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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 Computer 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.
Luther Lau
Vice President, Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of SRI International
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About SRI International: SRI International is a nonprofit, independent research center serving government and industry.
Blake Jorgensen
EVP & Chief Financial Officer of Electronic Arts
Blake Jorgensen is the EVP & Chief Financial Officer of Electronic Arts where he is responsible for EA’s financial management. Blake joined EA in 2012 with over 20 years of experience in finance spanning across different industries, with a deep understanding of technology, consumer products, online commerce and entertainment. Prior to joining EA, Blake served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Levi Strauss & Co. Previously, he was Chief Financial Officer of Yahoo! Inc., from June 2007 to June 2009. Before joining Yahoo! Inc., Blake was the Chief Operating Officer and Co-Director of Investment Banking at Thomas Weisel Partners, which he co-founded in 1998. He has also held financial and operational positions at Montgomery Securities, MAC Group/Gemini Consulting and Marakon Associates. Blake holds a degree in Economics from Stanford and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. He and his wife Debbie live in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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About Electronic Arts: Electronic Arts delivers games, content, and online services for internet-connected consoles, PCs, mobile phones, and tablets.
Betsabe Botaitis
Co-Founder and CFO of Aikon
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About Aikon, Kueski: Aikon provides API-based Blockchain as a Service for top public blockchains including EOS, Ethereum and Libra
Brian Kinard
CFO and Legal Counsel of Mojo Vision
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About Mojo Vision: Mojo Vision is developing Mojo Lens, the world’s first AR smart contact lens with a built-in display that delivers Invisible Computing
Jim Cook
Chief Financial Officer of Orbital Insight
Jim is CFO at Mozilla. Over the last 20+ years in Silicon Valley, Jim has has helped build the financial and operational foundations for a few brand name, multi-billion dollar companies. As one of NetFlix’s six co-founders, Jim built and managed all financial and operational functions from the company’s founding in 1997 until 1999. His public company experience includes Intuit where he worked closely with the original founders from 1991-1996 including driving several M&A’s, the company’s 1993 IPO, and as Divisional Controller for the $100M Small Business Division (QuickBooks) Since 2005, Jim has been CFO for Mozilla (Firefox) and has led the worldwide effort to grow the Mozilla team and operational infrastructure from less than 25 employees in Mtn. View to a worldwide operation of >850 employees in 11 offices on 4 different continents. Jim currently serves as an advisor to several venture backed companies, VC’s, Silicon Valley Bank’s CFO Advisory Group and as a Director for the Alliance of CEO’s. Jim graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in Bus. Admin (Finance) and a minor in Biology after initially pursuing becoming an Aerospace Engr/Space Doctor. Jim has lived in Portola Valley for the past 20 yrs with his wife Lissa and his two children, Trevor and Claire and two dogs. Jim and his family enjoys any kind of outdoor activity and looks forward to family traditions and annual vacations (Kirkwood skiing, New Hampshire summers, various camping adventures)
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About Orbital Insight: Orbital Insight builds SaaS technology to understand what happens on and to the Earth with AI and machine learning
David Zinsner
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Micron Technology
David Zinsner is the senior vice president and chief financial officer at Micron Technology. Mr. Zinsner joined Micron in February 2018 with more than 20 years of financial and operations experience in the semiconductor and technology industry. Mr. Zinsner most recently served as president and chief operating officer at Affirmed Networks. Previously, he was senior vice president of finance and CFO at Analog Devices. Prior to that, he was senior vice president and chief financial officer at Intersil Corp. Mr. Zinsner holds a master’s degree in business administration, finance and accounting from Vanderbilt University and a bachelor’s degree in industrial management from Carnegie Mellon University.
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About Micron Technology: Micron Technology is a semiconductor company that produces DRAM, SDRAM, flash memory, SSD and CMOS image sensing chips.
Alicia Evans
Chief Financial Officer of HaptX
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About HaptX: HaptX is a leading haptics company that brings realistic touch to virtual reality for the first time with HaptX Gloves.
David Ron
Chief Financial Officer of Kogniz
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About Kogniz: Kogniz offers leverages computer vision and artificial intelligence (AI) to create safer, smarter workspaces using predictive safety.
Stewart Grierson
CFO of Delphix
Prior to joining Coraid, Mr. Grierson served as CFO of leading security firm ArcSight Inc., where he helped lead them to a successful IPO, and ultimately a $1.5 billion acquisition by Hewlett Packard. Prior to ArcSight, he served as Vice President and Corporate Controller at ONI Systems Corp., where he was a key member of the IPO team. Earlier in his career, he served as a Senior Manager in the audit practice of KPMG LLP. Mr. Grierson currently serves on the board of Ruckus Wireless, and was named CFO of the Year in the Public Company category in 2009 by the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal.
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About Delphix: Delphix provides an intelligent data platform that accelerates digital transformation for companies around the world.
Wendy Loundermon
CFO of Inpixon
A financial management leader with 20 years of expertise, Wendy Loundermon guides Inpixon’s critical back-end mechanics of the finance, HR, and operations departments. In 2002, Ms. Loundermon entered Sysorex Government Services Inc. (now Inpixon) as Controller, then Director of Finance and HR, and in 2008 attained Vice President of Finance. Additionally, she acted as interim CFO in 2015. As Vice President of Finance, she prepares and files all financial statements, reports, and tax returns, as well as negotiates vendor credit terms and banking relationships. Ms. Loundermon attended George Mason University, where she spent her college career attaining a BS degree in Accounting and MS degree in Taxation.
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About Inpixon: Inpixon, an indoor data company, specializes in capturing, interpreting and giving context to indoor data to deliver actionable intelligence
Catherine Lesjak
Executive Vice President & CFO of HP
Catherine Lesjak has served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Hewlett Packard Company (“HP”) since January 1, 2007 and was interim chief executive officer of HP from August 2010 through October 2010. As a 27-year veteran of the company, Lesjak has held a broad range of financial leadership roles across HP. Before being named CFO, she held the position of senior vice president and treasurer, responsible for managing HP’s worldwide cash, debt, foreign exchange, capital structure, risk management and benefits plan administration. Earlier in her career at HP, Lesjak managed financial operations for Enterprise Marketing and Solutions and the Software Global Business Unit. Prior to that, she was group controller for HP’s Software Solutions Organization and managed HP’s global channel credit risk as controller and credit manager for the Commercial Customer Organization. Lesjak earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Stanford University and a master of business degree in finance from the University of California, Berkeley.
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About HP: HP is a manufacturer and seller of personal computers, printers, computer hardwares, and business solutions.
Andrew Balbirer
Senior Advisor ,Chief Financial & Administrative Officer of CCC Intelligent Solutions, Inc.
Andy Balbirer is the Senior Advisor ,Chief Financial & Administrative Officer at CCC Information Services.
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About CCC Intelligent Solutions, Inc.: CCC Information Services help companies improve their claims management process through better decision-making.
Bryan Happ
Chief Financial Officer of AOD Software
As CFO, Bryan Happ oversees all financial planning and analysis for AOD Software. In his role Bryan helps pursue strategic growth and manages all aspects of finance, capital and human resources to ensure AOD maintains a solid financial foundation and achieves sustained growth. Bryan launched his career at Ernst & Young and has more than 20 years of private and public accounting and finance experience. Bryan holds a B.A. in Economics from Cornell University and a Masters of Accounting from Northeastern University, and is a Certified Public Accountant
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About AOD Software: A Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based portfolio company of Primus Capital.
Cary Smith
CFO of CloudFactory
Cary brings to CloudFactory 23 years of experience in finance and accounting, with a particular love for fast paced, high-growth, international technology-related companies. JBoss was a technology startup with a distributed workforce spanning the globe. As the CFO at JBoss, Cary raised capital and participated in growing the company from $1 million in sales to $17 million in 30 months, culminating in an acquisition by Red Hat for $370 million. PaySys provided enterprise systems from offices in Johannesburg, Melbourne, Singapore, London, San Juan, and the U.S. As the Chief Accounting Officer for EarthLink, Cary participated in growing the company to $1.4+ billion in annual sales. Cary loves an adventure; and if an adventure does not exist, he will create one; he is not the stereo-typical CPA. Cary began his career in audit with Ernst & Young in Atlanta, Georgia.
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About CloudFactory: CloudFactory helps tech teams train and sustain AI with humans-in-the-loop.
R. Saravanan
CFO of Bahwan CyberTek
R. Saravanan (Sara) is the CFO of BCT Group and Finance Director of Bahwan DHL. He has been associated with the Bahwan CyberTek Group since 1999 in various capacities. As a key member of the Executive Management team, Sara is responsible for planning, implementing, managing and controlling all financial-related activities of the company. He is responsible for accounting, finance, forecasting, strategic planning, legal, property management, deal analysis and negotiations, investor relationships and private and institutional financing. As Finance Director of BDHL, he provides Financial governance, Control and Strategic Direction for Bahwan DHL Operations in the Sultanate of Oman. Sara is a qualified Charted and Cost Accountant and is an Associate Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India. He has over 23 years of experience in the fields of Finance & Accounts, Legal, Costing, Auditing and General Administration in various business sectors including Manufacturing, IT services, Logistics and Financial services. Prior to joining Bahwan CyberTek Group Sara worked for Panasonic Corporation, India – brand owners of National, Panasonic, Quasar and Technics.
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About Bahwan CyberTek: Bahwan CyberTek (BCT) was established in 1999 and is a provider of digital transformation solutions across industry.
Travis Kell
Co-Founder & CFO of Metropolis
Travis Kell is an entrepreneur, investor and former financial services professional. He is the Co-Founder, COO and CFO of Metropolis Technologies, Inc. Prior to founding Metropolis, Travis was in the financial services industry in New York with a focus on private investments. Most recently, he was a senior business development professional at Winton Group. Winton is a $30 billion computer-driven global investment management and data science company. Previously, Travis was a Director at BlackRock Alternative Advisors where he led the New York-based Product Strategy team responsible for $5 billion of client assets invested across a range of hedge fund strategies. His primary focus was to develop and structure customized portfolio solutions with sophisticated investors across the U.S. and Canada. During his tenure with BlackRock, Travis was involved in negotiating and structuring several portfolios of hedge funds and opportunistic co-investments totaling $3 billion. His career began as an Analyst in 2006 at Quellos Group in Seattle. Quellos was a boutique alternative investment management firm that was acquired by BlackRock in 2007 to create the firm’s $25 billion global hedge fund solutions platform.
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About Metropolis: Metropolis is an AI and computer vision start-up built to modernize parking and empower the future of mobility.
Patrick Gildea
CFO of GumGum
Patrick Gildea serves as the Chief Financial Officer at GumGum. Prior to joining GumGum, he worked as a CFO of Gracenote where he was responsible for leading the finance and accounting teams and overseeing all finance functions including strategy and planning across the company’s business verticals. Prior to joining Gracenote, he served as VP and Head of Business Operations at NBC Universal’s FandangoNOW where he led the formation of the company’s new Home Video division, which grew from Fandango’s acquisition of M-GO, a digital TV and streaming movie service. Patrick was responsible for the business operations of the division, which included oversight of the roadmap, content acquisition and merchandising, business development and strategy. Patrick earned a Bachelor of Science, Accounting from The Leventhal School of Accounting at the University of Southern California and a master’s equivalent Certificate in Japanese from the School of Comparative Culture at Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan. Patrick is a licensed CPA (inactive) in the State of California.
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About GumGum: GumGum is an Artificial Intelligence company that uses machine learning to extract value from digital content.
Rich Forcier
CFO of Litmus
Rich Forcier has extensive experience in the financial and operational management of high-growth private and public technology companies, and is responsible for leading finance and administration. Prior to DataXu, Rich held senior finance leadership positions and was instrumental in building three enterprise technology companies: Precise Software Solutions (Veritas); Maker Communications (Conexant Systems); and Tenebril, (Halo Technology). Rich also serves as a financial advisor for Hack/Reduce, a Boston-based organization dedicated to creating the talent and the technologies that will shape our future in a big data-driven economy.
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About Kuebix, a Trimble Company, Litmus: Litmus is a testing and QA service for email marketers.
Bonnie-Jeanne Gerety
CFO of North Plains
Bonnie-Jeanne has over 25 years experience in finance, accounting, mergers & acquisitions and business re-engineering. Bonnie-Jeanne is responsible for finance, accounting, human resources, legal and sales support at North Plains. Prior to joining North Plains, she was the office managing director for Protiviti, with responsibility for the Atlanta and Charlotte offices. Her expertise was in assisting with pre-IPO preparation, systems implementation and process re-engineering. Prior to Protiviti, Bonnie-Jeanne was a partner at Arthur Andersen in the global communications and technology practice. The majority of her work was international in Europe, Asia and Latin America assisting companies in start-up or newly privatized to implement accounting and finance organziations. Bonnie-Jeanne holds a BSFS in International Economics from Georgetown University and an MBA from University of South Florida.
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About North Plains: North Plains is the world leader in managing the digital assets and publishing processes that create the vast majority of digital and print.
Ophir Ashkenazi
Co-founder & CFO of PerimeterX
Ophir co-founded PerimeterX and as CFO is responsible for the company’s financial, IT and human resources functions. Prior to PerimeterX, Ophir was a Senior Analyst in the financial services division of QuinStreet, a provider of performance marketplace products and technologies. Before that, he held various roles at the Menora Mivtachim Real Estate Group in Tel Aviv, overseeing investments in Europe and Russia. Ophir holds a MBA from the University of California at Los Angeles and a bachelor’s degree from Bar-Ilan University.
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About PerimeterX: PerimeterX offers a web security service, protecting web sites from modern security threats.
Luke Batman
Chief Financial Officer of Impact Analytics
Licensed CPA with ten years experience in public financial reporting, software revenue recognition, cost accounting, forensic accounting and financial modeling. Currently, Luke is the Vice President of Finance & Administration for BuyerQuest, the most powerful eProcurement solution in the market.
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About Impact Analytics: Impact Analytics builds 360-degree data science solutions to empower enterprises to turn their data into dollars.
Jason DeLano
Chief Financial Officer of Aderas
Jason DeLano currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer, overseeing all financial aspects of the organization. Jason DeLano is responsible for establishing company-wide objectives, policies, procedures and practices to ensure Aderas sound financial accounting structure. He assists in the development of the company’s strategic direction and also establishes appropriate internal controls and financial procedures. Prior to Aderas, Jason DeLano worked as a Senior Oracle consultant providing technical leadership and expertise to large scale Oracle Application implementations in the private and public sectors. Currently, Jason DeLano provides technical and functional expertise in various business domains including Financials, Service and Manufacturing implementations, Human Resources and Customer Relationship Management. Jason DeLano’s core competencies include High Availability, Disaster Recovery, Performance Tuning, and Security Administration. Jason DeLano holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from Siena College. He is an Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Jason DeLano has written several technical white papers and has presented on numerous occasion at technology conferences including Oracle Open World and Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG).
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About Aderas: Aderas specializes in implementing, extending, managing, applications servers as well as custom software and IT development.
Chris Dentiste
CFO of RSA Security
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About RSA Security, vArmour: RSA Security is a provider of security solutions for business acceleration and security activities.
Michael Olson
CFO of RainFocus
Michael Olson, AtTask’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) since December of 2008, is responsible for the overall financial direction and strategy of AtTask as well as the accounting, legal and human resource departments. With over fourteen years of financial management experience in software, hardware, and manufacturing, Mike is passionate about winning. “I love providing real time operating and financial data to help the business succeed and make good decisions,” says Mike. “For me, it’s all about helping my coworkers and AtTask succeed in finding better ways to get things done.” Mike’s experience comes from companies such as inthinc, inc., The SCO Group, and Arthur Andersen. Mike enjoys playing golf and vacationing with his family whenever a cruise ship or a large mouse is involved. Olson holds a Bachelors Degree in Finance and a Masters Degree in Accounting from Utah State University and is a Certified Public Accountant. Utah Business Magazine has also acknowledged him as 2010 CFO of the Year.
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About RainFocus: RainFocus is an event marketing platform that simplifies management, personalizes experiences, and consolidates data for events.
James C. Reagan
Chief Financial Officer of Leidos holdings
Jim Reagan is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Leidos. Reagan oversees all financial activities of the company, including accounting and financial reporting, treasury, tax, planning and analysis, and investor relations. Reagan is a well-rounded senior finance executive with progressive experience in large, publicly held companies. Prior to joining Leidos in 2015, he served as Senior Vice President and CFO of Vencore, Inc. (formerly The SI Organization, Inc.), a provider of information solutions, and engineering and analysis services to the U.S. Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, and federal and civilian agencies. Reagan has also served as CFO of PAE, Inc., Vangent, Inc., Deltek, Inc., Aspect Communications, and American Management Systems. He began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Reagan received a master’s degree in business administration from Loyola College in Baltimore, Md., as well as a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants.
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About Leidos holdings: Leidos holdings is a provider of scientific, engineering, systems integration and technical services and solutions.
Terry Pefanis
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & CCO of The SSI Group
Terry is the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer. He is responsible for finance and administration including financial reporting, budgeting, mergers and acquisitions, treasury, risk management and compliance. Previously, Terry served as Chief Financial Officer for MEDHOST, Inc. He served as Chief Operating Officer at Big Idea, Inc. from 2002 to 2008 with various operating and financial roles at Gaylord Entertainment Company from 1994 to 2002. Terry worked at Price Waterhouse Coopers from 1984 to 1994. Terry earned a Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting from the University of Oklahoma.
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About The SSI Group: The SSI Group an end-to-end revenue cycle management solution.
Bhomik Harmani
CFO of Secure Identity Ledger Corporation
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About Secure Identity Ledger Corporation: Secure Identity Ledger Corporation is the premier digital identify platform with One Digital ID for every person, business or machine.
Kristin Linnell
Managing Partner, CFO and CCO of Potamus Holdings
Kristin Linnell is a Managing Partner and the firm’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer. Ms. Linnell oversees the firm’s accounting, financial reporting, tax, operations and compliance functions. Prior to co-founding Potamus, Ms. Linnell was the Director of Finance and Head of Compliance for PhaseCapital LP and has previously held similar positions at multi-strategy hedge funds and hedge fund administrators.
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About Potamus Holdings: Potamus Holdings is a technology company.
Stefan Schulz
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PROS Holdings
Stefan Schulz is an EVP & CFO at PROS.
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About PROS Holdings: PROS Holdings, Inc. is a provider of pricing and margin optimization software. Its software products provide customers gain insight into
Tim Dahltorp
Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer of ClickFox
Tim Dahltorp is the CFO at ClickFox .
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About ClickFox: ClickFox offers customer journey solutions, enabling companies to tells the story of what customers are experiencing.
Billy Jones
CFO of Nexus
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About Joe Gear Companies, Nexus: Procure-to-Pay Platform Designed for Real Estate
Karin Roeschlein
Chief Financial Officer of CLARA Analytics
20+ yrs. in Finance & Sales Operations for technology companies Holds a BA from UCSB and is a Certified Public Accountant
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About CLARA Analytics: CLARA improves claims outcomes in commercial insurance through easy-to-use AI
Trent Phillips
Chief Financial Officer of TRUNO, Retail Technology Solutions
Trent Phillips is a self-proclaimed excel enthusiast. In fact, chances are Trent and a good pivot table can solve any problem you have. Trent leads the financial health of TRUNO setting the standard for work ethic. Joining TRUNO in 2011, Trent has served diligently as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to TRUNO, Trent worked in computer programming and as the Director of Operations for a telecommunications firm. He holds his Bachelors of Business Administration from Lubbock Christian University. Trent and his wife, Lisa, have been married for over 15 years. Together they have three children – Ty, Olivia, and Levi. After his family, Trent has one true love – golf. Trent spent six years as a golf coach and is known to win a few tournaments every now and then.
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About TRUNO, Retail Technology Solutions: TRUNO, Retail Technology Solutions is the national leader in integrated technology solutions focused solely on the retail industry.
Martin Smiley
General Counsel & CFO of mPhase Technologies
Martin Smiley is a General Counsel & CFO at mPhase Technologies.
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About mPhase Technologies: mPhase Technologies develops and commercializes next-generation solutions for telecommunications and nanotechnology applications.
Shane Bateman
CFO – Advisor of icitizen
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About Center for American Progress – CAP, icitizen, Murmuration: icitizen is a platform that connects communities with information, organizations, and elected representatives.
Holly OKeefe
General Counsel & CFO of Main Street Data
Holly OKeefe serves as the Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary at Main Street Data.
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About Main Street Data: Main Street Data is an ag-focused, data-driven product company that brings precise data science practices to agriculture.
Jon Ogoshi
CFO of Decision Research Corporation
Jon Ogoshi is the Chief Financial Officer at DRC, responsible for DRC’s finance, accounting, financial reporting, human resources, contracts and legal, and organization operations. Ogoshi’s principal mission is to support DRC clients by facilitating the delivery of DRC product and services by DRC’s most valued assets, its intellectual property, and professionals. Ogoshi’s prior professional experience includes 11 years at Ernst & Young and 6 years at Honolulu Mortgage, the largest Hawaii mortgage banker.
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About Decision Research Corporation: Decision Research Corporation is a computer software company specializing in software development solutions.
Robert Fuller
Chief Financial Officer of Blumira
Brings a wealth of executive management and finance experience to Blumira. Prior to Blumira, Bob owned and managed Hubbard Supply Co., one of Michigan’s oldest businesses. During that time he oversaw multiple acquisitions, achieved dramatic growth, and stewarded the company through two economic downturns.
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About Blumira: An end-to-end automated detection & response platform that is easy to deploy and use. Designed for organizations of any size.
Stephen Jaynes
Partner and CFO of xByte Technologies
Stephen received a BBA in Finance from the University of Georgia and began his IT career over 15 years ago, working for a first business class hosting company. He became an xByte partner in 2008 and has helped the organization grow over 400% since then. Stephen oversees everything from sales initiatives and personnel decisions, to partner/growth opportunities. He has been to over 25 countries, enjoys football, car racing and coaching youth soccer. If it’s a nice day, you’ll most likely find him fishing on his boat.
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About xByte Technologies: xByte Technologies to provide high quality IT equipment with first-class customer service.
Andy Kaplinsky
CFO of NEXT Future Transportation
Andy has extensive experience in corporate leadership, new business development and business transformation – a proven leader who turns ideas into actions by building high performance teams driven to deliver results. With senior executive roles in both commercial development and finance, Andy uniquely blends financial rigor and strategic creativity to rapidly drive customer focused change that impacts the bottom line. Andy has more than 20 years of experience in leading change and turnarounds in challenging business environments. Most recently, he was Chief Commercial Officer at Greyhound Lines where he built a new team that consolidated direct responsibility for advertising, revenue management, schedule product, sales channel strategy, strategic alliances and business intelligence. He joined Greyhound in 2004 as Director of Strategic Planning, leading a comprehensive route restructuring effort that more than doubled Greyhound’s earnings and tripled their returns before becoming Greyhound’s Chief Financial Officer in 2009. Prior to Greyhound, Andy spent 12 years in various business planning and strategy roles with multiple Fortune 500 companies, building expertise in consumer products, healthcare and transportation. In his most recent role as Chief Commercial Officer at Greyhound, Andy led a comprehensive digital transformation to increase customer engagement and make the entire customer journey as hassle free as possible. Supporting the transformation, Andy’s team developed a new brand strategy and advertising campaign to positively reposition Greyhound as a surprisingly smart and modern travel option. The combined effort has played a critical role in returning the entire North American bus industry back to vibrancy. He is currently serving as an advisor to several early stage technology companies in business plan development and fund raising including expanding strategic partnerships and accelerating their go to market strategies.
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About NEXT Future Transportation: Designs, manufactures, and distributes advanced electric vehicles and robotic systems transportation and logistics
Tom Mense
Chief Financial Officer of FMSystems
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About FMSystems, Rankin McKenzie: FM:Systems helps facilities and real-estate professionals improve customer service, reduce costs and increase productivity enterprise-wide.
Ana Carolina Davis
CFO of Rapid Crush
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About Rapid Crush: Software Solutions for Businesses
Mory Watkins
CFO of AXON Connected
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About AXON Connected, Surefire Local: AXON Connected commercializes technology.
Douglas Pearson
Chief Financial Officer of Lynx Technology
Prior to his role as Chief Financial Officer of Lynx Technology, Doug Pearson joined PacketVideo in 2005 as Director of Finance. He has worked for more than 20 years in the technology industry, working with various worldwide operations in the U.S., Canada, Korea, Japan, India, Finland, Switzerland and Germany. Doug is responsible for Lynx Technology’s accounting, business support, finance, treasury and tax functions. Doug received his B.S. degree in Business from San Diego State University and he is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive). Doug works in the San Diego headquarters office.
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About Lynx Technology: Lynx Technology provides digital video, photo and music products or services to consumers.
Bill Guerry
CFO of ThinkIQ
Bill has over 25 years of experience as a CFO, CEO and advisor of numerous early-stage, VC-backed, publicly-held and technology-driven companies, and has led several of the companies to successful exits. Prior to joining ThinkIQ, Bill ran finance and administration for a software company incubator and venture investor that created and invested in over 25 data analytics companies. Bill spent the first 10 years of his career with with a leading worldwide accounting and advisory firm.
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About ThinkIQ: ThinkIQ develops a supply chain management cloud-based software for the manufacturing industry.
Bob Feller
Chief Financial Officer of WorkForce Software
ringing over two decades of strategic financial leadership experience at Fortune 500 companies, global technology start-ups and a top CPA firm to his role at WorkForce Software, Bob Feller oversees all finance and accounting, as well as information technology and legal functions. Prior to joining the company, he was the CFO of Palace Sports & Entertainment, the parent company of the Detroit Pistons NBA franchise. He also spent 16 years building and leading effective finance, accounting, HR and IT teams at growing technology companies and directed a successful IPO at Salesforce. A Michigan native, Bob holds an MBA in Finance and a BA in Economics from the University of Michigan.
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About WorkForce Software: WorkForce Software is the first global provider of integrated employee experience and workforce management solutions.
Greg Fritz
CFO and COO of Mycestro
Greg has both deep financial and operating experience across a number of industries. His background includes: CFO and President of Precision Tooling & Technologies, a prototype automotive mold and stamping manufacturer; VP Investor Relations at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company; Senior Director, Investor Relations and Assistant Treasurer for Whirlpool; and equity researcher for Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Greg received his MBA from the University of Chicago with Honors, focused on Finance, Economics, Accounting and Entrepreneurship; he received his BS in Finance from Oakland University.
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About Mycestro: The Mycestro is our first product in this space, meant to free people from their office desks.
Graham Anderson
COO/CFO of Koios Medical
Proven investor, consultant, and start-up manager who possesses a strong combination of strategic thinking and execution ability. Analytically oriented with exposure to many areas within the information technology and life sciences markets with particular emphasis on enterprise software, information services, healthcare IT, specialty pharmaceuticals, and aesthetics. Hands on operating experience working with entrepreneurs enables realistic assessments of investment opportunities and risks. Skilled negotiator with experience selling products and services, raising and placing capital, and sourcing strategic and financial M&A transactions. I want to work and invest with interesting and exciting people who are looking for great companies and opportunities. Together we will find them and help create them. Specialties:Structuring venture capital deals; Corporate board committee experience — Audit, Compensation, Corporate Governance and Nominating Committees; Business and corporate development experience; Enterprise sales; Investment banking liaison; CFA Charterholder.
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About Koios Medical: Koios Medical is a leading healthcare into the era of machines & supporting physicians in delivering exceptional care.
Tyler Scoffield
Chief Financial Officer of RTA Fleet
Tyler has been with RTA since early 2017, and manages monetary aspects of the company to safeguard RTA’s financial infrastructure. He oversees investments and risk management for the company. Prior to joining RTA, Tyler worked in the mining industry and owned a finish carpentry company. In his spare time, Tyler enjoys working with wood building furniture and flying airplanes. With his wife, Kathy, they have 4 children.
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About RTA Fleet: A proven leader in the area of Managing your Fleet Maintenance.
Patricia Sweeney
SVP and CFO of Aragon Research Inc.
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About Aragon Research Inc.: Aragon delivers trusted advisory, interactive research and consulting services to enterprises.
Patricia Sweeney
SVP and CFO of Aragon Research Inc.
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About Aragon Research Inc.: Aragon delivers trusted advisory, interactive research and consulting services to enterprises.
John Oliver
CFO of Patriapps
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About Patriapps: Patriapps Software Venture Studio operates an impact SaaS designed to improve business performance via a mobile experience.
John Oliver
CFO of Patriapps
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About Patriapps: Patriapps Software Venture Studio operates an impact SaaS designed to improve business performance via a mobile experience.
Brett Larsen
Executive Vice President of Administration and Chief Financial Officer of KeyTronicEMS
Brett R. Larsen has been Executive Vice President of Administration, CFO, and Treasurer since July 2015. Previously, he served as Vice President of Finance and Controller from February 2010 to July 2015, and as Chief Financial Officer of FLSmidth Spokane, Inc. from December 2008 to February 22, 2010. From October 2005 through November 2008, Mr. Larsen served as Controller of Key Tronic Corporation. From May 2004 to October 2005, Mr. Larsen served as Manager of Financial Reporting of Key Tronic Corporation. From 2002 to May 2004, Mr. Larsen was an audit manager for the public accounting firm BDO Seidman, LLC. He also held various auditing and supervisory positions with Grant Thornton LLP from 1997 to 2002. Mr. Larsen has a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and a Masters degree in Accounting from Brigham Young University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
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About KeyTronicEMS: KeyTronicEMS is a value-added electronic manufacturing service provider.
Alaa Ismail
CFO of SearchForce
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About SearchForce: SearchForce is a digital advertising company that delivers innovative and forward thinking solutions for the modern day marketer.
Carolee Wright
Chief Financial Officer of CONNX Solutions
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About CONNX Solutions: CONNX Solutions provides secure, real-time read/write SQL data access and integration.
Lisa Cain
Chief Financial Officer of TCDI
Lisa is a CPA and brings a strong combination of financial, accounting, and computer information experience to TCDI. With more than 25 years of financial experience, she is responsible for the oversight and direction of TCDI’s financial operations. Lisa holds BS degrees in Accounting and Computer Information Systems and an MBA — all from Pfeiffer University, where she also serves on the Alumni Board.
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About TCDI: TCDI, a leader in litigation technology and services for mass tort management.
Lisa Cain
Chief Financial Officer of TCDI
Lisa is a CPA and brings a strong combination of financial, accounting, and computer information experience to TCDI. With more than 25 years of financial experience, she is responsible for the oversight and direction of TCDI’s financial operations. Lisa holds BS degrees in Accounting and Computer Information Systems and an MBA — all from Pfeiffer University, where she also serves on the Alumni Board.
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About TCDI: TCDI, a leader in litigation technology and services for mass tort management.
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.
Alan Waxler
Chief Financial Officer of Centro, Inc.
Alan Waxler serves as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President at Centro Inc.
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About Centro, Inc.: Centro Inc is a manufacturer of custom rotationally molded plastic parts ,RotoLoPerm, and Components, Fuel & Hydraulic Tanks.
Kimberly Sheldon
Chief Financial Officer of Obor Digital
Kimberly joined Obor Digital, LLC in January of 2009. She was promoted to Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in March of 2011. Her addition brought more than 20 years of financial management experience in the technology and government contracting industries to Obor’s management team. She is responsible for providing guidance and direction with regard to Obor’s strategic growth plans and overseeing financial functions including financial reporting, budgeting, operational analysis, treasury and capital structuring. Prior to joining Obor, Kim was the controller for Mnemonics, Inc., a satellite communications radio equipment engineering and commercial manufacturing company located in Melbourne, Florida, for over 13 years. Previously, she held accounting management and human resource positions for other DOD/DOS contractors on Patrick AFB, FL and Ft. Huachuca, AZ. Since joining Obor, Kim has provided sound leadership of our financial functions during an important period of growth for the company. Her depth of knowledge, strong accounting and compliance experience in the government services and technology industries and overall expertise in financial management makes her a key player in Obor’s executive management team. She is instrumental in the successful leadership of the company.
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About Obor Digital: Obor Digital is a software and services company providing a full suite of software and technical logistics solutions.
Sergey Molinov
Co-Founder & Chief Financial Officer of Itseez
Sergey in an IT enterpreneur with strong engineering background. He started his career as a developer of OpenCV library and worked at Intel Corporation as a developer and researcher in the areas of computer vision and computer graphics. Sergey is a co-founder of several successful R&D companies, Itseez being his latest adventure.
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About Itseez: Itseez develops customized computer vision software and provide consulting services.
Deborah Gordon
CFO of InnerApps
Deborah M. Gordon co-founded Tranztec Solutions with Toby W. Miller, and currently serves as InnerApps CFO. Ms. Gordon has more than 32 years’ experience in management, finance, purchasing, technology, and consulting. She has worked in capacities as V.P. of Finance, Director of Purchasing, and General Manager. Much of her work experience has been in the transportation industry, where she worked with Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors. Ms. Gordon holds a Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Development and a Masters in Business Administration.
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About InnerApps, Tranztec: InnerApps is a Microsoft focused software company founded in 2008 and based in Perrysburg Ohio.
Raki Shah
CFO of Spotio
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About Spotio: Spotio is a mobile application platform that utilizes a sales management platform for field sales teams.
Edward Paslawski
Chief Financial Officer of Beltane Solar Inc
Ed Paslawski is an experienced clean tech founder of multiple companies and has a thirty-five year career in commercial lending, structured finance, equity & mezzanine investing and investment banking.
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About Beltane Solar Inc: Solar Desalination – Sun Trio™ and Solar Cogeneration – SunDuo™
Jon Gibson
CFO of Muir Data Systems
Mr. Jon Gibson serves as Chief Financial Officer at Muir Data Systems, Inc. Mr. Gibson has worked in the financial services sector in various operational and managerial roles for 12 years. He has experience in preparing financial statements, portfolio accounting, partnership accounting, accounting software development, SAS 70 audit procedures development, database design and has co-authored many best-practices manuals. Mr. Gibson completed a BA in Finance from Bentley College.
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About Muir Data Systems: Muir Data Systems is a developer of computerized maintenance management technology for wind turbine industry
Kenneth Martin
Chairman & CFO of Kitware
Owner, Kitware Inc.
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About Kitware: Kitware is a software company that provides open source software solutions.
Soren Thorvald
Treasurer & CFO of Portlet Power, Inc.
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About Portlet Power, Inc.: A Portlet™ is a portable outlet that allows any user with any laptop or tablet to charge their device anywhere.
Federico de la Cerda
CFO of Transnetwork Corporation
Mr. de la Cerda has more than 17 years of international experience in Accounting and Finance, working for multinational companies in Mexico and USA such as Cemex and IMSA. He brings to Transnetwork a broad experience in US GAAP, IFRS and MX PCGA, as well as Treasury and SOX controls. Mr. de la Cerda is a Certified Public Accountant in Texas and obtained his MBA and a BA in Accounting and Finance from ITESM, Mexico. He is fluent in Spanish and English.
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About Transnetwork Corporation: A B2B electronic domestic and cross-border processing and payment platform .
Elizabeth Crawford
CFO of CirrusWorks
Elizabeth is responsible for managing the finance and administration of the company. She has over twenty years experience in executive financial management of public and privately held companies. Prior to CirrusWorks, Elizabeth was the Global Controller of Population Services International (www.psi.org), a global non-profit organization providing health services in over sixty countries. Prior to PSI, she lead consulting services in the Washington DC region assisting clients in enhancing operational and financial performance through business process re-enginering and change initiatives across enterprises. Elizabeth was the Vice President of Finance for both Core Communications and Transaction Network Services. Elizabeth holds the active designations of Certified Public Accountant and Chartered Global Management Accountant
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About CirrusWorks, Clin-e-cal: CirrusWorks is a developer of customer management software for childcare, community learning, and education industries.
