Boardroom Media (CFO News)
At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 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 Austin, Texas 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 [email protected].
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.
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.
Zachary Lynde
Chief Financial Officer of Factom
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About Factom: Factom, Inc. is a blockchain innovations company providing blockchain as a service platforms.
Rudy Prince
CFO of SigmaSense
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About SigmaSense, WingUp: SigmaSense provides a digital and fully-scalable sensing technology to solve the noise immunity and tuning challenges of touch sensors.
Patti Soch
CFO of Liquibase
Patti joined Datical in 2016 bringing over 25 years of financial and management experience to the company. Patti is responsible for the areas of finance, investor and banking relations, legal, HR, facilities and accounting. During her career, she has been directly involved in managing high growth operations, venture capital fundraising, enterprise and federal government contract negotiations, opening overseas operations, M&A and managing supplier relationships. Prior to Datical, she was the CFO at Gazzang, acquired by Cloudera in 2014, as well as the CFO of Phurnace Software, acquired by BMC Software in 2009. Patti is actively involved in the Austin community and is an advisory board member for the CFO Leadership Council and serves on the board of directors for Women@Austin.
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About Gazzang, Liquibase: Liquibase simplifies and automates database deployment and configuration for applications.
Eric Stober
CFO of Astrotech
Stober joined Astrotech in 2008 and was promoted to the company’s Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary in 2013. Prior to Astrotech, he worked in private equity for Virtus Financial Group analyzing middle market investment opportunities. Mr. Stober previously led several of his own entrepreneurial ventures and he began his career working for Lehman Brothers and Goldman Sachs (The Ayco Company) in private wealth management.
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About 1st Detect Corp, Astrotech: Astrotech operates as a science and technology development and commercialization company.
Samuel Monti
Chief Financial Officer of Khoros
Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer at Mitratech Holdings Inc.
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About Khoros, Mitratech: Khoros is a customer engagement platform that turns siloed knowledge into enterprise value and customers into contributors.
Benjamin Smith
Chief Financial Officer of Aereon Solutions
Ben Smith serves as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for AEREON, overseeing the financial and strategic business development activities of the company. With more than 15 years of experience in energy finance, Smith joined AEREON in 2012. Prior to 2012, Smith served as a Director for Denham Capital, and was responsible for sourcing, evaluating, executing and managing private equity investments in the oil, gas and mining sectors. He began his career at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette in the energy investment banking group and has also worked in operating, investment and business development roles at El Paso Corporation and K2 Energy Partners. Smith earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Princeton University and currently lives in Austin, Texas.
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About Aereon Solutions: Aereon Solutions provides wireless and head office based process automation solutions
Connor Johns
Co-Founder & Chief Financial Officer of Vest Technologies
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About Vest Technologies: An intelligent ecosystem of capital, technology, and ideas that works for the everyday person.
Carlos Rosso
CFO, Co-Founder of MR Presta
Expert in credit for small and large companies. Focused on empowering entrepreneurs of tech enabled companies to get financing to grow their businesses. Firm believer that small businesses are the leading edge of world transformation as it relates to innovation, employment, productivity and self fulfillment. Team leader for new businesses and products in multiple jurisdictions.
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About MR Presta: Developing cutting edge technology for Fintechs in origination, credit scoring and servicing around the world.
Nancy Slaughter
CFO of Omni Dragon Development
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About : Artificial Intelligence R&D
Michael Bodenstab
Chief Financial Officer of Cantata Health
Michael is a seasoned healthcare executive and entrepreneur with a wealth of experience in healthcare strategy, finance, operations and business development. His broad industry experience includes payers, health systems, acute/post-acute/ambulatory care, ACOs, and consumerism. Michael has led corporate and business development, sales, operations, strategy, finance, and human resources functions. He is an expert at evaluating and implementing transformational and innovative strategies, managing processes and projects, driving revenue growth, and identifying opportunities to expand capabilities and markets. Before joining Cantata, Michael served as Vice President of Healthcare Solutions at MedHelp, a subsidiary of Merck. Earlier in his career, Michael was CEO and Co-Founder of Predictive Medical Technologies, a predictive analytics start-up that provides real-time messaging to clinicians regarding potential adverse events. He also serviced as CFO for Intelligent Healthcare and Med-Vantage, leading both companies to successful exits. Additionally, he has held several strategic and financial roles with Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Morgan Stanley and General Electric. Michael earned his BS degree in Finance and Business Law and Public Policy from The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University.
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About Cantata Health: Cantata Health designs, develops, installs & supports client-proven RCM, EHR & add’l solutions.
