Biography

Ken Goldman is a distinguished financial leader and seasoned public company director. Mr. Goldman is the former President of Hillspire, a family office management company. His executive career includes serving as the Chief Financial Officer of Yahoo!, Inc. (2012–2017) where he was responsible for all global finance functions. Prior to Yahoo!, he was the Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration and CFO of Fortinet, Inc. (2007–2012) and held similar roles at Siebel Systems, Inc. (2000–2006). During his career, he was instrumental in taking three companies public as CFO: VLSI, Excite@Home, and Fortinet. 

In addition, Mr. Goldman has extensive experience in corporate governance, having served on over 40 corporate boards as director, audit committee chairman, and financial advisor, helping over ten companies go public during his tenure. He currently serves on the boards of public companies, including Fortinet and RingCentral, and various private and non-profit organizations. Mr. Goldman is highly active in financial regulation advisory, currently serving on the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's (PCAOB's) Investor Advisor Group (IAG) Committee and formerly serving on the PCAOB's Standing Advisory Group (SAG) and the Treasury Advisory Committee on the Auditing Profession. He is an Emeritus Trustee of Cornell University and is a Member of the Hoover Institution Board of Overseers. 

Mr. Goldman holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.