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 San Francisco 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.
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.
Adil Syed
CFO of Rippling
Adil Syed is an Associate with Redpoint Ventures where he focuses on early-growth investment opportunities in internet, digital media, software / SaaS and mobile companies. Adil supports Redpoint investments in these sectors and has been involved in the firm’s investment in Twilio, Zendesk, Sonos, Open English and Viajanet. Prior to joining Redpoint, Adil was a Senior Analyst in the investment banking division of Goldman Sachs where he focused on high-growth clean technology and renewable energy companies, power and utility companies and industrials. Adil’s client coverage included strategic business development and financing discussions, execution of private investments, public offerings and M&A processes including the Amyris IPO and the Clipper Windpower sale to United Technologies Corporation. Prior to investment banking, Adil worked as a Financial Analyst for a wealth management team managing over $10B in assets in the Goldman Sachs San Francisco office. Adil earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.
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About Rippling, Vartana: Rippling is a human resource management company that offers an all-in-one platform to help manage HR and IT operations.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
John Fernandez
CFO of ForgeRock
John has 20+ years leading finance organizations. He has spent his career working with high-growth software companies; ranging in size from start-ups to large public companies. John has overseen FP&A, Accounting, Legal, HR, Recruiting, Sales Operations, Facilities, and IT functions. He has done extensive work in the area of capital raising, both debt and equity, and has successfully completed and integrated multiple transactions in software M&A. His prior employers include Rearden Commerce, Siebel Systems, and UBS Financial Services. John has a BA in Economics from Stanford University and an MBA from Berkeley, Haas School of Business. John is an avid skier, loves travel and is working on his golf game. Like most other things at ForgeRock, John had to sign off on this paragraph.
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About ForgeRock: ForgeRock is a multinational software company that develops commercial open source identity and access management products.
Leo Popov
Founder, CFO, Product & Growth TrueCare24 | 500 Startups Batch 20 Company of TrueCare24
CEO & Co-Founder of TrueCare24.
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About TrueCare24: In-Home Senior Care Automation Platform
Giridhar Premsingh
Global Chief Financial Officer of DoiT International
Giridhar has held senior finance roles at both public and private technology companies including most recently as Chief Financial Officer at Onica, responsible for global financial and legal operations. As Chief Financial Officer at REAN Cloud, he led all aspects of accounting, corporate planning, financial reporting, tax, treasury, investor relations, and legal. As a senior finance leader at Virtustream Inc., he played an instrumental role in the company’s disruptive growth and ultimate sale to EMC Corporation in a $1.2 billion acquisition transaction. Giridhar began his career with Ernst & Young and is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the State of Colorado. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelors in Accounting from Bangalore University, India.
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About DoiT International: We tackle complex problems of scale using our expertise in resolving problems, coding, algorithms, complexity analysis, and system design.
Sam Chung
Chief Financial Officer of Salesforce Foundation
Sam and his team are responsible for accounting, employee success, finance and revenue operations.
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About Salesforce, Salesforce Foundation: Salesforce Foundation provides cloud-based solutions based on the Salesforce platform for nonprofits and educational institutions.
Andrew Preston
CFO of Deep North
Entrepreneurial executive skilled at working closely with the founder/CEO to manage and grow early stage technology companies and restructure underperforming companies. Assignments have combined vision and strategy with collaboration and execution to significantly improve performance and create shareholder value, culminating in successful liquidity events.
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About Deep North, OneTraction: Deep North is an Analytics and AI company focused on providing insights for the physical world.
Viraj Patel
Chief Financial Officer of Ameri 100
Viraj Patel is the CFO at SimpleMachines.
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About Ameri 100, Fabric Genomics (formerly Omicia), SignEasy: Ameri100 is a SAP Centric Cloud Digital Consulting Company.
Eran Pilovsky
Chief Financial Officer of Splice Machine
Eran brings over 25 years of financial management experience to Splice Machine. Since 2008, Eran has been the CFO of companies in the SaaS, digital media, and cloud/internet services spaces including Grand Junction, Metacafe and SugarSync. From 2000 until 2008, Eran held senior executive positions with private and public companies in the communications and enterprise software industries including Roamware, Aperto Networks, Blue Martini Software, and Vyyo. Until 2000, Eran was a Partner with Ernst & Young. Eran is a cum laude graduate of the University of San Francisco, with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).
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About Neon Labs, Splice Machine, Xnor.ai: Splice Machine is a data platform that offers offline, and batch analysis, and powers intelligent applications for operational workflows.
Christopher Martin
VP of Ad Operations & CFO of MightyHive
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About MightyHive: MightyHive is a programmatic solutions provider that simplifies complicated programmatic media buying for advertising organizations.
Beri B Kasper
Chief Financial Officer of Cameo Global
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About Cameo Global: Cameo Global has offered expertise in IT solutions and telecommunications since 1994.
Jeff Nichols
Chief Financial Officer of ujet.cx
Jeff Nichols currently works as Chief Financial Officer at UJET. He previously worked at Glassdoor as SVP, Head of Finance (Acting CFO).
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About ujet.cx: UJET, Inc. is the world’s first and only CCaaS 3.0 cloud contact center provider.
Winnie Cheng
Chief Financial Officer of InfluxData
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About InfluxData: InfluxData is the creator of InfluxDB, the open source time series database.
Caleb Hernandez
CFO of iTalent Digital
Caleb joined iTalent in 2000 as a technology consultant and in 2005, after successfully holding various business systems consultant roles at high tech giants Cisco and Network Appliance, he joined the iTalent corporate operations team. His past experience as a hands on client consultant plus his success in various operational roles in iTalent, over the past 10 years, gives him the broad perspective required to partner with our clients and to provide a great environment for our employees. His team is responsible for the day to day operations and ensuring customer and employee satisfaction.
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About iTalent Digital: iTalent Digital is an innovative global woman- and minority-owned SaaS software products company and digital transformation consultancy.
Dorea El-Sayed
Chief Financial Officer of Decision Engines
Starting at PwC as an auditor, where she became a Certified Public Account, Dorea returned to UCLA to obtain her MBA from the UCLA Anderson School and is currently an active Certified Public Accountant and member of the AICPA. Her technology career started as a financial analyst for Oracle, where she was responsible for budgeting across hundreds of departments in 90 countries, Dorea also prepared quarterly results analysis for the executive committee. She worked cross functionally on software implementations, testing Oracle’s financial products, leading a growing team of finance professionals. Now, with over 20 years’ financial consulting experience, Dorea has been instrumental in the successful growth of numerous start-up ventures across a wide variety of industries including software, hardware, SaaS, and medical device companies. Her financial experience includes debt and equity financing, financial modeling, cash management, fundraising, mergers and acquisitions, Board of Directors’ presentations, strategic planning, systems improvement and cost analysis. Dorea has established subsidiaries in multiple countries and overseen operations and compliance with foreign regulations and has also managed the HR, administrative and legal functions for several start-ups.
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About Decision Engines, IoTium: Decision Engines offers a self-service business driven cloud platform that provides end-to-end process automation.
Janko Milunovic
Chief Financial Officer of Payment24
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About Payment24: Payment24 is an International Fuel Payment Solutions Provider based in Cape Town and Berlin
Tom Snyder
Co-founder , COO & CFO of Xantrion
Tom manages Xantrion’s consulting team and finances. He has architected dozens of business computer networks. He developed our client focused Complete Care service, which provides unlimited support and a guarantee of satisfaction at a fixed monthly cost. He also pioneered internal policies such as open book financial reporting and profit sharing, which resulted in a high level of team member retention and satsifaction. Prior to founding Xantrion, Tom was Director of Consulting for an I.T. consulting firm. He also worked as a management consultant for McKinsey and CFO of CoForge. Prior to that, he was an operations manager for Chevron. Tom has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin.
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About Xantrion: Xantrion specializes in outsourced managed IT services and cybersecurity for mid-sized companies in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Todd Zhang
CFO of Enablence
Zhang served as the chief financial officer at China TriComm Limited from 2010 to 2013, China Sports Interactive Media Holding Company from 2009 to 2010 and at China Bio-solutions Group from 2006 to 2008, responsible for the companies merger and acquisition, corporate finance, accounting,internal control and investor relationship related matters. Before that, Zhang worked as a manager and senior manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers starting from 2000. Zhang is a member of American Institute of Certified Public Account and the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Zhang received his bachelor degree in engineering mechanics from Shanghai Jiaotong University in 1994.
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About Enablence, Irixi Photonics Inc.: Enablence is a supplier of FTTH equipment for residential & business services & optical components, metro & long-haul markets.
Matt Andrade
Chief Financial Officer of ActiveVideo Networks
Matt oversees the financial strategies and business processes that are fundamental to mapping and executing on ActiveVideo’s growth objectives. He is charged with creating the financial models that are cornerstones of the evaluation of new technology and market opportunities by the company’s management team and Board of Directors. He works closely with ARRIS Group and Charter Communications, the ActiveVideo joint venture partners, to build support for investment decisions that can help the company scale across additional business and geographic areas. Matt joined ActiveVideo as controller in 2010, and has been vital to the implementation of operational and financial disciplines that are aligned with the company’s business objectives. His keen grasp of ActiveVideo’s operations and financial models were instrumental in the acquisition of ActiveVideo by ARRIS and Charter. Previously, he had been on a partner track at Burr, Pilger & Mayer and co-founded BizProNet, a consulting practice which was created to connect businesses with pre-vetted management level consultants. Matt is licensed as a CPA by the State of California. He holds a B.S. in Accounting from Santa Clara University.
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About ActiveVideo Networks: ActiveVideo, a software company, uses cloud-based technology to bring advanced user interfaces to cable and IPTV set-top boxes.
Steve Lima
Corporate Controller and CFO of Quantum Secure
Steve De Lima is the Controller and CFO for Quantum Secure, Inc. where he is responsible for managing Accounting, Finance and HR. Steve’s experience in the software industry includes both start-ups and large, public firms. He enjoyed his experience at the following firms: Ross Systems, Inc., BEA Systems, The Theory Center, Buldfolio, Inc. and most recently at AgilePoint, Inc. Steve’s experience in these software firms gave him exposure to an IPO, a Management Buyout, several acquisitions and very rapid growth. Steve holds a BS in Business Administration, with concentrations in Accounting and Finance, from California State University, East Bay, where he graduated cum laude.
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About AgilePoint, Quantum Secure: Quantum Secure designs SAFE, an enterprise software suite ensuring controlled access to employees and visitors within an organization.
Evgeny Itsakov
Co-Founder, COO & CFO of NAIVE Software Inc.
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About NAIVE Software Inc.: NAÏVE Software is a video editing software that synchronizes media, renders proxy files, and cleans footage.
Peter Downs
CFO of Qooco
Peter has over two decades enabling technology companies to grow and scale on their way to successful exits. He has deep experience in strategic planning, budgeting, analytics, and fundraising. And he is passionate about driving high growth metrics while also improving operating efficiency. Prior to joining Ayasdi, Peter held senior finance and operating roles at several technology companies including Broadvision, Deem, nComputing, Siperian, and Xeeva. Peter earned his BA and MBA from the University of California, Berkeley. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). Peter enjoys mountain biking, skiing, all Bay Area sports teams and hanging out with his family.
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About Qooco, Symphony AyasdiAI: The Online Mobile Spoken Language Vocational Training Solution for the Hospitality Industry.
Jeffrey Wheeler
CFO of TCI Marketing Services
Jeff Wheeler is the CFO at BrightTALK.
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About Catalyst Management Holdings, TCI Marketing Services, Technical Communities: TCI Marketing Services is a cloud-enabled demand generation startup that helps B2B technology marketers achieve their goals.
John Harless
Co-Founder & CFO of DayNine Consulting
Over the past three decades, John has successfully participated in growing early stage start-ups from inception to profitability in system implementation and consulting companies, including TRW Financial Systems and Ramos & Associates, where each reached $90 million in annual revenues and was acquired by public companies. John has also served as VP, Finance and CFO for IT consulting and software companies, including the America’s Division of Cambridge Technology Partners, ZNOW, Endymion Systems, Ravenflow, and Before the Call. John holds a BA from the University of San Francisco and an MBA from Golden Gate University.
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About DayNine Consulting: DayNine Consulting is an enterprise services firm that helps its customers transform their organizations.
Jeremy Gimbel
CFO of Sober Chat
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About Opya: Sober Chat is a location sensitive, mobile chat application designed to help people who struggle with alcoholism
Nancy Larget
Chief Financial Officer and Board Member of Jopari Solutions
Nancy Larget is the Chief Financial Officer for Jopari Solutions, Inc. Ms. Larget is a seasoned finance executive with particular expertise in assessing and completing acquisitions, raising capital, creating financial control environments, and developing sound financial planning and analysis. She has a strong interest in solving the challenges of scaling high growth organizations. Ms. Larget has accumulated her financial expertise in a broad range of roles. At Charles Schwab and Co., she was Senior Vice President of Global Expansion and Integration where she defined and executed Schwab’s expansion into international markets. She served as CFO for Charles Schwab Europe during its launch of on-line trading. She also was employee number 16 and CFO of Schwab’s high growth 401(k) business. At Citicorp, she was a corporate banker, where she developed funding and cash management strategies for a broad range of clients. She received her CPA while working in Deloitte Touche’s audit practice. She has a BS in Business Administration from UC Berkeley and an MBA in General Management from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
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About Jopari Solutions: Jopari is a leading customer-focused health information technology company.
Kent Elmer
CFO of PokitDok
Kent joined PokitDok as Chief Financial Officer, following the close of an oversubscribed $34M Series B round of equity funding in August 2015. A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with 20+ years specializing in finance and operations, he has broad-based experience ranging from Big 4 public accounting to CFO level positions at a variety of companies. His public company experience includes CFO of IQ Software Corporation, a NASDAQ company.
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About PokitDok, TechCXO: PokitDok provides a software development platform with a set of APIs that streamlines the basic business processes of healthcare.
Travis Adlman
COO/CFO of NodeSource
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About NodeSource: Building products focused on Node.js security and performance for the Enterprise.
