Steve is an accomplished finance executive with a prolific track record that includes structuring and negotiating public and private financings, leading two successful IPOs, and numerous mergers, acquisitions, strategic alliances, and divestitures.
Prior to joining Recurly as CFO, Steve served as the CFO at BetterWorks where he led the acquisition of Hyphen. Before that, Steve was the CFO at MetricStream, Actian Corporation, and MarkLogic. At Actian, he doubled the company’s revenue while successfully integrating three acquisitions at the same time. Steve also held President and CEO positions at other publicly traded software firms including Chordiant Software, Verity, and Sagent Technology.
Steve is a trusted advisor and business partner to board members, CEOs and global business unit leaders. He currently sits on the board of directors of InfoGain and has served as a board member for both public and privately held companies including Zend, and recently served on the Board of Trustees of the California State Parks Foundation. In 2008, Steve was awarded the prestigious Ernst and Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” award for Software in Northern California.
Born and raised in Ohio, Steve earned his BBA in Accounting from Cleveland State University. Steve is based in sunny Scottsdale, AZ, where he enjoys active pursuits including mountain biking and riding on his Peloton. He’s also a PADI-certified scuba-diving instructor.
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