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by OPEX Engine | Jun 14, 2022 | Blog, Press Release

New solution supports better resource allocation and engineering outcomes across the $300B+ technology R&D sector BOSTON, June 13, 2022 - OPEXEngine, the world's leading SaaS benchmarking platform, today launches its new R&D benchmarks solution. The benchmarks...

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by Lauren Kelley | May 10, 2022 | Blog, Lauren Kelley on SaaS

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Donna is a respected senior executive with a demonstrated and successful history in leading a diverse portfolio of companies. She is well known for her innovative, collaborative, and hands-on leadership style. Donna is skilled in setting digital strategy, establishing strategic direction, building teams, and delivering continuous improvement. In addition, she has extensive experience launching new products and successful events.

 

Prior to joining OPEXEngine, Donna was the Chief Operating Officer at Innovation Leader; Managing Director of Compliance Week; VP of Global Sales at Artifact (Auction Holdings) Invaluable; and held multiple management positions with Boston Globe Media and New York Times Digital.

Sherri Wolf

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Sherri is a seasoned finance and operations professional with deep experience in the operations and financial structures of emerging growth companies. Sherri began her career on Wall Street with Salomon Brothers and then became an equity research analyst with Adams, Harkness & Hill, a Boston based investment bank where she covered information technology services companies.  After leaving the capital markets, Sherri became a Managing Director at Internet Capital Group (ICG), an Internet venture capital organization with 80 business-to-business e-commerce companies in its portfolio. 

Sherri has spent the last 15 years working with start-ups in the information services and consumer goods markets in a variety of financial and operational roles. Most recently, she was the CFO of JOOS, LLC where she helped to build JOOS into the largest fresh-pressed, organic fruit and vegetable juice provider in New England.  She joined OPEXEngine to be a part of a rapidly growing high tech Company that has an impact on how financial professionals make day to day operating decisions.

Sherri is President, Columbia College Women and Board Member of Columbia College Alumni Association.  Sherri has a BA in Economics from Columbia University and an MS in Finance from MIT Sloan School of Management.

Richard Scott

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Rich is a successful SaaS technology executive with a unique background including roles as COO, CFO and General Counsel in a variety of B2B and B2C organizations. He leverages his operational, finance, legal and business expertise to transform business outcomes and build shareholder value for start-up and growth companies, including as CFO at OLB Inc., FISC Solutions (acquired by WAUSAU Financial Systems), and Relevant Equity Systems (a Thomson Financial portfolio company). He joined OPEXEngine for the opportunity to work with leading SaaS companies and to leverage his skills in helping to build out the OPEXEngine benchmarking product offering.

In his various leadership roles, he has driven financial operational and business strategy, scaled organizational infrastructure, raised outside capital and arranged financing, implemented financial reporting, customer care and KPI driven process improvement, accelerated product innovation, and expanded operations into global markets. His industry expertise includes technology, media, financial services, and consulting.

Rich resides in Boston and holds Master’s Degree in Finance from McCallum Graduate School of Business at Bentley University and a J.D. from New England Law Boston.

 

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