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 San Francisco based CFO’ operating in the Hardware 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.
Patrick O’Malley
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Seagate Technology
Patrick O’Malley assumed the role of EVP & CFO effective August 25, 2008. In his previous role of SVP Finance & Treasurer, he was responsible for Corp. Accounting, Reporting, Treasury, Credit & Collections and Risk Management along with Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis and support for our Business Unit GMs, Sales & other functions. In October 2005, he returned to Finance from the Sales Organization where he coordinated the Company’s activities surrounding the Consumer Electronics market as the SVP, Consumer Electronics Business Development from January 2004. O’Malley joined Seagate in 1988 & has held various management roles within the Finance organization including Manager of Consolidation & Cost Accounting, Director of Finance – Corporate FP&A, Sr. Director of Finance for Oklahoma City Operations, Sr. Director of Finance for Desktop Design, VP of Finance for Recording Media Operations & SVP of Finance for Manufacturing Operations. Prior to joining Seagate, he spent four years as a Sr. Staff Accountant for Arthur Young & Co. O’Malley holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Notre Dame (Class of 1984).
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About Seagate Technology, Seagate Technology: Seagate offers consumers and businesses with data storage solutions to create, share, and preserve digital content.
Murat Kocaman
Chief Financial Officer of Plume Design
Murat Kocaman has been serving as Chief Financial Officer at Plume Design since March 2017.
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About Plume Design: Plume is a SaaS platform that provides the delivery of technological services for connected homes.
Richard Long
Chief Financial Officer of KETOS
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About KETOS: KETOS provides hardware and software analytics solutions and real-time data for usage and flow across water systems.
Mark Etnyre
Chief Financial Officer of SquareTrade
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About SquareTrade: SquareTrade is an independent warranty provider for consumer electronics and appliances.
Lewis Chew
Chief Financial Officer of Dolby Laboratories
Mr. Chew is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (audio, imaging, and voice technologies for the entertainment industry) and has held that position since 2012. He previously was Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of National Semiconductor Corporation (design, manufacturing, and sale of semiconductor products) (2001 to 2011). Mr. Chew also was a Partner and certified public accountant at KPMG, LLP (accounting firm), where he served mainly technology and financial institution clients. Mr. Chew has been a director of PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company since 2009.
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About Dolby Laboratories: Dolby creates surround sound, imaging, and voice technologies for cinemas, home theaters, PCs, mobile devices, games, and more.
Anna Brunelle
CFO of Ouster
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About Ouster: Ouster builds high-resolution lidar sensors for autonomous vehicles, robotics, and many other applications.
Geoff Ribar
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Cadence Design Systems
Geoff Ribar is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Ribar is responsible for managing the company’s global finance organization, including Investor Relations, Information Technology, Workplace Resources, Order Fulfillment, Internal Audit and Controller functions. Prior to his appointment as CFO at Cadence, he served as Chief Financial Officer for Telegent Systems in Sunnyvale, California, where he led the company’s Finance, Legal, IT and HR teams in supporting a sales growth that was among the fastest ever in the semiconductor industry. Ribar has extensive experience in the semiconductor industry in both private and public companies. He held the CFO position at a number of semiconductor companies including SiRF, Matrix Semiconductor and nVidia. In addition he worked at AMD for 15 years, ending as corporate controller. During his career, Ribar has facilitated many M&A transactions, helping companies successfully scale during periods of rapid growth. Ribar received his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry, as well as an MBA, from the University of Michigan.
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About Cadence Design Systems: Cadence Design Systems develops electronic design automation, software, hardware and silicon intellectual property technologies.
Lisa Potocsnak
CFO of Artveoli, Inc.
Lisa Potocsnak is the CFO at Tribe Capital.
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About Artveoli, Inc., Tribe Capital: Carbon Capture Company
Marty McFarland
CFO of Star
Marty McFarland is the chief financial officer of Star.
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About Star: Star creates an integrated, seamless workflow – no matter how long or complex the client journey.
Kevin Collins
Chief Financial Officer of Catalyst Energy Technology
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About Catalyst Energy Technology: Catalyst Energy Technologies develops energy storage solutions for utilities, power marketers, energy services companies, and more.
Soren Thorvald
Treasurer & CFO of Portlet Power, Inc.
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About Portlet Power, Inc.: A Portlet™ is a portable outlet that allows any user with any laptop or tablet to charge their device anywhere.
Matt Jerrild
Founder & Chief Financial Officer of Nimbus Engineering
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About Nimbus Engineering: Nimbus is developing advanced optical technology for ultra efficient energy logistics.