a Bay Area organization focused on professional development for women. Madhu holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Massachusetts, is a Certified Public Accountant in California and a Chartered Accountant from India.
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About OpenText Corporation: OpenText is the leader in Enterprise Information Management (EIM).
Paul Auvil
Chief Financial Officer of Proofpoint
Paul brings more than 20 years of experience in finance, technology and corporate leadership to the Board. Since March 2007, Paul has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Proofpoint, Inc., a provider of security-as-a-service solutions. From September 2006 to March 2007, Paul was with Benchmark Capital as an entrepreneur-in-residence. Prior to that, from 2002 to July 2006, Paul served as the Chief Financial Officer at VMware, Inc. Previously, Paul served as the Chief Financial Officer for Vitria Technology, Inc., an eBusiness platform company and held various executive positions at VLSI Technology, Inc., a semiconductor and circuit manufacturing company, including Vice President of the Internet and Secure Products Division. Since 2007, Paul has served on the board of directors for Quantum Corporation. From 2009 to 2010, Paul served on the board of directors of OpenTV Corp. Paul holds an A.B. in Engineering Sciences and a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Dartmouth College and a Master of Management degree in Finance and Marketing from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University. Paul is an experienced financial leader with the skills necessary to lead our audit committee. His current service as Chief Financial Officer at Proofpoint and service as a member of the audit committee of Quantum, as well as previously serving as Chief Financial Officer at VMware and chairman of the audit committee of OpenTV, have provided him with extensive financial and accounting experience, particularly in the areas of accounting principles, financial reporting rules and regulations, as well as in evaluating financial results and generally overseeing the financial reporting process at a public company.
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About Proofpoint: Proofpoint provides cloud-based email security, e-discovery, and compliance solutions for companies to protect sensitive business data.
James “Woody” Woodall
Chief Financial Officer of FIS
James “Woody” Woodall serves as chief financial officer of FIS and is responsible for enterprise-wide oversight of all aspects of FIS’ financial operations, including controllership, treasury, investor relations, financial planning and analysis and corporate development functions, in addition to FIS’ capital allocation strategy. A strategic financial leader, Woodall served as senior vice president, chief accounting officer and controller for FIS for five years before becoming chief financial officer. Prior to joining FIS in 2008, he served as vice president of finance at Eclipsys Corporation; executive director and controller of AT&T’s southeast region; senior manager in the audit practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers, serving technology and communications clients; and more. Woodall is a CPA and was a member of the Business Advisory Council for Troy State University where he earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting. Woodall’s leadership activities in the Jacksonville (Fla.) community include board of trustee roles at the Jacksonville Museum of Science and History and the Sanctuary on 8th Street, an organization that works to expand opportunities for children and families through education, social services, recreation and the arts.
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About FIS: FIS focuses on retail and institutional banking, payments, asset and wealth management, risk and compliance, and outsourcing solutions.
Richard Hanks
Chief Financial Officer of Clarivate Analytics
Richard joined Clarivate Analytics in February 2017 as its Chief Financial Officer where he manages the global financial organization and leads the development and execution of the company’s fiscal strategies. Prior to Clarivate, Richard was the CFO at BDP International Inc. for four years. Before that he was at Infogroup Inc. Richard is a chartered accountant and trained with PriceWaterhouseCoopers in the UK, where he holds British citizenship. Richard is a graduate of the University of Nottingham Business School with an honors degree in Industrial Economics.
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About Clarivate Analytics: Clarivate Analytics accelerates the pace of innovation by providing trusted insights and analytics.
Michael A. Keresman
Chief Executive Officer, President & Chief Financial Officer of CardinalCommerce
Michael Keresman, III is the Founder, Chairman, President and CEO of CardinalCommerce Corporation, the global leader in enabling authenticated payments, secure transactions, and alternative payment brands for both eCommerce and mobile commerce. CardinalCommerce has consistently been recognized for its leadership and innovation in the eCommerce and mobile commerce channels by various industry leaders, including Frost and Sullivan and the Merchant Risk Council (MRC). Mike has consistently used his expertise and knowledge to grow CardinalCommerce from a start-up company to the worldwide leading enabler of payment brands. He has helped create a new industry with a global reach with operations in Europe, Africa, North and South America, and distributions in Asia and Australia. Under his direction, CardinalCommerce has developed strategic partnerships with various payment brands including Visa, MasterCard, Amazon Payments, BillMeLater, Google, and PayPal, as well as merchant service providers/processors such as Chase, CyberSource, Fifth Third, First Data and others. Mike’s success with CardinalCommerce has earned him recognition as one of Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneurs of the Year in 2004 and 2005. Before founding CardinalCommerce, he was one of the earliest employees and co-founder at STERIS Corporation (NYSE: STE), holding several senior management positions from 1988 to 1999, including Senior Vice President, CFO, and CIO, as well as the primary operations executive. In 1981, he was an early employee and the CFO of HealthAmerica of Ohio. In his role he helped to establish the first statewide HMO network in the country. His leadership and dedication helped to grow HealthAmerica of Ohio more than 500% in less than three years. Between his tenures at STERIS and HealthAmerica, Mike held senior management positions at International HealthCare, Inc. (IHC) and Western Reserve Health Plan as well. Mike graduated from John Carroll University with a BSBA in Finance. He is on the Board of Directors for The Secure Remote Payment Council, is a member of the Cleveland Federal Reserve Advisory Board, and is as a member of the Lake Erie College Board of Directors, where he serves on the Finance and Assets and Institutional Advancement Committees. He is married and a proud father of three daughters.
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About CardinalCommerce: CardinalCommerce provides digital authentication solutions and products for merchants, financial institutions, and networks.
Jeffrey A Neville
Chief Financial Officer of CardinalCommerce
Jeff Neville is the Chief Financial Officer at CardinalCommerce.
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About CardinalCommerce: CardinalCommerce provides digital authentication solutions and products for merchants, financial institutions, and networks.
David Cristman
Chief Financial Officer of ClearCare
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About ClearCare, ClearCare: ClearCare is a web-based software solution that helps home care agencies efficiently focus on what’s important: providing better care.
Jack Cronin
Chief Financial Officer of Mastech Digital
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Jack Cronin
Chief Financial Officer of Mastech Digital
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About Mastech Digital: Mastech Digital provides IT associates in digital and mainstream technologies, Digital Transformation Services around Salesforce.com and SAP
Paul Tranter
Chief Financial Officer of The Boston Consulting Group
Paul is a partner and managing director in the Sydney office. Since joining BCG in 1998, he has worked for clients in a range of industry sectors, including travel and tourism, agribusiness, consumer goods, food services, industrial goods, financial services and telecommunications. Paul is a core member of BCG’s Travel and Tourism, People & Organization, and Operations practice areas. He is also a topic leader for BCG’s Engaging for Results organization tool. Before BCG and university, Paul worked in the agribusiness sector through his management of a family dairy-farming business. This business is still operated by his family and has grown into one of Australia’s largest dairy farming operations. Paul has a bachelor’s of arts and law degree from the University of Queensland and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
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About The Boston Consulting Group, The Boston Consulting Group, The Boston Consulting Group: The Boston Consulting Group is a global management consulting firm and an advisor on business strategy.
Michael Quartieri
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Games
Michael Quartieri, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, joined Scientific Games in November 2015 as Vice President and Corporate Controller. Before joining Scientific Games, Mr. Quartieri served nine years at Las Vegas Sands Corp., where he ended his tenure as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, and Global Controller. Before that, he worked for 13 years at Deloitte & Touche, where he rose to the position of Director of Audit and Assurance Services, specializing in gaming and hospitality clients. In December 2015, the Company announced that Michael Quartieri will succeed Scott Schweinfurth as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary, upon Mr. Schweinfurth’s retirement in early 2016. Mr. Quartieri holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and a Master of Accounting from the University of Southern California and is a Certified Public Accountant.
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About LiveXLive, Scientific Games: Scientific Games Corporation is a leading innovator in the global lottery and regulated gaming industries.
Wendy Loundermon
CFO of Inpixon
A financial management leader with 20 years of expertise, Wendy Loundermon guides Inpixon’s critical back-end mechanics of the finance, HR, and operations departments. In 2002, Ms. Loundermon entered Sysorex Government Services Inc. (now Inpixon) as Controller, then Director of Finance and HR, and in 2008 attained Vice President of Finance. Additionally, she acted as interim CFO in 2015. As Vice President of Finance, she prepares and files all financial statements, reports, and tax returns, as well as negotiates vendor credit terms and banking relationships. Ms. Loundermon attended George Mason University, where she spent her college career attaining a BS degree in Accounting and MS degree in Taxation.
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About Inpixon: Inpixon, an indoor data company, specializes in capturing, interpreting and giving context to indoor data to deliver actionable intelligence
Michael Krone
SVP & Chief Financial Officer of Deltek
Michael Krone is the SVP & Chief Financial Officer at Deltek.
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About Deltek, Heart Health: Deltek is an enterprise software and information solutions provider for professional services firms and government contractors.
George de Urioste
Chief Financial Officer of 4iQ
George de Urioste is the Chief Financial Officerat Pluribus Networks since November 2014. George currently serves as a Member of the Board of Directors at Bridgelux, Inc. since 2011. George has more than 30 years of professional experience. George has served on the Boards of public and private companies in a career defined by a range of executive management positions in the technology industry. Since has served at various times as a CFO, COO and CEO, George has a keen understanding of the relationship between finance, operations, product development, sales and leadership/vision needed in today’s dynamic business arena. George brings significant expertise in international business, M&A, corporate compliance (Sarbanes Oxley), strategic alliances, acquisitions, IPOs, and board of director responsibilities for public and private corporations. George has public company Board of Directors experience, having previously served as Audit Committee Chairman of Saba Software (SABA) for 3 years and Vendavo, Inc.. Previously, George was Interim Chief Operating Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer at Marvell Technology (MRVL), a $3 Billion semiconductor provider of products for data storage, mobile and video communications. During George’s Chief Financial Officer tenure, the market capitalization grew from $6 billion to $10 billion. Prior to Marvell, George was the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Chordiant Software (CHRD), a provider of enterprise software for customer service and marketing processes. Previous to this, George was Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors at Aeroprise, Inc., a private software company with award winning solutions for mobile IT service management that he co-founded. Aeroprise was acquired by BMC Software, Inc. Prior to Aeroprise, George was Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance and Operations for Remedy Corporation. In his 6 year tenure at this high-growth enterprise software company, George was a Member of the Executive Team that grew revenues from $2 million to a $200 million run rate and a ~$2 billion market capitalization. Remedy has customers in 70 countries and 15 million users. George led Remedy through its IPO; a year later the company was named the #1 Hot Growth Company in America by Business Week. George began his career in 1980 as a CPA for Deloitte & Touche. George holds a B.S. degree in Accounting from the University of Southern California, and an MBA in Finance and International Business from the University of California at Berkeley. George has attended the Stanford Law School Directors College, an ISS-accredited Boardroom Education Program and numerous Board and Audit Committee conferences.
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About 4iQ: 4iQ is a Cyber Intelligence company that protects digital identities and investigating threats, adversaries, and fraud.
Ali Byrd
Chief Financial Officer of Olive
Ali is a builder and leader of high-performance finance and operations for early and growth-stage companies spanning clean tech, digital music, software, fintech, marketing, and more. As a serial startup Chief Financial Officer, he has executed financial modeling, transactions, and post-merger integrations. In 1997, Ali joined Microsoft, leading developer evangelism and competitive engagement for East Coast enterprise sales and consulting teams. He later oversaw product management and the launch of Microsoft’s SharePoint business, as well as strategic planning and growth for Microsoft’s $10B Office business. He also was responsible for M&A due diligence and post-merger management for Microsoft’s venture acquisitions. Ali subsequently joined the Global Technology Investment Banking group at Lehman Brothers, providing M&A and corporate finance advisory. He later joined the next-generation biofuels company Primafuel, a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, where he led fundraising and infrastructure projects. In 2011, he joined SecondMarket as Senior Vice President, facilitating $2B+ in secondary transactions for the world’s best venture-backed private companies. He then joined Movable Ink as CFO, producing record growth and profitability for the marketing personalization company. He also served as CFO of Olapic, a visual marketing leader that he helped sell to Monotype in 2016. Ali earned his BSE in Electrical Engineering from Duke and is now a regional board member for Duke New York. His MBA is from the Wharton School of Business, with a concentration on finance and entrepreneurship.
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About Olive: Olive develops an artificial intelligence workforce for the health care industry.
Yemi Ajao
Co-founder and CFO of Indicina
Yemi Ajao is the Co-founder and CFO of Indicina. He has a master’s degree in Finance and Strategy at Rice Business, Jones Graduate School of Business.
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About Indicina: Indicina is a digital lending platform that provides analytics-driven credit decision for lenders.
Jose Biton
CFO of Intcomex
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About Intcomex: Intcomex provides IT products such as self-standing computer systems, PC components, peripherals, power protection and backup devices.
Shin-Yuan Tzou
CFO of BroadVision
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About BroadVision: BroadVision has been a global leader in providing organizations with the rules, tools and infrastructure for doing business on the Web.
John Christopher Shea
CFO of Healthcare Services Group
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About Healthcare Services Group: Healthcare Services Group provides professional management of ancillary services to a wide range of clients.
Derrick A Jensen
Chief Financial Officer of Quanta Services
Prior to taking on his current responsibilities in May 2012, Jensen served as senior vice president – finance and administration and chief accounting officer with oversight of the company’s finance and accounting, treasury, IT and risk management functions. Jensen also had a significant role in the company’s acquisition and integration strategies and the development of integrated business and information system processes. Throughout his 15-year tenure at the company, Jensen had increasing financial and accounting responsibilities. He joined Quanta in 1997 as controller, a title he held until 2009. He added the roles of vice president and chief accounting officer in 1999. Before joining Quanta, Jensen obtained his public accountant certification (CPA) and was a manager at Arthur Andersen LLP where he served primarily commercial clients, many of which were highly acquisitive. Jensen earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration with a major in accounting from Oklahoma State University in 1992.
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About Quanta Services: Quanta Services provides engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for comprehensive infrastructure needs.
John McAdoo
CFO of Trifacta
John McAdoo is the chief financial officer of [Euclid Analytics](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/euclid#/entity), a location analytics company. Prior to that, he held the same position at [Nanosolar](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/nanosolar#/entity). McAdoo has also held executive positions in the field of finance at [Envivio](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/envivio#/entity) and [ARM Holdings](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/arm#/entity). McAdoo holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the [University of Manchester](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/university-of-manchester#/entity). He has also studied at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. McAdoo resides in San Francisco, California, United States.
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About Trifacta: Trifacta delivers an intelligent, collaborative data engineering cloud platform to transform data, ensure quality, and automate pipelines.
Andre Valentine
Chief Financial Officer of Convergys
Andre Valentine is Chief Financial Officer for Convergys Corporation. He is responsible for managing the financial risks of the company, with oversight for corporate strategic development, financial planning and reporting, internal audit, real estate, procurement, and investor relations. He reports to Andrea Ayers, President and Chief Executive Officer of Convergys. Andre has been with Convergys since 1997. Prior to his current role, Andre served as Chief Financial Officer for Convergys’ Customer Management line of business. He also held the position of Senior Vice President and Controller of Convergys, as well as Senior Vice President of Group Finance for Customer Management (CM). Prior to Convergys, Andre worked for Coopers and Lybrand. Andre is a native of Cincinnati and has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Cincinnati.
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About Convergys: Convergys provides relationship management solutions that operates in customer, information, and human resources management sectors.
M Rushikesh
CFO of Katalyst Technologies
M Rushikesh is the CFO at DSR Infotech Private Limited, India and handles all of India operations. Rushikesh started his career in 1995 and has headed the Finance/Accounting/Taxation Divisions throughout in addition to handling HR and Admin functions. Rushikesh is a Chartered and Cost Accountant by profession with additional qualifications of Dip in IFRS of ACCA UK and CS (Inter).
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About Katalyst Technologies: Katalyst Technologies provides a full range of IT professional services for its clients in the U.S., Middle East, and India.
Andrew Balbirer
Senior Advisor ,Chief Financial & Administrative Officer of CCC Intelligent Solutions, Inc.
Andy Balbirer is the Senior Advisor ,Chief Financial & Administrative Officer at CCC Information Services.
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About CCC Intelligent Solutions, Inc.: CCC Information Services help companies improve their claims management process through better decision-making.
Kieran McGrath
Corporate Controller, Interim Chief Financial Officer of CA Technologies
As corporate controller and interim chief financial officer, Kieran is responsible for CA Technologies corporate and business unit financial functions worldwide, including the controller role, treasury, tax, investor relations and risk management. Kieran joined CA Technologies in 2014. With more than 30 years of finance experience, he most recently served as the company’s corporate controller. In this role, he was responsible for corporate accounting, financial planning and pricing, corporate business development, investor relations, business controls and enterprise risk management. Prior to joining CA, Kieran worked for the IBM Corporation®, where he held a variety of senior executive finance positions across the company. Most recently, he led finance for IBM’s Software Group ($26 billion of annual mainframe and distributed software revenue) from 2009 until 2014. Kieran earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from St. John’s University.
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About Avaya, CA Technologies: CA Technologies creates software that fuels transformation for companies.
Tom O’Brien
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ES&S
Tom O’Brien, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, joined the company in 1999 as Senior Vice President and CFO. Mr. O’Brien is responsible for all corporate administrative functions, which include Finance, Human Resources, IT, Legal, Pricing, Intellectual Property and Risk Management. Before joining ES&S, Mr. O’Brien served as CFO for Cornhusker Motor Lines, where he oversaw Finance, Treasury, Pricing, Risk Management and Facilities Management. Mr. O’Brien is a graduate of Miami University of Ohio with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. He is a certified public accountant.
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About ES&S: ES&S takes great pride in their opportunity to support clients with their election administration needs.
Dudley Brundige
CFO and Head of Partnerships of Certa
Dudley Brundige is the CFO and Head of Partnerships at Certa.
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About Certa: Certa is an operational management platform that provides a fully integrated suite of products for third-party lifecycle management.
Deborah Medrano
CFO of Dreamscape Immersive
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About Dreamscape Immersive: Dreamscape Immersive is a company that uses VR technologies to create an entirely new form of mainstream location-based entertainment.
Lawrence Sinnott
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of CNSI
Larry Sinnott is responsible for CNSI’s financial operations, including treasury and cash management, risk and surety management, financial analysis and modeling, reporting, and budgeting & forecasting. Sinnott has more than 27 years’ experience in senior financial management in the government contracting and commercial business sectors. He comes to CNSI from Versar Inc. where he held various positions including CFO.
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About CNSI: CNSI delivers a broad portfolio of information technology (IT) and business process outsourcing (BPO) solutions.
James Reo
CFO & Senior Project Manager of The Attivo Group
Having graduated from Cal State Northridge with a degree in Accounting Theory and Practice, Jim Reo has spent his career in a variety of management positions. He spent 13 years as the Supervisor of Accounting for American Golf Corp before moving into the food manufacturing world. Jim spent close to 6 years as a financial analyst and controller for United Food Group and Sterling Meat Co. Immediately preceding his move to The Attivo Group, Jim worked as the CFO for Picture Car Warehouse, greatly strengthening their financial health during his time in charge.
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About The Attivo Group: The Attivo Group specializing in business process improvement & cost effective software for your business growth.
Keith Gibson
Chief Financial Officer of Netcare Group
Qualifications: BAcc, CA(SA) | Appointed: 10 November 2011 Keith joined Netcare in July 2006 as Financial Manager of Netcare’s International Operations. He was appointed as Acting Chief Financial Officer of Netcare on 1 August 2011, and as executive director and Group Chief Financial Officer from 10 November 2011. Prior to joining Netcare, he held senior financial positions with PPC Cement and Barloworld Limited. Keith also chairs the Finance and Investment Committee and Working Capital Committee.
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About Netcare Group: Netcare cares about the dignity of our patients and all members of the Netcare family.
Bruce Felt
Chief Financial Officer of Domo
Bruce brings more than 25 years of financial operations and management excellence to Domo. For almost six years, he was CFO of SuccessFactors, guiding the company through a public offering, six acquisitions, and its $3.4 billion sale to SAP. Bruce has served as CFO for LANDesk Software, Auction.com, and Qualix Group. While at Qualix Group, he led its public offering and merger into Legato Systems, a company that was later acquired by EMC. An entrepreneur in his own right, Bruce founded Renaissance Software, serving as its CFO and head of sales. Being Domo CFO gives Bruce an added perk of getting to spend more time with his family at their Park City ski home. Bruce holds a BS in accounting from the University of South Carolina and an MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business.
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About Domo, SuccessFactors: Domo designs and delivers an executive management platform as a service to help executives manage their business.
Katie Nagy
Vice President of Finance & Accounting & Chief Financial Officer of BCforward
Katie Nagy is the Vice President of Finance & Accounting/CFO of BCforward. Katie first joined BCforward back in October of 2014 . Katie has created opportunities to increase her level of responsibility and challenge herself, as well as our company. We’ve continued to see Katie’s hard work, loyalty, and commitment to BCforward while she has served as our Accounting Manager, Assistant Director, Director, and now our Vice President of Finance & Accounting. Throughout Katie’s time here, she has served as an integral part of our Merger & Acquisition team including the acquisition of our Charlotte office, formally known as Global Networkers. Katie has also been recognized outside of the company by the Indiana CPA Society with their annual Emerging Leader award in May of 2016. Katie graduated with her Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Butler University. She currently resides in the Broad Ripple area of Indianapolis, Indiana with her husband, Kyle, and two huskies, Sadie and Yogi.
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About BCforward: BCforward is an information technology consulting and staffing firm.
D. Craig Mense
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of CNA Insurance Company
Craig has overall responsibility for CNA’s Corporate Finance Department, which provides asset and capital management, financial planning and analysis, investor relations, treasury services, corporate accounting, financial reporting, corporate tax, ceded reinsurance, financial regulation, internal audit and compliance, corporate development, and shared services to the organization. He is also responsible for Enterprise Risk Management and CNA’s non-core operations which include Life & Group Operations and Global Resource Managers which oversees CNA Re and other run-off operations. Craig holds a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Virginia and a master’s degree in accounting from Georgetown University. He is a Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU).
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About CNA Insurance Company: CNA is an Insurance Company, selling insurance products and services.
Steve C. White
CFO of Cumberland Group
Steve White is CFO of Cumberland Group, guiding the company’s financial direction and working with other leadership team members to set business objectives. White previously served as CFO of Abacus Solutions, where his economic counsel solidified that company’s success. He is a CPA and worked for KPMG, Ernst & Young and Georgia-Pacific before joining Abacus in 2006. White earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting and his MBA from Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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About Cumberland Group: Cumberland Group is the advisory and services firm.
Steve Sutter
CFO of Celigo
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About Celigo: Celigo is an iPaaS cloud-based integration platform that allows applications to work together for both IT and business users.
Anders Nessen
Chief Financial Officer of Campus Management
Anders Nessen is responsible for the company’s accounting, finance, and facilities. In addition, he plays an integral role in corporate strategy and acquisitions. Prior to joining Campus Management, Mr. Nessen spent over eight years as an investment professional with Leeds Equity Partners, a New York-based private equity firm focused on the education and training industries. At Leeds Equity, he drove all aspects of the investment process, directing due diligence, negotiating and financing transactions, and monitoring performance post-investment. Prior to Leeds Equity, Mr. Nessen worked in the mergers and acquisitions department of Lehman Brothers, also in New York. He holds a BS in Finance and Information Systems from the University of Virginia.
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About Anthology, Campus Management: Campus Management is a provider of software, strategies and services which enable institutions of higher education to offer dynamic models.
Andre Simone
Chief Financial Officer of IntelePeer
Andre Simone is the Chief Financial Officer at IntelePeer Inc. He has served as Chief Financial Officer since February 2007. Before joining IntelePeer, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Dimatix, Inc., a provider of piezoelectric inkjet print heads, from February 2005 to October 2006. Prior to Dimatix, Mr. Simone served as Chief Financial Officer of SAP Markets, Inc., a provider of technology platforms and business solutions, from November 2002 to December 2004. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from Stanford University. Masters of Business Administration from The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
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About IntelePeer: IntelePeer Powers the NEW Customer Experience
Lee Raymundo
CFO of Redox
Lee Raymundo is the CFO at Redox.
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About Redox: Redox is an EHR integration and healthcare platform that accelerates the development and distribution of healthcare software solutions.
Eduardo Arreaga
Chief Financial Officer of Stavvy
Eduardo Arreaga is the Chief Financial Officer at Stavvy.
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About Stavvy: Stavvy is a modern lending platform designed to connect lenders with their title, settlement, and appraisal vendors.
Bill Korn
Chief Financial Officer of CareCloud
Bill Korn joined MTBC in June 2013 as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Korn has served as CFO for six other businesses, including SnapOne and Antenna Software, where he enabled the business to grow at an 87% CAGR through a combination of acquisitions and organic growth. He also spent ten years with IBM as a member of the senior management team that created IBM’s highly successful services strategy in the 1990’s. Mr. Korn graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College and received his MBA from Harvard Business School.
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About CareCloud: CareCloud, Inc., formerly MTBC, provides cloud-based technology-enabled software and services for medical practices in the US.
Jeff Bohl
Chief Financial Officer of Ontra
Jeff is a Principal in H.I.G. Capital’s San Francisco office, where he focuses on making LBO investments in growth-oriented companies across a range of industries. Jeff has responsibility for all aspects of the investment process, and sits on the board of several H.I.G. portfolio companies. Jeff has more than a decade of experience in private equity and M&A. Prior to joining H.I.G. Capital in 2006, Jeff worked for JPMorgan and Wells Fargo Securities, where he advised small, high-growth companies on M&A transactions, capital raises and other strategic initiatives. Jeff also has operating experience with Salesforce.com and Baxter Healthcare. Jeff earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and undergraduate degrees, summa cum laude, in business and psychology from the University of Colorado.
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About Ontra: Ontra is a provider of technology and services for contract automation and intelligence.
Mike Hill
CFO of Upland Software
Prior to Upland, Mike served as CFO of Perficient, Inc., (NASDAQ: PRFT) which is a leading information technology consulting firm in the U.S. After joining Perficient as CFO in 2004, he helped grow the company from approximately $30 million in annualized revenues to more than $200 million within three years, leading the company through eight acquisitions and increasing its market capitalization from approximately $70 million to over $500 million. Previously, Mike served in executive management roles for several technology start-up companies and spent more than seven years with Ernst & Young LLP in the Assurance and Advisory Business Services practice in Austin, Texas. Mike received a bachelor of business administration degree in accounting from The University of Texas at Austin and is a licensed certified public accountant in the State of Texas.
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About Upland Software: Upland Software (Nasdaq: UPLD) is a leader in cloud-based tools for digital transformation.
Dustin Driggs
CFO of Barracuda Networks
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About Barracuda Networks: Barracuda is a provider of powerful, easy-to-use, affordable IT solutions for security and storage.
David Samuels
Chief Financial Officer of DrFirst
David Samuels is an accomplished senior financial executive with more than 25 years of broad-based financial and business experience with publicly traded and private equity backed businesses, from pre-revenue to over $1B in annual revenue. He has successfully completed more than $550M of debt and equity financings, including initial capitalizations and public offerings, and has served as a change agent in M&A, business restructurings, complex financings and operational improvements. He has extensive experience with technology-driven businesses, working with company founders and investors to create and protect shareholder value. Mr. Samuels currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer of DrFirst, Inc., a national provider of software as a service (SaaS) solutions and electronic medication management platforms for the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. During his tenure, he has secured more than $210M of debt and equity capital from top tier institutional investors, as well as structured several key acquisitions and partnerships to support the company’s continued growth. Mr. Samuels previously served as the Chief Financial and Administrative Officer for a provider of pre-clinical diagnostic imaging systems which was acquired by a private equity company. A six-time CFO, Mr. Samuels has held CFO roles in a variety of publicly traded and private equity backed technology-driven businesses during the past two decades. He held senior financial leadership positions with respected global services leader HMS Host, formerly Host Marriott Services Corporation (NYSE:HMS) over a ten year period. He began his career in the assurance practice of KPMG LLP. Mr. Samuels holds an MBA in Finance and Investments from The George Washington University, and a BS in Accounting, magna cum laude, from the University of Connecticut. He has had additional executive training at The Aspen Institute. He holds a CPA certificate in the State of Maryland. Mr. Samuels is a recipient of the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) Greater Washington Technology CFO Award for Community Service, and a finalist for CFO of the Year in the Emerging Growth Company category. He was named a CFO of the Year by the Washington Business Journal. He is a two-time recipient of SmartCEO’s Executive Management Award. Mr. Samuels currently serves on the Board of Directors of SemaConnect, a private equity backed developer of smart electric vehicle charging solutions, and as a Board Observer for Hippo Technologies, LLC. He also serves on the Board of Governors for the Charles E. Smith Life Communities, one of the largest not-for-profit providers of eldercare services in the United States, the Executive Committee for Junior Achievement of Greater Washington, and the Board of Directors for the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts. He has also served as a Board Member for Compass Independent Corporation, Catch the Wind, Inc. (TSX-V:CTW), and the Board of Advisors for Rigil Corporation.
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About Charles E. Smith Life Communities, DrFirst, Junior Achievement of Greater Washington: DrFirst provides software solutions for physicians and healthcare providers ranging from HIPAA secure messaging, e-prescribing, and EHR.
David Berger
EVP and CFO of Information Services Group
David E. Berger, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He is responsible for Finance, Investor Relations, Legal and IT Operations. Previously, Mr. Berger was Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Investor Relations with The Nielsen Company, a $5 billion global information and media company where he spent more than eight years and participated in a number of strategic acquisitions for the company. Prior to Nielsen, he was with Simon & Schuster (S&S) and Viacom for nine years where he held a variety of increasingly important financial positions including Senior Vice President of Finance and Controller of S&S. He was the lead on development and strategic initiatives; financial and operational matters; and managed a staff of over 200 financial professionals. Mr. Berger is a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and earned his Masters of Business Administration from the University of Chicago.
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About Information Services Group: Information Services Group was founded in 2006 by a group of industry veterans whose vision is to create a new leader in the fast-growing
Brian Liddell
Co-Founder, Chief Financial Officer, Finance & Senior Partner of Harmony Healthcare IT
Brian is a Senior Partner with Harmony Healthcare IT, serving as Chief Financial Officer. He has over 15 years of information technology work experience since graduating from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business in 2001. Assisting with the formation of Harmony Healthcare IT, Brian has gained healthcare domain expertise in revenue cycle management, practice management systems, electronic health records, analytics tools and data extraction/migration/retention. Brian is an integral part of the management team with core competencies in finance, budgeting, forecasting, expense control, risk mitigation, human resources, commercial property management and real estate. He manages partner relationships, review of legal agreements, contract negotiations and financial modeling. He contributes to business planning and strategy development. When his head is not in a spreadsheet, Brian can typically be found in a stadium somewhere across the nation at a major sports event or concert.
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About Harmony Healthcare IT: Harmony Healthcare IT provide technology for healthcare organizations that safeguards information, ensures cashflow & increase productivity.
