
Burt Podbere
Sunnyvale, United States
CFO at CrowdStrike | CFO at CrowdStrike
Summary
Senior technology, software and healthcare executive with 20 + years experience in management, finance, accounting, FP&A, M&A, strategy, IT, administration, manufacturing and investor relations. Proven track record including M&A, public offerings, debt financing, strategic planning, SOX compliance, foreign and domestic shared services, budget development & management, ERP system implementations, investor relations, integration. * Completed 3 transactions in the last 4 years: 2011 IPO, 2013 & 2015 M&A * 2015 $635M sale of OpenDNS, a cloud-delivered network security company for any device, anywhere, anytime to Cisco (CSCO:NASDAQ) * 2013 $190M sale of Net Optics, a manufacturer of network monitoring and intelligent access solutions for physical and virtual networks, to Ixia (XXIA:NASDAQ) * 2011 IPO for Epocrates (EPOC:NASDAQ). Designed and implemented the dual track roadshow * Financial executive for multiple buy side M&A transactions. Drove diligence and integration activities * Significant international experience. Stationed in both Canada and Ireland ensuring financial compliance for over 50 countries in NA, Europe, Asia, Africa and Latam. Built 2 shared service centers - NA & EMEA * Extensive SaaS and Software experience. Executive champion for a SaaS product launch * Successful Sarbanes-Oxley and ERP implementations. Designed multiple ERP conversion project plans
CFO
CrowdStrike
1 Sept 2015 - Present
10yrs 11mos
San Francisco Bay Area
Provider of the first true Software-as-a- Service (SaaS) based next-generation endpoint protection platform.
Treasurer, Board Member
CrowdStrike Foundation
1 Nov 2017 - Present
8yrs 9mos
Sunnyvale, CA
One fight. One Mission. Giving back: - Scholarships to support development of next generation of talent and leadership in cybersecurity and AI - Research Grants in cybersecurity and AI - Pro-bono security program for NGOs and activists
CFO
OpenDNS, part of Cisco
1 May 2014 - 31 Aug 2015
1yr 3mos
San Francisco Bay Area
Cloud-delivered network security for any device, anywhere, anytime.
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