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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 Data Center 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.
Marlon K. Pearson
CFO of Markley Group
Marlon K. Pearson serves as the chief financial officer of [Markley Group](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/markley-group#/entity), where he is responsible for financial reporting, management, taxation, and strategic planning. Prior to joining Markley Group, Pearson has served as a controller and operations manager for 2 privately-held business conglomerates. He has over 30 years of public accounting experience with many firms such as [Arthur Andersen & Co](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/arthur-andersen-co-llp#/entity).
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About Markley Group: New England’s largest and longest operating multi-tenant, mission-critical telecommunications and data center facility.
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.
Mark Iserloth
Chief Financial Officer of Puppet
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About Puppet: Puppet is an information technology automation software company designed for system administrators.
Garima Kapoor
Co-Founder, CFO of MinIO
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About MinIO, MinIO: MinIO offers high-performance, S3 compatible object storage for multi-cloud architectures. Software-defined, cloud-native + 100% opensource.
Duston Williams
CFO of Nutanix
Duston Williams is currently the CFO of Nutanix. He became CFO of Gigamon in March 2012. Prior thereto, he was CFO for SandForce, Inc., a data storage company, from March 2011 through its sale to LSI Corporation in January 2012. From June 2006 to June 2010, he was Vice President and CFO of Infinera Corporation. From December 2004 to June 2006 he was Executive Vice President and CFO of Maxtor Corporation. From January 2000 to November 2004, he served as CFO various high technology companies. From 1986 through 1999, he served in a variety of accounting and finance positions at Western Digital Corporation, including as its Senior Vice President and CFO.
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About Nutanix: Nutanix is a virtualized datacenter platform that provides disruptive datacenter infrastructure solutions for business applications.
Travis Adlman
CFO of Blueshift
Travis is an analytical and forward-thinking financial executive with 15+ years experience leading technology and fintech companies. He joins us from NodeSource, an open-source enterprise software company that was just acquired by i2, where he was CFO/COO. Prior to NodeSource, Travis was the CFO at FusionOps (now Aera Technology) and AnchorFree (now Pango) where he owned finance, HR, and business operations. Travis streamlined operations – from implementing efficiencies in the back-office to identifying the right levers to scale the business. While at Kosmix, Travis reorganized the company that provided clarity and focus to the team, doubled revenue, and ultimately led to the acquisition by Walmart. At Walmart, Travis implemented a framework for managing performance and investment within WalmartLabs, a new division chartered with redefining e-commerce.
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About Blueshift: Blueshift offers the SmartHub CDP, which helps brands deliver relevant and connected experiences across every customer interaction.
Elaine Marion
CFO of ePlus
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About ePlus, George Mason University – School of Business: ePlus is an technology solutions provider of professional & managed services for cloud, security, data center, and digital infrastructure.
Michael Stanton
Chief Financial Officer of Diligent
Michael serves as the CFO of Diligent Corporation. Michael Stanton joins Diligent with nearly 20 years of experience spanning business optimization, corporate finance, treasury and corporate development, most recently serving as Senior Vice President of Finance and Treasurer at SaaS-based education technology provider Blackboard Inc. With more than a decade at Blackboard, Stanton helped lead the company’s successful IPO efforts, which catapulted Blackboard to the top of the education technology market. He also helped grow the company to more than $650 million in revenue, and during his tenure he led more than $4 billion in equity and debt financings and 32 M&A transactions. Prior to Blackboard, Stanton held leadership positions at the international financial and corporate communications consultancy, Dewe Rogerson, and CCA Companies Inc., where he was responsible for forecasting, budgeting and analysis of the company’s lodging and gaming business. He holds a BA in history from College of the Holy Cross.
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About Diligent: Diligent is the largest GRC SaaS provider, with 1M users, across 23,000 organizations, valued at $7B+ and $500 million+ in revenue.
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.
Scott Bryce
CFO of RIFT.io
Scott brings more than 25 years of financial and operational experience to his role as CFO at RIFT.io. Prior to joining RIFT.io, Scott was CFO at BNI Video a provider of software solutions for video service providers which was sold to Cisco Systems in 2011. Prior to BNI Video, Scott was CFO at Cartiza, Inc., a 4G wireless equipment provider. Prior to Cartiza, Scott was VP of Finance for Broadbus Technologies, Inc. a video-on-demand server company, which was sold to Motorola in 2006. Scott began his career with KPMG LLP and is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in MA.
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About RIFT.io: RIFT.io operates in technology sector, based in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Deepak Kumar Bansal
Chief Financial Officer of AGC Networks
Deepak Kumar Bansal is the Chief Financial Officer of AGC Networks and Black Box Corporation.
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About AGC Networks: AGC Networks Ltd. is the client’s trusted global technology integrator.
John Broderick
Chief Executive & Chief Financial Officer of Cicero
Mr. Broderick is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and is also a director. Mr. Broderick served as the Chief Operating Officer of the Company since June 2002, as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company since April 2001, and as Corporate Secretary since August 2001. Prior to joining our Company, Mr. Broderick was Executive Vice President of Swell Inc., a sports media e-commerce company where he oversaw the development of all commerce operations and served as the organization’s interim Chief Financial Officer. Previously, Mr. Broderick served as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of North American Operations for Programmer’s Paradise, a publicly held (NASDAQ: PROG) international software marketer. Mr. Broderick received his B.S. in accounting from Villanova University.
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About Cicero: Cicero provides analytics and automation software that help organizations isolate process issues and automate employee tasks.
George Pollock Jr
Director & Chief Financial Officer of vXchnge
George is responsible for all finance and human resources functions. George brings more than 24 years of finance experience to the company. Prior to joining vXchnge, George served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer at Switch & Data. While at Switch and Data, George was responsible for 6 acquisitions, all accretive, and the initial public offering in 2007. Prior to joining, Switch & Data, George served as Chief Financial Officer of the Merchant Banking Division of Communications Equity Associates, Inc. (CEA), an international investment and merchant bank specializing in the media, communications, and Internet industries. George was responsible for the financial and administrative functions for CEA’s $600 million portfolio of private equity funds.
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About vXchnge: vXchnge operates a network of strategically located, software-defined, edge, colocation data centers delivering more than 99.99999% uptime.
Norman Katool
CFO of Venture Technologies
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About Venture Technologies: Venture Technologies provides enterprise, secure IT solutions.
Julie Callagee
CFO of Verne Global
Julie Callagee is responsible for financial planning, accounting and human resources. Experienced in global operations, Julie has worked for 20+ years in private industry and public accounting with a focus on technology, renewable energy, construction and M&A. She was International Controller for MathWorks, CFO for Global Marine Energy Inc., Controller for Lycos, and Controller for a privately held construction company. Julie is a Certified Public Accountant and has a Certification in International Financial Accounting Standards (IFRS).
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About Verne Global: Verne Global is a tech company focused on providing data centers.
Jason Goldberg
CFO of Greyson Technologies
Jason is dedicated to fostering Greyson’s partner and client relationships, managing employee satisfaction and motivating and mentoring to help create and build a successful organization. Jason has over 18 years of accounting experience, including tenure with “Big 4” accounting firms. A licensed CPA with the Florida Division of Certified Public Accounting, Jason has diverse experience in strategic planning, financial reporting, management and internal controls. Jason enjoys spending time with his family and is an avid golfer who’s still looking for his first hole-in-one.
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About Greyson Technologies: Greyson Technologies is a technology services company that provides network, data, voice, and distribution systems.
Joseph McDermott
COO, CFO & CoFounder of Carma
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About Carma: SaaS Foundational Network Inventory and CRM built on Microsoft Dynamics & Azure for telecom carriers, data center and cloud operators
Salima Abbas
CFO of Data Agility Group
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About Data Agility Group: We will architect, optimize and migrate your data with minimal downtime and nominal risk of disruption.
