Roberts brings decades of experience to accelerate growth and strengthen operational excellence of the organization.
ThoughtSpot has appointed Brad Roberts as CFO.
Roberts, a seasoned executive finance leader, brings over thirty years of experience in the technology industry, having served as a CFO and interim CFO for high growth technology companies including Addepar and Panorama Education, among others.
He also spent nearly a decade at Synopsys, supporting and managing growth from $400m to $1.3 billion in his tenure, and another decade in the technology practice of strategy consulting firm Bain & Company.
“Brad exemplifies the financial leadership that is crucial as we accelerate our growth and solidify our position as a leader in AI-powered analytics intelligence,” said Ketan Karkhanis, CEO, ThoughtSpot.
“His experience is not only valuable, it becomes an asset to our roadmap at ThoughtSpot as we take advantage of the AI opportunity in front of us and build ThoughtSpot 3.0 – powering the autonomous enterprise and leveraging agentic AI for all.”
Roberts said: “ThoughtSpot is uniquely positioned to drive transformational change across customers using agentic AI for management insights and process efficiencies. The opportunity ahead enables us to evolve from a high-growth company into an industry-defining leader.
“Ketan and the leadership team have set a bold and urgent vision, providing a clear path forward for my role. Finance will be a strategic enabler, fueling innovation, expanding our product portfolio, and powering the next phase of ThoughtSpot’s evolution.”
ThoughtSpot posted significant fiscal growth in Fiscal Year 2024, closing with 40% year-over-year SaaS growth and more than doubling its monthly active users.
ThoughtSpot also unveiled a significant expansion to the company’s artificial intelligence capabilities with the launch of Spotter, an agentic AI analyst, followed by the launch of Analyst Studio, a creator space that empowers data teams to get data ready for AI and analytics.
