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 Connecticut based CFO’ operating in the Software 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.
Kevin Bradley
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Terex
Kevin Bradley was named Senior Vice President in January 2013. Prior Mr. Bradley was President, Terex Cranes, a position to which he was appointed in January 2011. He joined Terex Corporation as President of Terex Financial Services (TFS) in August 2005. Mr. Bradley has more than 20 years of experience in financial services. Prior to joining Terex, he was employed by GE Commercial Finance (previously GE Capital) where he worked for almost nine years, culminating in his position as Chief Asset Management Officer for the Vendor Financial Services Business Unit. Prior to this, Mr. Bradley worked at AT&T Capital for nine and a half years in various finance and asset management positions. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Montclair State University, New Jersey.
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About Terex: Terex Corportion is a set of manufacturing companies focusing on infrastructure support via their handling and lifting equipment.

Michelle McComb
Chief Financial Officer of Datto
Michelle McComb is the chief financial officer of [Datto](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/datto#/entity), a provider of backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions to small- and medium-sized businesses. Prior to that, she held the same position at Bloomberg’s financial products division. McComb began her finance career in public accounting at Ernst & Young, subsequently joining emerging technology companies which lead her to a variety of opportunities within and outside the U.S. McComb holds a master’s degree in accounting from Weber State University. She resides in Norwalk, Connecticut, United States.
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About Bluecore, Datto, VTS: Datto provides backup, recovery, and business continuity solutions to managed service providers worldwide.
Billy Jones
CFO of Nexus
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About Joe Gear Companies, Nexus: Procure-to-Pay Platform Designed for Real Estate

Don Bodnar
Founder/Owner & CFO of Axiom Education
Don Bodnar is the founder of the Axiom Group, which includes Axiom Education and Axiom International. Originally founded as D&D Systems in 1993, Axiom Group added Axiom Education to leverage prior experience with telecommunications infrastructure services provided to Connecticut municipalities and school systems. Axiom International provides technical engineering, support, project management and market data services to financial trading floors in the United States and Europe. Prior to founding Axiom Group, Don was CEO of a Communications Installation and Integration company in Southern Connecticut for nearly 10 years. Don brings a wealth of management experience to the team, including accounting, operations, vendor management, sales and marketing.
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About Axiom Education: Axiom Education provides solutions for educational institutions to effectively manage the assessment of student learning outcomes.
Daniel M. Pess
CFO and Executive Vice President of Certpoint Systems
Daniel M. Pess is the CFO and Executive Vice President at CERTPOINT Systems Inc.
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About Certpoint Systems: Certpoint Systems provides corporate training software and solutions from small businesses to large enterprises.
Robert Conerly
CFO of SmartPay Solutions
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About SmartPay Solutions: The Cloud-based Software Solution For Pay-Go Workers’ Compensation Plans.