Finance and accounting operations
10 revenue recognition (ASC 606) experts
These ten revenue and technical accounting leaders have applied ASC 606 revenue recognition inside operating companies, from adoption projects to day-to-day contract review. A reader can learn from them how to set revenue policy, review deals and run revenue processes so results hold up with auditors.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alex LaFerney, CPA
LinkedInExperience: Senior Manager - Technical Accounting & Revenue Recognition · Dotmatics
Former Senior Manager - Technical Accounting & Revenue Recognition at Dotmatics (2024–2026), a role in which his profile says he oversaw revenue recognition under ASC 606 for over ten brands; he was Technical Accounting & Revenue Recognition Manager there (2022–2024). He has been Senior Director, Revenue & Controllership at Black Duck since June 2026 and was Technical Accounting Manager at Cardlytics (2021–2022).
Amit Gaikwad
LinkedInExperience: Manager - Revenue Recognition · VIAVI Solutions
Manager - Revenue Recognition at VIAVI Solutions since October 2022, where his profile says he oversees the implementation and compliance of the new ASC 606 revenue accounting policy across the global organization. At VIAVI Solutions he was also Revenue Assurance Analyst (2016–2018) and Accounting Supervisor - Revenue Assurance (2018–2022).
Ann G.
LinkedInExperience: Revenue Manager · Workday
Revenue Manager at Workday since 2012; her profile says she played a critical role in the implementation of the new revenue standard (ASC 606), reviewing high volumes of historical transactions. She was previously in Revenue Recognition Technical Accounting at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (2010–2012) and in Auditing at PwC (2008–2010).
Eunice Mun, CPA (Inactive)
LinkedInExperience: Director, Head of Revenue · Harness
Director, Head of Revenue at Harness since December 2025; she was previously Director, Revenue Transformation at Confluent, an IBM Company (2023–2025) and Director, Revenue at New Relic (2019–2023). Her profile describes guiding SaaS and software companies through large-scale system implementations and compliance initiatives, and driving operational excellence across order-to-cash, ASC 606 adoption and subscription-based revenue models.
Gabe Poole
LinkedInExperience: Group Finance Manager Technical Revenue Accounting Lead (split role) · Microsoft
Group Finance Manager Technical Revenue Accounting Lead (split role) at Microsoft since April 2026, where his profile says he leads a team of technical revenue accountants applying ASC606 to cloud professional services and strategic deals, covering ASC606 judgement and pre-signature deal shaping. His other Microsoft roles include Cloud Strategic Deals - Technical GAAP Rev Rec Enablement Controllership (2022–2023).
JoLynn Melby, CPA
LinkedInExperience: Head of Technical Revenue Accounting · Genesys
Head of Technical Revenue Accounting at Genesys since October 2025; her profile says she partners with Strategic Finance, Deal Desk, Sales, Product and Legal to structure complex commercial arrangements that maintain compliance with ASC 606 and company revenue policies. She was previously at PwC as Assurance Manager (2011–2019), Assurance Senior Manager (2019–2021) and Trust Solutions - Assurance Director (2021–2025).
Luis Velasco
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Revenue Recognition · Axon
Former Senior Director, Revenue Recognition at Axon (2024–2026) and Sr. Revenue Director, Technical Accounting and Business Enablement at Elastic since April 2026. At Itron, Inc. he was Senior Manager, Revenue Recognition (2018–2019) and Senior Controller, Revenue Recognition (2019–2024), and his profile headline calls him an ASC 606 authority focused on deal structuring and revenue policy across SaaS, hardware and services.
Mandie H.
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Revenue Accounting · Gainsight
Sr. Director, Revenue Accounting at Gainsight since 2021; she was previously Director, Technical Revenue Accounting at Symantec (2016–2020), Director, Revenue Accounting at Blue Coat Systems acquired by Symantec (2014–2016) and Corporate Revenue Controller at Verifone (2006–2014). Her profile cites revenue recognition management and process transformation in software, hardware and cloud/SaaS companies and in-depth knowledge of ASC 606.
Rebecca Greenfield Chihwaro
LinkedInExperience: Director, FP&A · FICO
Director, FP&A at FICO since 2020, a role in which her profile says she reports to the VP of FP&A and leads the technical revenue accounting function, ensuring ongoing compliance with ASC 606. She was previously Lead, Revenue Accounting at FICO (2015–2020), and her profile says she specializes in applying ASC 606 to the SaaS, software and services industry.
Wenjing Li, CPA
LinkedInExperience: Director, Revenue Accounting · MongoDB
Former Director, Revenue Accounting at MongoDB (2022–2025), after roles there as Technical Revenue Manager (2018–2020) and Senior Manager, Technical Revenue Accounting (2020–2022); she has been Revenue Accounting Operations Lead at Anthropic since December 2025. Her profile says she led Global Revenue Recognition at MongoDB, led the team to shorten the revenue close from 7 days to 5 days, and has strong knowledge of ASC 606.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's business model to yours, since ASC 606 questions for SaaS subscriptions, hardware bundles and professional services play out differently. Pick a revenue accounting director for policy, deal structuring and audit questions, and a manager who worked in the details for contract review, subledger and close questions.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01Which contract terms caused the most ASC 606 judgment calls for you, and how did you document them?
- 02How did you work with sales and deal desk to shape deals before signature so revenue recognition was predictable?
- 03What revenue systems and controls did you put in place to keep ASC 606 reporting audit-ready?
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