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Brian Erickson

Chief Financial Officer at Suzy

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Overview

Brian Erickson serves as Chief Financial Officer at Suzy[1][3]. Erickson is a strategic finance and FP&A executive with 25+ years of experience in high-growth cloud and technology companies[2]. Prior to joining Suzy in March 2025[3], Erickson held the position of Chief Financial Officer at Transfix from June 2023 to December 2024[4]. Earlier roles include VP of FP&A at DigitalOcean from April 2017 to March 2023[5], Finance Director for Azure at Microsoft from June 2015 to April 2017[6], and Sr. Finance Manager at Amazon Web Services from April 2011 to May 2015[7]. Erickson's expertise spans executive team leadership, strategic planning, M&A modeling, board reporting, and IPO planning and execution[2]. Erickson holds a BBA in Accountancy from the University of Notre Dame[11] and an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the UW Foster School of Business[12].

Profile introduction
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Strategic finance and FP&A executive with 25+ years experience in high-growth cloud/tech with a strong track record of building and scaling a high-performing finance function and collaborating across senior leadership to deliver business outcomes and financial results for shareholders and customers SKILLS: • Executive team leadership • Strategic planning • Annual planning & quarterly forecasting • Board of Directors reporting • M&A modeling, due diligence • Management & KPI reporting • Quarterly earnings & guidance • Equity & debt capital raising • IPO planning & execution • Audit and account…

Career history

  1. Chief Financial OfficerMar 2025 to presentSuzy
  2. Chief Financial OfficerJun 2023 to Dec 2024Transfix
  3. VP, FP&AApr 2017 to Mar 2023DigitalOcean
  4. Finance Director, AzureJun 2015 to Apr 2017Microsoft
  5. Sr. Finance ManagerApr 2011 to May 2015Amazon Web Services
  6. Sr. Finance Manager, ControllerAug 2009 to Mar 2011Microsoft
  7. Sr. Finance Manager, Business ControllerJul 2007 to Aug 2009Microsoft
  8. Sr. Finance Manager, Global Consumer SupportAug 2005 to Jun 2007Microsoft

Education

  1. BBA, Accountancy1992 - 1996University of Notre Dame
  2. MBA, Finance and Entrepreneurship1999 - 2001UW Foster School of Business

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