Eric Mersch

Eric Mersch is a distinguished senior finance executive known for his expertise as a SaaS CFO and advisory roles on company boards.

With a rich background, Eric has served as a CFO for two successful information technology services companies and has demonstrated strategic leadership in financial modeling, data-driven innovation, and process enhancement.

His core competencies lie in financial planning and analysis, capital budgeting, mergers and acquisitions, financial accounting, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

As a veteran manager, Eric has overseen finance, accounting, investor relations, human resources, IT support, and business intelligence departments, showcasing his versatility and leadership skills.

His leadership style is characterized by ethics, superior communication, relationship-building, change management, mentoring, and employee development.

Eric's specialties include corporate finance, accounting, financial planning and analysis, business intelligence, mergers and acquisitions, investor relations, human resources, legal/contracts, and insurance/risk management.

He possesses specific technical knowledge in Software as a Service, eCommerce, AdTech/MarTech, On-Demand Services, Big Data, internet infrastructure and services, data center power, server virtualization, and cloud computing technologies.

Eric Mersch is also the distinguished author of 'Hacking SaaS - An Insider's Guide to Managing Software Business Success,' a book tailored for SaaS professionals and industry enthusiasts.

He holds an MBA in General Management from Harvard Business School and has a background in Nuclear Power Engineering from the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command (NNPTC) and Economics from the United States Naval Academy.

Previously, Eric has held key positions such as Partner at FLG Partners, CFO | COO at Burkland Associates, Chief Financial Officer at ZipRealty, Inc., Chief Financial Officer at VitalStream/Internap, VP Finance at Harrah's Entertainment, Chief Financial Officer at Andre Boudin, and Senior Associate at Robertson Stephens.

His organizational affiliations include being a Board Member and Audit Committee Chairman at GameWorks, Inc., and he has also served in various roles in the US Navy.