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 United States based CFO’ operating in the Cloud Security 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.
Bart Hacking
CFO of BetterCloud
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About BetterCloud: The SaaS Operations leader: Transform employee experience, centralize data protection, and maximize operational efficiency.
Mark Elchinoff
Chief Financial Officer of Tigera
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About Tigera: Active, zero-trust based security for cloud-native applications
Shan Edwards
Chief Financial Officer of Lightstream
Shan has over 15 years of experience providing accounting and finance solutions to a broad range of companies. He began his career with the accounting firm KPMG, assisting large to mid-size private and public companies with their financial reporting and accounting processes. He has since filled controller and chief financial officer positions with technology and industrial firms overseeing corporate finance and accounting functions, establishing business strategy, leading mergers and acquisitions and contract negotiations, and assisting with general business management. Shan received Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration degrees from Utah State University and is a certified public accountant.
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About Lightstream, Lightstream: Lightstream is an integrator of cloud and network technologies for enterprise.
Daniel West
CFO of Obscurity Labs
Daniel West is a CFO, Senior Cloud Security Engineer, & Instructor at Obscurity Labs, He has over 10 years of DoD IT and Cyber experience and he’s been tinkering with computers since he was 5 years old. During his tenure with the US Army, he served as the senior multidisciplinary subject matter expert and tactical planner for numerous defense cyber operations missions. He was entrusted with the protection of global mission systems that covered over $1 billion of critical aerospace and defense networks and systems. He was instrumental in cyber technology and doctrine development, working directly with various USG agencies, industry, and academia. He was recognized by the European Command in 2012 for strengthening US partnerships with NATO coalition forces, as a cyber operator during the largest multilateral C4 exercise in the world. In addition to holistically understanding the DoD side of cyber and the processes associated with the LE side of cyber, he also holds a Master of Professional Studies in Homeland Security with the Information Security and Forensics Option from The Pennsylvania State University. He has delivered comprehensive training on cyber hunt, incident response, forensics and malware analysis, vulnerability analysis and risk mitigation, penetration testing, and cyber threat emulation on enterprise systems, IoT devices, ICS/SCADA systems, and embedded systems, which was critical to the success of numerous USCYBERCOM missions and initiatives.
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About Obscurity Labs: Obscurity Labs provides cyber security, software development, training, red team, and soc.

Sameena Ahmed
CFO of Zentry Security
Ms. Ahmed is responsible for worldwide financial accounting, reporting, human resources, legal and corporate administration at Array. She is also primarily responsible for budgeting and providing direct financial support to the company’s business functions. She brings over 15 years of experience in finance and cost control. Prior to joining Array Networks, Sameena held senior management positions at Optical Microwave Networks, a subsidiary of MTI, a publicly traded Company in Taiwan. She holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from University of Madras, India, and is a Certified Public Accountant.
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About Array Networks, Zentry Security: Zentry Security enables small- to medium-sized enterprises and provides next-generation secure access solutions that productivity, and more.

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.
Bruce Burlington
Chief Financial Officer of IDMCloud
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About IDMCloud: Unified Cloud Security Platform to Secure Entire Cloud Stack (SaaS, PaaS and IaaS)
Michiari Kanno
Senior Managing Director / Group CFO of GMO GlobalSign
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About GMO Cloud KK, GMO GlobalSign: Globalsign enhances digital life by making interactions safer with trusted identities.
Travis Adlman
COO/CFO of NodeSource
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About NodeSource: Building products focused on Node.js security and performance for the Enterprise.

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