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 United States based CFO’ operating in the Sensor 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.
Ashish Agrawal
Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of CTS Corporation
On November 11, 2013, Ashish Agrawal was elected Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for CTS. Ashish Agrawal joined CTS in June 2011 as Vice President, Treasury and Corporate Development, and was elected as Treasurer on September 1, 2011. Before joining CTS, Ashish Agrawal was with Dometic Corporation, a manufacturer of refrigerators, awnings and air conditioners, as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2007.
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About CTS Corporation: CTS aims to be a leading provider of sensing & motion devices as well as connectivity components, enabling an intelligent & seamless world.
Daniel Beaven
CFO of Carnegie Robotics
Daniel Beaven is the CFO at Carnegie Robotics.
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About Carnegie Robotics: Carnegie Robotics builds reliable robotics products and smart sensors to improve productivity, reliability and safety.
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.
Timothy Ng
Co-Founder & CFO of Palma Ceia SemiDesign
Timothy Ng is a co-founder and Chief Financial Officer of PCS. With 25 years of investment banking expertise and technology company finance, Tim has completed 100 merger, acquisition and financing transactions with aggregate value exceeding $100 billion, including representing Synopsys on its acquisition of Avant! and Simplex and Numerical Design on their sales to Cadence Design, among others. He is currently an Advisory Board member at TPG-controlled XOJET, and hedge fund VII Peaks Capital, and was a board member of Nasdaq-listed Magma Design Automation for seven years. He previously held senior investment banking positions with Deutsche Bank Securities, Credit Suisse First Boston, Cowen & Company and Morgan Stanley. Based in California, Tim holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley.
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About Intellectus Partners, LLC, Palma Ceia SemiDesign: Palma Ceia SemiDesign offers analog and RF IP for emerging WiFi, LTE, and wireline applications.
Gary Larsen
Chief Financial Officer of InVisage Technologies
Gary joined InVisage bringing over 25 years of experience in accounting and financial reporting, corporate finance, M&A, and international finance and operations. Most recently, he served as CFO of Power-One, a leading provider of renewable energy power conversion and power management solutions (acquired by ABB), where he supported a more than doubling of revenue to $1.0B. Prior to joining Power-One, Gary served as the CFO of AuthenTec, a provider of identity management and touch control solutions (acquired by Apple). As CFO, he helped lead AuthenTec through its successful initial public offering. His previous companies include Artesyn Technologies, W.R. Grace, and KPMG Peat Marwick. Gary earned a BS in finance and accounting from State University of New York at Buffalo and an MBA from New York University.
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About InVisage Technologies: InVisage Technologies is a semiconductor manufacturing company offering quantum dot-based image sensors.
Dennis M. O’Leary
Chairman, Founder, CEO, and CFO of DarkPulse
Dennis O’Leary is the Chairman, Founder, CEO, and CFO of DarkPulse.
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About DarkPulse: DarkPulse uses advanced laser-based monitoring systems to provide rapid and accurate monitoring of temperatures, strains and stresses.
Bob Dentzman
Co-Founder, CFO of Sniffer Robotics
Bob is a seasoned senior financial executive with a broad based background spanning over 40 years with 3 publicly traded companies. He has deep experience in the areas of investor relations, treasury, and corporate finance which include Herman Miller, Inc., Enphase Energy, and Energy Conversion Devices. Bob served as a member of the Board of Directors of Byron Bank and its parent O.A.K. Financial Corporation, a publicly traded company. He chaired the Audit Committee and was also a member of the Directors’ Loan Committee and the Executive Committee. Bob, along with the other board members, played a key role in providing guidance as the bank successfully rebuilt its senior management team. In his board role, Bob was engaged in completing the successful merger with Chemical Bank in 2010 and later served on the Board of Chemical Bank West Michigan until leaving Michigan for the San Francisco Bay Area to join a “clean tech” company, Enphase Energy as Treasurer. As an Entrepreneur Bob started and successfully sold two businesses, one focused on investor relations communications and the other, a specialty retailer of Herman Miller, Inc. furniture and through his consulting business, RFD, LLC. he assisted his clients in acquiring capital to fund growth and evaluating business transition alternatives. Bob has also served on the Board of Education Associates of Black River Charter School and on the Board of Directors of Rest Haven, a faith-based continuing care adult retirement organization. Bob received his MBA with a finance concentration from Western Michigan University and his bachelor’s degree in economics from Kalamazoo College. He lives in the Ludington, Michigan area in the summer and Tucson in the winter with his wife of 35yrs, Barb. He has one child, Katie, 27 who recently completed her PhD and is doing Post-doc work for Washington State University in Pullman, WA.
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About Sniffer Robotics: A New Performance Standard for Managing Methane Emissions
Autumn Jackson
CFO of Taction Enterprises
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About Taction Enterprises: Music Technology – Midi Control – Capacitive Sensor technology.
Jack McFarland
Chief Financial Officer of Stack Lighting
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About Stack Lighting: Stack is the technology leader behind the world’s first responsive lighting solutions for homes and buildings.
Brian Dunn
CFO of Nevada Nano
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About Nevada Nano: NevadaNano (Nevada Nanotech Systems, Inc.) develops and manufactures high performance, low cost silicon MEMS gas sensors.
Christopher Schiavino
CFO of Driver Watchdog
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About Driver Watchdog: Driver Watchdog provides a live stream of all in-car and out-of-vehicle activity, linking any situation to the driver’s important contacts.
Christopher Schiavino
CFO of Driver Watchdog
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About Driver Watchdog: Driver Watchdog provides a live stream of all in-car and out-of-vehicle activity, linking any situation to the driver’s important contacts.
Tammy Crawford
Chief Financial Officer of Genesys Aerosystems
Tammy Crawford is the Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, and Treasurer of Genesys Aerosystems. She is a member of the board of directors as well as a founding partner for Genesys Aerosystems Group, Inc. Mrs. Crawford is responsible for the finance, accounting, and treasury functions and activities for the corporation. Prior to joining Genesys Aerosystems in 2010, she served at DRS Unmanned Technologies as Director of Finance/Accounting & Controller for 10 years. Crawford holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from Midwestern State University.
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About Genesys Aerosystems: A Mineral Wells, Texas-based provider of avionics systems for military and civil aircraft
