Biography

Cynthia Russo has served as a member of our Board since 2019. Ms. Russo currently serves as a director of PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR), a leading food service technology provider, and Verifone, Inc., a global payments technology and commerce enablement company. She serves as the audit committee chair and a member of the compensation committee at PAR, where she previously served as lead director. Ms. Russo is also the audit committee chair at Verifone. Ms. Russo previously served as a director, audit committee chair, and compensation committee member for UserTesting, Inc. (NYSE: USER), an enterprise SaaS platform for customer experience and human insights testing.

Ms. Russo currently serves as a CFO Operating Partner for K1 Investment Management at three portfolio companies: Simpro Holdings, Inc., a global SaaS platform for field service and trade operations, Panopto, Inc., a global, on-demand AI video learning platform for education institutions and enterprises, and Emporia Holdings, a technology platform supporting the resale industry with inventory and POS solutions. She previously served as a CFO Operating Partner for Canvas Solutions, Inc. (GoCanvas), a SaaS platform for field operations, inspections, and compliance workflows. Ms. Russo also served as Consulting Chief Financial Officer for Optoro, Inc., a technology solution for all stages of end-to-end retail returns lifecycle and reverse logistics, and served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cvent, Inc. (NASDAQ: CVT), a cloud-based platform for meetings, events, and hospitality management. Earlier in her career, Ms. Russo served in a variety of senior financial leadership roles at MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCRS), a global provider of enterprise software for hospitality and retail, including Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Russo holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from James Madison University and is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Internal Auditor.