Therese Tucker
Therese Tucker | |
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Born | 1961 or 1962 (age 62–63)[1] |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Illinois |
Occupation | Businesswoman |
Known for | Founder of BlackLine |
Title | Chairman and CEO, BlackLine |
Term | 2001- |
Spouse | Married |
Children | 2 |
Therese Tucker is an American businesswoman, the chairman, CEO and founder of BlackLine, an enterprise software company with a market cap of $2.17 billion as of 2018.[3]
Early life
She has a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from the University of Illinois.[1]
Career
Tucker's first job was with Hughes Aircraft as an engineer building fault detection firmware for surface ship sonar.[4]
Tucker was the chief technology officer (CTO) at SunGard Treasury Systems.[5][1]
In 2001, Tucker founded BlackLine, an enterprise software company.[4] Tucker serves as chairman, CEO and founder of BlackLine.[6]
Following the BlackLine IPO in October 2016,[3] her net worth has been estimated at $140 million, based on her shareholding of about 13% in a company valued at $1.15 billion.[2] As of February 2020, Forbes estimates her net worth at $370 million.[7]
Award
Personal life
She is married, with two children, and her husband works as a hospital chaplain.[9][10][11]
References
- ^ a b c "Therese Tucker: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
- ^ a b Enterprise (2016-10-28). "BlackLine's Therese Tucker made history and millions with her IPO - Business Insider". Uk.businessinsider.com. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
- ^ a b Wells, Jane (2018-05-25). "The pink-haired CEO of a $2 billion tech company talks glass ceilings, #MeToo and equal pay". CNBC. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ a b "Therese Tucker of BlackLine". FinTech Profile. 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
- ^ "Therese Tucker: Bring on the Saas - CSQ | Magazine, Events, Community". CSQ | Magazine, Events, Community. 2017-04-01. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
- ^ Dave, Paresh (October 28, 2016). "L.A.'s latest $1-billion tech company has a female CEO". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
- ^ "Therese Tucker". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ "Therese Tucker". Forbes.
- ^ "INTERVIEW WITH THERESE TUCKER CEO AND FOUNDER OF BLACKLINE SYSTEMS – Global Banking And Finance Review Magazine – Financial & Business Insights". www.globalbankingandfinance.com. Global Banking an Finance review. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ "First Female CEO to Lead a Venture-Capital-Backed Startup to IPO Shares Secret of Her Success". Hfma.org. February 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
- ^ "Can You Do It All? BlackLine CEO Therese Tucker (Part 1)". Sramana Mitra. 2010-09-13. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
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- Living people
- American company founders
- University of Illinois alumni
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