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 Houston based CFO’ operating in the Internet 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.
Andreas Galliker
CFO of Mercury
Andreas Galliker is Chief Financial Officer at Mercury. Prior to joining Mercury, Andreas worked with Cintrifuse, a Cincinnati-based venture capital fund-of-funds, and for Northcreek, a mid-market mezzanine fund. Prior to that, Andreas was a Mandate Manager for an Audit, Tax, and Financial Advisory Firm, where he was responsible for annual reporting, audit mandates, and investment accounts. Andreas received his BBA in Finance, and his M.S. in Finance, where he was a UGS Scholar, from the University of Cincinnati. He received a Swiss certified specialist in accounting and finance degree (CPA equivalent) from the Institute of Higher Business Education in Lucerne, Switzerland and is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Society Houston.
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About Mercury: Early-stage venture capital firm investing in SaaS, cloud, and data platforms across Middle America.
Daniel Schlanger
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Crown Castle
Daniel K. Schlanger joined Crown Castle in April 2016 and currently serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Schlanger previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Exterran GP LLC, the general partner of Exterran Partners, L.P., from June 2006 through March 2009 and as a director of Exterran GP LLC’s board of directors from October 2006 through November 2015. More recently, Mr. Schlanger served as Senior Vice President of Global Products at Exterran Corporation, an oil and gas products and services company, where he was responsible for global product strategy development and implementation. From 2009 to 2015, Mr. Schlanger also served as Senior Vice President in various capacities, including marketing and operations, with Exterran Holdings, Inc. and Exterran GP LLC. Prior to working with Exterran Partners, L.P. and Exterran Corporation, Mr. Schlanger was employed as an investment banker with Merrill Lynch & Co. where he focused on mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions in the energy sector. Mr. Schlanger holds a BS in economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
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About Crown Castle: Crown Castle Provides communications infrastructure–connecting people & businesses to essential data, technology & wireless service.
Mark Pearson
Chief Financial Officer of Servy and affiliates
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About Servy and affiliates: Servy is a platform that unlocks the travelers’ access to all airport dining and retail opportunities.
Mahesh Sashital
Co-Founder & CFO of Smartereum
Co-Founder @Smartereum | Entrepreneur | #Ethereum #Blockchain #Bitcoin | Developer | @JPMorgan, @UTexasMcCombs Alum
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About EDGE196, MassChallenge, Smartereum: A Social Platform for Cryptocurrency Investors & Traders & Analysts.
Mark Vance
Chief Financial Officer of CHR Managed Services
Mr. Vance is an experienced strategic and financial leader with four successful exits, three of which were in the telecommunications industry. To date, Mr. Vance has been responsible for 10 major business transactions in his career. He has held multiple executive management positions including CFO, SVP, and COO. He holds an undergraduate degree from LSU in finance and a MBA from the University of Houston. Mr. Vance’s 20-plus year career spans large public companies such as WilTel, Telscape International, Williams Company, and the Cullen family’s oil & gas operations, as well as startup ventures. He has strong experience in mergers and acquisitions, raising capital through private and public offerings, and is accomplished in organizational restructurings, financial and strategic planning, and operational improvements.
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About CHR Managed Services: IT Services Houston, Texas