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10 VMware finance leaders
These ten current and former VMware finance leaders, including VMware's CFO from 2016 to 2023, have held CFO, chief accounting officer, finance vice president, business unit finance and controller roles at VMware. A reader can learn how CFOs approach planning, reporting and capital decisions in enterprise software businesses.
Professionals to explore
01—10Jared Pollister
LinkedInExperience: Head of Finance, Senior Director, Cloud Management Business Unit · VMware
Former Head of Finance, Senior Director, Cloud Management Business Unit at VMware (2020–2024); the profile says the role led FP&A, P&L optimization and M&A integration for the Cloud Management BU. Former Finance Director and BU Controller at VMware (2015–2020).
Jay Jayanth
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Finance - Modern Application Platform Business · VMware
The profile lists Senior Director Finance - Modern Application Platform Business at VMware as a current role starting in 2021; the profile says the role led the finance organization for VMware's Tanzu portfolio. Former Senior Director Finance - Network and Security Business (2020–2021) and Director of Finance - Network and Security Business (2017–2020) at VMware. Division CFO for two divisions at Broadcom since 2023.
Jeff McJunkin
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Finance · VMware
Senior Director Finance at VMware since May 2018, a role the profile describes as Segment CFO for the Digital Workspace Business Unit. Former Senior Controller, Service Provider Video Software Segment at Cisco (2006–2018) and Finance Manager at Scientific Atlanta (1996–2006).
Julie Gonzalez
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President - Corporate Finance · VMware
Former Senior Vice President - Corporate Finance (2022–2023) and Vice President - Corporate Finance (2021–2022) at VMware. Senior Vice President Finance at Workday since 2023, and Board Member AC Chair at F5 since 2024.
Kevan Krysler
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer · VMware
Former SVP, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer at VMware (2013–2019); the profile also lists Chief Accounting Officer at VMware over the same span, in Palo Alto at the C-level in finance and accounting. Former Chief Financial Officer at Pure Storage (2019–2025), and Chief Financial Officer at Carbon Robotics since 2026.
Lin Liu
LinkedInExperience: Finance Director BU Controller · VMware
The profile lists Finance Director BU Controller at VMware as a current role starting in April 2012, and says it directed financial operations for business units and products including Compute, Networking & Security, Storage & Availability, VMware Cloud Foundation and Integrated Systems. Former Sales and Marketing Controller at BRS Division at Dell Technologies (2010–2012).
Olivier Alwyn
LinkedInExperience: Vice President CXS and GTM Finance Transformation · VMware
Vice President CXS and GTM Finance Transformation at VMware since 2022; the profile says the role focuses on optimizing financial investments and strategic initiatives in cloud-based services. Former Senior Director GTM Finance (CXS) (2021–2022), Senior Director of Finance, Deal Management (2016–2021) and Director of Revenue (2011–2016) at VMware.
Paula Wall
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President Finance · VMware
Former Senior Vice President Finance at VMware (2020–2022); the profile says the role led go-to-market finance and operations support and drove FP&A, deal and contract management, pricing and international finance. Former VP Finance - Customer Operations & Revenue Accounting (2016–2020) and VP Finance (2014–2016) at VMware.
Ryan Hom
LinkedInExperience: Vice President and CFO of Global Business Units · VMware
Former Vice President and CFO of Global Business Units at VMware (2017–2024) and Vice President and CFO of End User Computing Business Unit at VMware (2013–2017). Former Director Finance - CFO, Security Business Group at Cisco (2011–2013), and Vice President, Product and Technology Finance at Workday since 2024.
Zane Rowe
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · VMware
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of VMware (2016–2023), and Interim CEO of VMware in 2021. Chief Financial Officer at Workday since June 2023. The profile also lists board roles at eBay since 2024 and at Sabre from 2016 to 2024.
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Match the person's finance area to your question, since corporate finance, accounting, go-to-market finance and business unit finance see different parts of the numbers. Check whether the person's VMware role is current or former, since the company's finance organization changed over time.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a software company set targets and allocate budget across several business units?
- 02What changes in finance and revenue reporting when a company shifts from licenses to subscriptions?
- 03How should a business unit finance team partner with product and sales leaders on pricing and deals?
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