
PE-backed CFO with multiple exits (M&A and IPO)
Public and private company CFO skilled in building and operating successful technology businesses. Creates value through architecting and executing plans for profitable growth, raising and strategically allocating capital, executing successful M&A transactions and delivering optimal financial performance. Highly accomplished 30 year career in corporate leadership, financial advisory, investment banking, corporate development and strategy consulting. Have executed more than 100 transactions with over $20 billion in aggregate consideration. Extensive and broad experience covering public company officer roles (CFO/COO/Corporate Development/Investor Relations), technology investment banking and management/strategy consulting. Completed M&A transactions with leading technology and media companies, including Accenture, BlackBerry, Bleacher Report, Broadcom, Digital River, Discovery, Electronic Arts, Ford, Huawei, IBM, Intel, Liberty Media, Maxim, Microsemi, Microsoft, NXP, Pandora, QUALCOMM, Symantec, Time Warner, Turner Sports and Yahoo!. Highlights: - Successful public offering of Rubicon (NYSE: RBT) via SPAC combination ($1.7 billion valuation) - Led efforts and execution of public company preparation and readiness prior to NYSE listing - Four years as public-company CFO for Rubicon (NYSE: RBT) and Finjan Holdings (Nasdaq: FNJN) - Executed successful acquisition by a leading private equity firm (Fortress Investment Group) - CFO functions include SEC Reporting, FP&A, IR, Human Resources, Operations, Facilities & IT - Architected the successful sale process for a public company during the COVID-19 pandemic - 18 years as a leading Technology M&A investment banker - Transactions include buyside/sellside, private/public, debt/equity, minority/majority recaps, LBOs, IPOs - Sector experience covers SaaS & Security Software, Internet/Digital Media, Gaming & Hardware/Semis - Operational roles include CFO, Corporate Development, Corporate Finance, Investor Relations - Key member of executive team for a successful LBO ($650M), IPO ($1.5 Billion) and sale ($3 Billion) - Management & strategy consulting for global Fortune 100 TMT corporations Extensive global network of CEOs, CFOs, venture capital, growth equity, private equity, attorneys, investment bankers, Wall Street research analysts, entrepreneurs and board members across SF Bay Area, New York, UK, Europe and Asia.
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San Francisco Bay Area
Chief Financial Officer
Crunchbase
• www.linkedin.com/company/crunchbase
Jan 2025 - Present
San Francisco Bay Area
Advisory Board Member
HighGear Ventures
• www.linkedin.com/company/highgear-ventures
Jan 2016 - Present
San Francisco, California
Chief Financial Officer
GPS Insight
• www.linkedin.com/company/gps-insight-llc
Jan 2023 - Dec 2025
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Chief Financial Officer
Rubicon
• www.linkedin.com/company/rubicon-global
Jan 2021 - Dec 2023
Menlo Park, California
CFO & COO
Finjan Holdings
• www.linkedin.com/company/finjan
Jan 2019 - Dec 2021
Palo Alto, California
SVP, Corporate & Venture Relationships
JLL
• www.linkedin.com/company/jll
Jan 2017 - Dec 2019
Menlo Park, California