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 Local 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.
Mike Mauceri
CFO of Lightbank
Mike Mauceri joined Lightbank in April of 2012. Prior to Lightbank, Mike worked as corporate controller of MediaOcean, LLC where he was responsible for all accounting and finance functions. While at MediaOcean, Mike served as the financial lead for the merger with DDS, forming MediaOcean, LLC. Prior to joining MediaOcean, LLC in 2010, Mike served as accounting manager for Innerworkings, Inc. and finance manager for Starcom Worldwide. Mike holds a BA from Purdue University and is a CPA.
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About Lightbank: Lightbank VC is a venture fund that invests in entrepreneurs solving the biggest problems in society
Derek Keller
CFO of inKind
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About Highway 12 Ventures, inKind: inKind finances restaurants by purchasing large amounts of food and beverage credits upfront, and then selling that F&B credit to consumers.
Jeff Ash
Chief Financial Officer of Welocalize
Jeff Ash is Welocalize’s Chief Financial Officer. Having spent more than two decades in a variety of financial and operational roles with both Fortune 500 companies and technology startups, Jeff was attracted to Welocalize because of its focus on customer service and dynamic, innovative culture. Looking for a company where he could do things differently, he quickly realized that Welocalize would be a perfect fit. Jeff started his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and six years focused on the technology and communications industries. He went on to serve in financial positions with TeleCorp PCS (subsequently a part of AT&T Wireless) and AOL-Time Warner. In 2007, Jeff became the CFO of BabyCenter, the largest global online resource for new and expecting parents with local sites in over 20 countries. Three years later he took on the CFO spot at Six Apart, one of the first and largest platforms for blogging and content distribution online. When the company merged with VideoEgg in 2012 to form Say Media, Jeff became the new company’s Senior Vice President, Operations, responsible for global advertising content production and advertising operations. As CFO at Welocalize, he’s responsible for leading the charge toward profitable and sustainable growth, instituting efficient and effective accounting and overseeing the financial, HR and other administrative operations of the company. Jeff received his MBA from William & Mary and a BBA in Accounting from the University of Georgia. He has three children and lives in Frederick, MD. While most of his free time is spent keeping up with his energetic family, he is also an avid reader and rabid Georgia Bulldog fan.
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About Welocalize: Welocalize provides translation supply chain management solutions that deliver market-ready, translated content.
Scott Goldenberg
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of The TJX Companies
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About The TJX Companies: TJX Companies, Inc. is the leading off-price retailer of apparel and home fashions in the U.S. and worldwide, ranking No. 115.
Frank Asaro
Chief Financial Officer of Empyr
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About Empyr: Empyr is a card-linked offer engagement platform for national brands and digital publisher.
Ken Coffee
Chief Financial Officer of Emodo
Ken Coffee is an established advertising and marketing technology executive with over 20 years of experience with high growth start-ups and public companies. As Chief Financial Officer of Ericsson Emodo, Ken is responsible for Emodo’s Finance and Administration functions. Prior to joining Emodo, Ken served as the Vice President of Finance at Amobee (Singtel), a global advertising technology company leveraging data to help marketers activate programmatic campaigns. Amobee integrated three acquisitions and nearly tripled revenue during his tenure. Ken also served as VP of Finance & Operations for CompareNetworks and was responsible for Business Management for Velti, a pioneering public ad-tech company. Ken started his career in advertising and marketing services as co-founder and CFO of GTxcel.
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About Emodo: Emodo transforms data into results for mobile network operators.
Larry Lewis
CFO of iVeew
Larry Lewis earned his bachelor’s degree with honors from Wheaton College and obtained his MBA from the University of Chicago. Mr. Lewis initially worked for Ernst & Ernst in the audit department. He went on to work for CPA firms and with industry clients in the Chicago area. He headed the internal audit department of a publicly held firm and served as the Chief Financial Officer for various organizations. Mr. Lewis is a member of the American Institute, Colorado Society and Illinois Society of CPAs and the Colorado Government Finance Officers Association. Mr. Lewis also serves on the Boards of various business and civic associations.
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About iVeew: SMS 2-way messaging, merchandising platform with over 76,000 local attractions Chatbots & Artificial Intelligence connected to Alexis
Tim Brinkman
CFO of PushPoint – Acquired by Capital One Bank
Tim Brinkman is the Chief Executive Officer of ChargeSmart. Brinkman is responsible for ChargeSmart’s business development, strategic direction and overall growth. With more than 20 years experience in the financial industry, Brinkman has owned companies, led divisions and generated growth opportunities for several companies. Brinkman was a director at Wasserstein Perella and a managing director at C.E. Unterberg Towbin. He also co-founded asset management firm, Indusino Capital Management. Wall Street roles have included Proprietary Trading, Institutional Sales, Senior Management and Advisory Board member. Brinkman began his career as a CPA with Ernst and Young, a global firm that specializes in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, and continued his tenure at the firm as a management consultant in the financial services industry. Brinkman holds an MBA from The University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and finance from Miami University.
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About PushPoint – Acquired by Capital One Bank: PushPoint provides local businesses with mobile marketing tools that reduce management effort and grow their business.
Kira Spivak
Chief Financial Officer of Street Fight
Kira Spivak, CFO: With 10 years of venture capital and investment banking experience and another 10 years of operations experience and accounting skills, Kira brings considerable expertise to bear in managing Street Fight’s financial strategy. She was previously on an acquisition investment/management team that managed portfolio company investments, and has helped build and scale accounting platforms for high growth companies. She is also a contributor to CFO Magazine, Mastercard’s “Innovative” blog for businesses. She lives in Denver.
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About Street Fight: Street Fight is an industry publication and events business focused on delivering editorially-driven products and services.
Eduardo Bravo
CFO & Co-founder of Irys
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About Irys: Irys offers AI-driven tools that bring real-time visibility and data analytics for urban stakeholders.
Sean Witty
Chief Financial Officer of Netsertive
Sean Witty is the Chief Financial Officer at Netsertive.
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About Netsertive: Netsertive is an intelligent online marketing platform that puts big brand marketing to work for local businesses.
Bill Scanlon
Chief Financial Officer of ThriveHive
Bill Scanlon joined ThriveHive in 2014 as the Chief Financial Officer. Bill’s strong focus on measuring the items that really drive business, and in turn providing actionable reporting, help ensure that ThriveHive meets its goals and can better serve its customers.
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About Propel Marketing, Propel Marketing, ThriveHive: ThriveHive helps in defining business goals and then come up with a custom solution maximized for ROI.
David P. Gardner
EVP & CFO of Home Properties
Mr. David P. Gardner is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of Home Properties Inc. He has served as Executive Vice President since 2004 and a Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company since its initial public offering (“IPO”) in 1994. From 1984 until the IPO, Mr. Gardner was employed by and an officer of the prior operator of many of the Company’s properties acquired at the time of the IPO. From 1977 until 1984, Mr. Gardner was an accountant at Cortland L. Brovitz & Co. He is a graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology.
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About Home Properties: Home Properties cares about our residents and we want you to be happy in your new home. Read about Our Pledge to You
Kevin Lowry
Chief Financial Officer of RevLocal
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About RevLocal: RevLocal helps businesses maximize their online presence with a personalized approach to digital marketing.
Kevin Lowry
Chief Financial Officer of RevLocal
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About RevLocal: RevLocal helps businesses maximize their online presence with a personalized approach to digital marketing.
Charles Murray
CFO of takokat
Charles “Chuck” Murray holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics with an emphasis in Actuarial Science. With over 15 years of experience in the insurance industry, he served for over eight years as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for UHA Health Insurance Company and during that time became the Treasurer and Executive Vice President. Chuck has also served on the Board of the Aloha Council, Boy Scouts of America and the Board and Treasurer of the Autism Society of Hawaii.
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About takokat: Takokat is a mini search engine allowing users to locate nearby restaurants that serve their favorite food.
Gustavo Lauria
CFO of Wekho
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About Wekho: Wekho, a geolocation-based social app, enables users to find and keep up with interesting events and places around their current locations.
Jim Burke
CFO of Dealstruck
Jim Burke is a CFO at Dealstruck, Inc.
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About Dealstruck: Dealstruck is the best place for small businesses to finance growth.
Jorge Vizcarra
Founder, CFO & Board Member of Prombi
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About Prombi: Prombi connects small restaurants with their customers in a simple and friendly way.
Jorge Vizcarra
Founder, CFO & Board Member of Prombi
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About Prombi: Prombi connects small restaurants with their customers in a simple and friendly way.
